Melissa Porter's Linkedin Analytics

“I want to double my income… so why do I keep sabotaging it?” It’s one of the most common things I hear. And I bet you’ve asked yourself this too (I certainly have). You say you want the dream. The impact. The income. The business that reflects your genius. But then you hold back. Here’s the truth: If you’re not going after the dream, it’s usually one of two things: 1️⃣ The dream your chasing isn’t actually yours. You adopted it from someone else, your coach, your peers, your partner. But deep down, it doesn’t light you up. So of course you’re not chasing it. 2️⃣ There’s a conflict in the way. Not logical... emotional. Unconscious fears that trigger resistance, like: – Fear of judgment → “What will they think?” – Fear of success → “What if I can’t handle it?” – Fear of failure → “What if I look stupid and it doesn’t work?” – Fear of change → “What if my friends, family, or clients don’t like it?” These aren’t flaws. They’re conflicts between what you want… and what your mind believes is safe. But here's the thing: If you’re the CEO of your business, then every decision runs through your belief system. And if that belief system is running on fear? Your strategy doesn’t matter... because you’ll keep sabotaging it. So ask yourself: If my revenue were to double tomorrow… what would I fear? That one question can reveal the exact block holding you back. Because businesses don’t fail from a lack of ambition. They fail because the leader doesn’t fully believe she’s ready. Your growth is your business growth. Identify the block. Show your mind you can hold more. Then take action from that place... and watch everything shift. 🌟 Follow Melissa Porter if you're growing your income & impact this year! ♻️ Repost to share with others.

Why so many high-achieving women struggle with food... And how it impacts your visibility (and so growth). You push hard. You expect a lot from yourself. But here’s what most don’t talk about… – Why do you turn to food when stress hits... even though you know better? It’s not about willpower. It’s not about discipline. It’s about pressure. You’re building something big. Making decisions with no guarantees. Carrying the weight of everyone’s expectations. And your nervous system doesn’t feel safe. So it looks for relief. Something to control. Something predictable. That’s where food comes in. It soothes you, for a moment. But afterward? It makes you feel worse. Which impacts how you show up. I know because I lived this. I used to emotionally eat and hide all the time. And it wasn’t until I healed the root that everything shifted. When you don’t feel good in your body, you hide. You avoid the camera. You dilute your message. And your visibility suffers. So what can you do? You have 3 choices: 1️⃣ Keep hiding. But know it stalls your growth. 2️⃣ Show up anyway. Build self-trust through the discomfort. 3️⃣ Heal the root so the issue disappears. (My personal favourite) Create safety in your body and break the pattern. Because stress won’t vanish. But your ability to hold it can grow. And when that happens, you'll stop numbing with food, feel great in your body and visibility (and business growth) will be easy.

I’ve grown my account to over 4,000 in under 3 months... Here are the biggest mistakes I see personal brands making: They’re all blending in. We’re in the era of personal branding. Everyone’s building one (as they should). It’s an asset that compounds over time, It builds trust. It builds community. It builds equity. But most people are missing the point. Personal branding isn’t just about visibility. It’s about intimacy. Connection. Energy. And in a world where AI is scaling fast, those things matter more than ever. Here’s what’s hurting personal brands right now: – Playing it safe and posting repeatable content with no opinion – Overusing ChatGPT with zero original thought – Relying on AI-generated carousels and Ideogram-style faces – Hiding behind faceless accounts and recycled hooks There’s no voice. No identity. No human. And we can all feel it. I scroll past these posts because I’ve seen them before... so have you. They blend in. They disappear. Here’s what I believe instead: If you're a consultant, sure, results matter most. But if you're a coach, mentor, or guide... I won’t buy from you unless I feel like I know you. And I can’t know you if you don’t show up. Face. Voice. Perspective. Why are you different? I get it. It’s scary. I once wanted to build a faceless brand too. But hiding cost me more than it protected me. And here’s what I now know for sure: – People buy people. – You are the heart of your business. – Your personal brand is a mirror, if people can’t see you in it, they won’t remember you. So, what to do instead? – Write the post yourself (and use AI to refine, not replace) – Use your photo, not a placeholder – Say the thing you’ve been holding back – Be seen. Even when it’s uncomfortable. (It gets easier. I promise.) Because when you stop hiding and start expressing yourself, You become a category of one. No competition. Your message lands. Your audience connects. And your business grows, with you at the centre of it. 🌟 Follow Melissa Porter for more visibility tips! ♻️ Repost to share with others.

