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Earlier this year I set up This Sister Scribes after a couple of years of freelance writing and winging it all by myself. I blitzed my website and social media in a day, two weeks before running a marathon, and began to research ways of learning more about running a business.
I'd been working with a life coach for a couple of weeks (the amazing Emma-Jean) who had given me these phenomenal "eureka!" moments, and made me realise there is more out there than writing boring copy for generic businesses...and when we talked about biz support, she pointed me in the direction of the Female Entrepreneur Association. I watched a load of Carrie Green's videos on YouTube and decided to join one of her free webinars. I loved the positive way she spoke about building your business and - after a sneak peek of the Members' Club - I decided to invest in joining.
As mentioned, I was about to run a marathon - actually I had two within two weeks of each other - and little did I know that I would make myself pretty ill. I got pleurisy because I ran them with a chest infection. Not the best idea I've ever had. Anyway, because I was unable to work, and on strict orders to rest, I spent my days laying on the sofa working through Carrie's FEA workbooks and Members' Club content. I also spent A LOT of time on Instagram, growing my following and doing lots of networking online.
This is when I came across the phenomenal Sapphire Bates. I saw a post she'd put up about #communityovercompetition and from that moment I was hooked. Her insta was full of empowering quotes and her stories made me feel less shit about being alone in the world of business and struggling to keep on top of it all. I knew I'd found my online sisterhood.
And then it happened. She launched her membership: The Coven. A girl gang full of extraordinary women who will raise each other up and support one another to achieve their dreams. I know it sounds really cheesy but joining The Coven is possibl