How To Transform Your Passion Into Your Profit

Do what you love. You've heard it before and to many, it seems like a dream. Of course you want to do what you love, but - ahem - you have bills to pay, a family to support, and well, a life to live. You're busy, I get it. And yes, you have to be able to make money - super important. But with everyone from Elon Musk to Oprah saying that in fact doing what you love is the secret to success, how could that be wrong?

Everyday (literally everyday) when I meet people I always ask what they do for a living. When they tell me they usually follow up with a "what I REALLY want to do is to _____."

As a business strategist who helps entrepreneurs build their business based on their expertise, life experience and passion - I can't help but push further. What are you doing to make that dream come true? What are your short and long term goals? How can you make that a reality instead of a dream?

business, Daily DownloadShana YaoJuly 22, 2017passion, profit, entrepreneur, Best life, creativity, business strategy

Build Your Tribe - How To Make Networking Fun

Networking. The word itself gives me the heebie jeebies. It makes me think of the stuffy rooms I used to have to go to in my corporate life, the men dressed in uncomfortable looking suits trying to get seen, women in high heels and "power suits" and me, feeling like a fish out of water in my NOT-corporate looking outfit and introverted self.

But those days are long gone. As an entrepreneur and now being the CEO of my own business and life, while it is now my job to do things that grow my own network, it is my choice just how I do that.

business, Daily DownloadShana YaoJuly 20, 2017networking, build your tribe, business strategy, meetup, los angeles

Make An Impact Online & Offline With Your Personal Brand

Visibility. Getting seen and heard by clients - it's a mystery and challenge for many entrepreneurs that leaves people taking "visibility challenges", joining Facebook groups, and struggling to attract clients.

And it's to be expected. With over 1.28 BILLION people logging into just Facebook everyday, it's no wonder many struggle in doubt and lack of confidence in their own identity and self worth as a business owner.

Or is it? The truth is, just as many struggle with being seen and getting clients, there are also people who don't. So is there a secret formula?

style, businessShana YaoJuly 19, 2017impact, networking, personal brand, personal style, energy, visibility

Defining Your Niche - Jump Start Slow Sales

While conventional wisdom would advise you to first try a few tried and true methods for jump starting slow sales, I would like to suggest an UNconventional idea that may jump start not only your slow sales but also YOUR LIFE.

You need a business makeover. Yes - I'm not talking just about your visual branding - I'm talking about RE-defining your niche. Because just like me - what I do in my business is BUSINESS - but what I'm about as a person is so much more.

businessShana YaoJuly 18, 2017niche, niche marketing, client attraction, success, entrepreneur, personal brand

How To Make Money Doing What You Love - Turn Creativity into Productivity

You're a creative genius. You've got a million ideas of what you could do and want to do that you just know that if you could JUST get it out the right way, you would be rich. But...

How often has your creativity actually turned into distraction, frustration, and a soul sucking black hole?

Believe me, I get it. Being creative is harder than it looks. If not disciplined, it leaves you chasing irrelevant tangents, winding up in places far from the result you were originally going for. And for the entrepreneur who wants to make money and create success, creativity can leave you broke, confused, and depressed.

The truth is, in order to turn creativity into PRODUCTIVITY you have to actually give it a sense of order - to transform it from a reckless pursuit into a disciplined practice. And rather than feeling stifled, having a container in which you operate is the most freeing and purposeful way to reign in your random thoughts into productive wizardry.

Daily DownloadShana YaoJuly 17, 2017creativity, productivity, branding, personal, entrepreneur

3 Instagram Hacks To Increase Your Following The Fun Way

nstagram. With over 600 million users, 68% female, and Facebook becoming a crowded and low visibility mess, Instagram is quickly becoming the go to social media app for entrepreneurs to gain attention and a following for their business. And while most people think that the old school rules of following and copying people who do similar work to you, creating unique hashtags, and following people will grow your own following, those rules couldn't be more wrong and misinterpreted for the passion-filled business owner.

In fact, looking OUTSIDE of the old school ways and getting ideas from outside of your own category of business could not only grow your Instagram following but also your LIFE.

style, businessShana YaoJuly 16, 2017instagram, client attraction, photography, business strategy, Best life