When you see other women doing well... do you celebrate? Or does it secretly feel like competition? Like there’s somehow less for you? That’s how I used to feel... When I saw others celebrating $100K months, it didn’t inspire me. It made me shrink. It made me question what I was doing wrong. And honestly? It crushed my confidence in the early days of business. The constant comparison. The fear that I was falling behind. The thought: “Maybe I’m not good enough for that level of success.” It kept me stuck for far too long. But here’s what I know now: There is more than enough to go around. When one woman rises, it doesn’t take anything away from you. It shows you what’s possible. And when you surround yourself with that kind of energy, it elevates you too. That’s why I’m inviting you to join me in a 31-day challenge led by my 7-figure mentor who’s scaled to $1.4M in a single month, less than 5 years into her business. 💥 It’s just $33. This challenge will stretch you. It will push you to the edges. In the best way. If you go all in, it will change your business and how you see yourself as a leader. I’ve also created a private Telegram space where I’ll share behind the scenes of what I’m doing, applying, and learning from this challenge, so we can grow together. This isn’t competition. It’s community. It’s women expanding, together. Excited to see you inside. If you're ready to breakthrough to your next level. Join me - and then send me a DM so we can celebrate and you can join the telegram group. (Photo from my gorgeous sisters wedding)

You’re not invisible... You’re just creating content that no one remembers: The reason you’re not making 10x more is because you keep creating inspirational and educational content. You’re posting what you think will perform: Cheat sheets. Carousels. How-to tips. It’s polished. It’s professional. But it has no heart. No soul. And it’s burning you out, because you’re not even enjoying writing it anymore. You’re posting safe. You’re posting vague. And that’s exactly why you’re not making more money. Because content like that doesn’t move buyers. It doesn’t activate demand. It doesn’t make you known. Content determines your income. It’s the reason people buy. It’s how they decide you’re the one. It either positions you as the answer... or it doesn’t. It either stirs action... or it gets scrolled past. If you want content that converts, it needs to do 3 things: 1️⃣ Move people emotionally. Call them out. Show them why what they’re doing isn’t working. Let them feel seen, not just taught. 2️⃣ Solve one specific problem. What do you want to be known for? Then clearly articulate how you have the solution to their specific problem. Master your skill. Own it. 3️⃣ Position YOU as the solution. Not a coach. Not a consultant. The one who gets them results. Cheat sheets won’t get you clients. Motivational quotes won’t scale your income. Messaging that articulates your client’s deepest problems, desires, and positions you as the answer, that’s what multiplies your income. When you master this, the game doesn’t just change. You change.

The number of clients you have doesn’t reflect how good you are... And that's frustrating. You’re showing up. You’re posting. You’re giving value. When clients hire you, they get results. But the ones you want? The ones watching? They're not coming through your content. Your content is polished, but it’s not potent. It looks good, but doesn’t say anything new. And there’s a big difference between “that’s nice” value content... and “take my card” conversion content. One of my clients was brilliant, but her content lacked depth. People would like. They’d comment. But no one moved. No one bought. Why? Because she was teaching like Google. Tips like: “3 ways to lose weight: eat more protein, work out, get more sleep.” Helpful? Sure. Forgettable? 100%. We shifted her messaging. “I don’t cut carbs and I still have a six pack.” Can you feel the difference? This type of messaging makes people FEEL something. People buy when you move them. This opened a story. It created demand. That post? 4x her usual reach. 10x her followers. Because people stopped scrolling. They leaned in. And they saw her as the solution. When your messaging is clear and potent. When you show up with certainty. You’re not just liked. You’re remembered. You’re not just seen. You’re in demand. Messaging + Mindset. Embodiment + Expression. Who you are + What you say. Because when that clicks... You stop chasing. And the right clients start coming to you.

