Welcome to episode #47 of The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Podcast. I’m welcoming returning guest, business coach and Instagram strategist, Paula Jones.  This is a juicy conversation. This is for anyone who fears failing, who fears that things won;t work out, that they will lose everything. Paula shares her journey of losing her Instagram account of 8,000+ followers as an Instagram strategist and how she handled this devastating setback. There is so much wisdom, rawness and honesty in this conversation. We also dive into the truth about vanity metrics on social media and what’s really important to have a successful business -  the REAL value and importance of connections person to person. If you’ve been caught in the fear and uphill battle of growing your audience and “getting clients”, if you struggle with the perception of failing or not being perfect, if you want to learn how to handle setbacks with grace and empowerment in any area of your life, this conversation is for YOU! Grab your favorite latte, and your journal and listen in.   Here are some words of wisdom from Paula Jones: “How you handle the setback determines how you handle the next one, so you become stronger and stronger and more resilient as you move up in your business and start making more money and serving more clients.” “I focused on the bigger why and at that time the bigger why was that I wanted good to prevail. I did not want this situation to get me down. ANd I wanted those 8,000 followers…to see ‘if I can get knocked down and get back up again, so can you.’” “We are so focused on building these big audiences and being known and being the industry expert…but…it’s not about the numbers. It’s about the community. Behind every number is a person.” “We can easily get sidetracked by numbers and vanity metrics… and every now and then you have to pull yourself towards yourself and say ‘hey behind that like, behind that comment, behind that view, is an actual person and I could be inspiring him or her today, I can be serving him or her today, I could be adding value’ and that’s what we need to remember.” “No one who’s ahead of you is going to criticize what you’re doing. Only those who are behind you are going to criticize what you’re doing.” "We hide behind perfection and we try to make it as if everything in our business is perfect and we’ve got it all figured out, but really none of us have it figured out.” “There’s always going to be some form of fear and we can’t submit to it all the time. We have to learn how to push through it.”   —----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are READY to become the woman that has all she desires, if you want to become untethered to the fears and limiting beliefs holding you back from feeling fully confident and unstoppable, the BREAKTHROUGH is perfect for you! BREAKTHROUGH is a 2 week 1:1 coaching experience where we breakthrough the big beliefs and stories that you are holding onto that are shaping how you experience you life and business. Breakthrough is about setting you free so you experience your next level success and dream.  This is a two week coaching program includes one 90 minute coaching session and 2 weeks of Voxer app coaching. To find out if BREAKTHROUGH is right for you,https://truejoyexperience.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1101379 _________________________________ Follow Paula Jones Instagram: @PaulaJonesCoach ____________________________________________ Follow Katerina at her new INSTAGRAM account: @Katerina.Kormas Join Katerina live each week in The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Collective Facebook Group for Mindset Monday Facebook live with weekly insights and coaching Q&As Ready to unleash your next level confidence? Take the Mindset and Confidence quiz to discover what mindset block you’re ready to shift to become the entrepreneur you desire to be.  ___________________________________________________________________ Did you hear something you loved today? Leave a review, so others know what to expect from the show! And don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast so you receive the episodes right to your phone when they launch each week. Had takeaways from this week’s episode? Share it on Instagram and tag me @katerina.kormas