My people!!! :D
Pleased to meet you all.
Who you are
I'm Danielle Lindblom, a 31 year old badass woman with the heart of an adventurer. I'm an introvert, a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and the owner of two Border Collies. I live for days on the road traveling to national parks.
What you do
I am a life coach. I help people to remember their strength, get focused on what they want, and finally make it happen. Life is too short for fear to get in the way of what you want most. My superpower is cutting through the superficial (also known as BS) to get to the truth of what is beneath it all. A coach allows you to see what you cannot see by yourself, and it can be a powerful thing!
daniellelindblom.com
I also provide online video coaching to performance, sport, working, and service dog teams through my dog behavior website highspiritsdogtraining.com . As a service dog handler myself and with two performance dogs, I know how challenging it can be to maintain a strong relationship when the pressure is high. I have a five year background in dog training and behavior and am a certified professional dog trainer and behaviorist.
highspiritsdogtraining.com
Last, but not least, I write blog posts about traveling, hiking, and camping with dogs on my personal blog theadventuredogblog.com . I have trail guides, campsite guides, and tips as well as posts about my personal journey towards freedom.
theadventuredogblog.com
Your biggest entrepreneurial/business challenge
My biggest challenge has been growth, but if I chew that finer and go deeper, it has been cultivating confidence. You need so much more confidence and inner strength to make it as a full time entrepreneur. To brave the unknown, to last through the ups and downs, and to persevere. I also have health challenges, so navigating that at the same time has been difficult.
Currently, I'm back on my feet and ready to take on the world and help people :)
Your best piece of advice for others
Avoid isolating. It can be so easy to fall into doing everything yourself, working harder, and avoiding people. Introverts are not the only people that can fall into this trap. Isolating was my personal downfall, and it impacted my health and wellbeing, not only my business.
My advice is to build a team. Support. Expertise. Reach out for help both in business and in your personal life. When you are bolstered by community, you can do anything!
My team has included business consultants, life coaches, therapists, doctors, friends, family, marketing consultants, photographers, fellow entrepreneurs, meetups, organizations, and my network.
Your favorite Entrepreneurial/business resource
The fact that I've been sitting here for a solid 5 minutes trying to think of a good answer to this question means it's not an easy question! I believe that success as an entrepreneur has to involve an element (or, if I'm being honest, requires) of you believing in yourself. To that end, my top resources as self-help-oriented.
Impact Theory
Simon Sinek
Local women entrepreneur meetups (for me this has been Tuesday's Together or Rising Tide)
Write your own book. Forge your own path. Take insights from others (meaning these resources), but do what feels right.
Best of luck on your own journey!
Danielle