“What will they think of me?” That was the one thought that held me back... Not a lack of strategy. Judgement. Can you believe I nearly built a faceless brand? Wild, right? Especially as a coach, when relationships are the foundation of everything. But I was afraid… of old colleagues, friends, family. What would they think? Trading hedge fund status for coaching felt... cringe. That fear diluted my message. I'd come to post and go blank. So I’d play it safe. Say nothing real. And it cost me: clients, momentum, visibility. But when I started posting what I actually wanted to say, I grew by nearly 4,000 followers in just over two months. Here’s the truth: Visibility isn’t about just being online and posting. It’s about actually being seen... It’s about having your own opinion, not just echoing what’s safe. Because when you try to please everyone, you interest no one. When I dropped the mask, everything changed. Not instantly, but post by post, I built self-trust instead of hiding behind the fear of being judged. If you’re still stuck in “what will they think?”, start here: 1. Name who you fear. It’s not “everyone.” It’s usually one face. Name them. Ask: Do I want their career? If not, why let them shape yours? 2. Write what’s real. What would you say if you weren’t trying to get it “right”? Post it. Power lives in what you're scared to say. You don’t need to be perfect. You need to be honest. Authenticity is the highest vibration... it’s felt. And that’s what builds a brand that lasts. Follow Melissa Porter if you're ready to get visible!

"What’s your biggest weakness?” "Say it's perfectionism"... My mum used to tell me, a brilliant lawyer who knew how to play the game in interviews. You know the drill: It doesn’t sound like a real weakness. It sounds polished. High-functioning. Almost admirable. But now, as an entrepreneur? Being a founder vs. being an employee? You’re playing a different game. And I realised if I wanted to grow... I had to to learn the new rules. I no longer see perfectionism as a secret strength. It’s the #1 thing that held me back the most. Because when your mind is stuck in: 👉 Am I doing this right? 👉 Does this look good enough? 👉 What will my ex-colleagues or friends think? …you spend hours perfecting something that no one will even see. You're still on draft 1, when you could’ve been on round 10 with something that actually moves people. You burn energy that could’ve built momentum. You miss moments that could’ve moved you forward. Entrepreneurship is 80% psychology and 20% strategy. And it asks you to lead through discomfort, every single day. Perfectionism is how we learned to feel valuable: Be good. Get it right. Be liked. Make them proud. But in business, that programming becomes the reason: → You spend days perfecting a website no one’s seen → You rewrite a caption until it has no soul → You delay the one brave move that would change your life …because you’re still trying to “get it right” Instead of allowing yourself to go for it. Everything changed when I gave myself permission to get it wrong. To show up anyway. To lead anyway. To help anyway. That’s where momentum builds. That’s where you push your edge. That’s where freedom begins. I see you, I know you're capable of so much more. Anything you desire, you can absolutely make happen. If you're ready to break through these patterns, release self-doubt, build real confidence, and get visible so you can deliver impact and get paid... I’m here to support you.

Is this smart strategy.... Or just manipulation? The other day, I was speaking with a woman who had grown her Facebook group to over 100,000 members. I'm in her group and noticed she was selling a $22 masterclass with 10 “limited” spots. Three days later... she was still selling it. This confused me, as if someone has over 100,000 people in her group and can't sell 10 spots to a $22 offer... somethings off. So I asked her, “I'm curious... why do you think this hasn't sold out yet?” Her response: “Oh, I’ve sold hundreds of spots. I just say there are 10, it gets people to buy faster. I’ll teach you that trick…” And honestly? That’s the exact moment I decided not to work with her. I’m not here to shame anyone’s strategy. Yes, urgency works. Deadlines work. I love using ascending price models to move people and reward quick decision-makers? That's smart business. But to me this felt like manipulation disguised as marketing... And that’s a no from me. Because when you say “only 10 spots” and then sell 300… what else are you willing to blur? I believe trust in business should be sacred. Especially in the coaching industry, where my word is my brand. I'm curious what your take is on this? Is it smart marketing.... or is it slippery ethics?