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Episode 09: All about Aries: New Moon + Initiative

Episode 09: All about Aries: New Moon + Initiative

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Other ways to enjoy this post Download a Transcript Download on iTunes Download on Google PlayDownload on Spotify Join the Savvy Luminary Community Facebook GroupIn the midst of chaos, beauty can emerge. We have an opportunity now to reinvent ourselves and our...

Freaking out? What to do instead in your biz.

Freaking out? What to do instead in your biz.

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Phew, what a week. My anxiety is at an all time high. Things are not NORMAL right now. But we as business owners have a unique opportunity to serve our communities and discover new ways of doing business. The upcoming podcast that I’m recording later today won’t drop...

The Savvy Luminary Podcast Launch Party Highlights

The Savvy Luminary Podcast Launch Party Highlights

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Thank you so much for helping me celebrate my birthday and launch party! It was so amazing to see all your beautiful faces. I know it was a tough night to make it out with Valentines and a 3-day weekend. So THANK YOU for coming out! And if you weren’t able to make it,...

Episode 01: Who is Leslie Tagorda, Brand Astrologer

Episode 01: Who is Leslie Tagorda, Brand Astrologer

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Other ways to enjoy this post Download a Transcript Download on iTunes Download on Google PlayDownload on Spotify Join the Savvy Luminary Community Facebook GroupHey luminary. To celebrate the launch of this brand new podcast and my Valentine's birthday, I'm hosting a...

Episode 00: The Savvy Luminary Podcast Trailer

Episode 00: The Savvy Luminary Podcast Trailer

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Other ways to enjoy this post Download a Transcript Download on iTunes Download on Google PlayDownload on Spotify Join the Savvy Luminary Community Facebook Group Aloha. I'm Leslie Tagorda and welcome to the introductory episode of The Savvy Luminary, and astrology...

How can entrepreneurs use astrology

How can entrepreneurs use astrology

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Hello, hello everybody. Happy Monday. It is Leslie Tagorda. Here your brand astrologer, strategist and designer. So I wanted to come on today because I was inspired after I had an amazing conversation with another mastermind member. She and I had just met. And we were...

2019 a Nine of Wands Year

2019 a Nine of Wands Year

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As I sit to write this, I pulled a tarot: ⚔️The Nine of Wands ⚔️ (from the beautiful deck of @goldenthreadtarot) @biddytarot tells me: The Nine of Wands comes as a sign that even in the face of adversity, you stand tall and strong. You may be on the edge of...

What to do in the case of…

What to do in the case of…

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The issues below are usually solvable by you ☺ Here’s what to do when the following happens. My site is running slowly! If your site was previously not running slowly and now it is, this issue is caused by your web server. Your web hosting company may be doing fixes,...

New Moon in Gemini

New Moon in Gemini

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I need to be heard and understood says Gemini Full Moon 🌕 reflecting the light of big vision Jupiter.⁠⁠This full moon asks, where are you being heard and understood in your brand? And if you aren’t being heard and understood, what are your obstacles?⁠⁠Now when I’m...

Jupiter Enters Capricorn

Jupiter Enters Capricorn

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The first of two huge seismic shifts TODAY (12/2) at 10:20a PT | 1:20p ET as the giant of our solar system, Jupiter moves out of its home sign of Sagittarius ♐️ into get-it-done Capricorn ♑️!⁠ ⁠ Jupiter takes about 12 years to glide through the Zodiac, and spends...

Mars Opposite Uranus

Mars Opposite Uranus

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Razzle, Dazzle is the energy that has been building up. ⁠⁠Mars is at a tug of war with Uranus today. So while Mars is your archetype to fight, take the lead and activate, Uranus the inner rebel wild child wants to do things their own way. ⁠⁠These two hard headed...

Venus conjunct Jupiter

Venus conjunct Jupiter

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Let the good times roll! Exact at 5:33a Pacific, these two benevolent luminaries meet up in the sky.⁠⁠You will probably even be able to see it right after sunset in the southwest portion of the sky. If you have a crowded horizon like in a city, you might need to get...

I am Sagittarius ♐️ ⁠

I am Sagittarius ♐️ ⁠

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I am Sagittarius ♐️ ⁠I am a visionary 💡 ⁠I believe 💜 ⁠I am optimistic ✨ ⁠I am fiery 🔥 ⁠I am adaptable 😊 ⁠I see my own Truth 👆 ⁠I am free 🦅 ⁠I am lucky 🍀 ⁠I am wise 🦉 ⁠I am idealistic ⚡️ ⁠⁠What a perfect season to do your big dreaming about 2020, the next decade and...

Mars in Scorpio asks…

Mars in Scorpio asks…

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Are you using passion to motivate and activate your powerful purpose? ⁠ ⁠ We definitely aren’t out of Scorpio season yet! Mars just joined Mercury and the Sun 🌞 already in the depths of Scorpio. Mars will be spending time in Scorpio 11/19 - Jan...

Committing to your Ideal Customer

Committing to your Ideal Customer

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The equinox last week really shifted the balance of the seasons. The nights got cooler, the air smells of fall and Libra time is upon us. For me it’s such a lovely time to cozy up, get out the boots and sweaters. And because I’m always about...

What are your excuses? Saturn ♄ wants to know.

What are your excuses? Saturn ♄ wants to know.

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It’s a big day cosmically speaking… one of our social planets Saturn is stopping from its reverse mode and moving forward. This behemoth of the zodiac sometimes has a bad rap because Saturn likes us to pay attention, systemize, not over do it,...

We released + made space, now what?

We released + made space, now what?

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During the full moon weekend I got so many messages from women sharing with me what they wanted to release during the Pisces Full Moon. Let me say, it was POWERFUL! To hold all the stories we tell ourselves and then to dissolve them all...

I was so scared

I was so scared

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Last July, I applied for a call with a business coach I found online. When my call came up I was excited yet scared. Would she like me? Would I qualify for her program? I got on the phone with a lovely coach who took the lead by asking...

How to know if your brand is crystallized 💎

How to know if your brand is crystallized 💎

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I’ve admired crystals and gemstones for as long as I can remember. And as I explored and learned that crystals have scientific/practical uses as well as spiritual/energetic uses, I was forever a devotee. If you look up the definition of...

Is your brand being ignored? Here’s why

Is your brand being ignored? Here’s why

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Hello Visionary! Are you finding it hard to get noticed in your brand, communicating your power of serving others? It’s a challenge for sure! And before we dive into those mistakes you may be making (mistakes I too have been making) let’s first...

How instant feedback grows your biz 🌱

How instant feedback grows your biz 🌱

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How was your weekend? Mine was busy working, but it wasn’t on brand strategy. I was busy playing the clarinet in an orchestra to a full house in Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. You may have heard me mention that I play the classical...

Step out like Patty

Step out like Patty

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Today I want to share a success story of one of the multi-talented women business owners that I helped through my astrology-based branding program Crystallize. I’ve known Patty for years, but by the time we reconnected last year, Patty had...

What the heck is astrology-based branding? ✨

What the heck is astrology-based branding? ✨

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Let’s talk astrology-based branding. My all time favorite thing to talk about! Before I had my son Rocket, my bestie and I would sit around her kitchen island, sipping bubbly, looking over natal charts and talking astrology for hours. We had so...

How far I’ll (you’ll) go 

How far I’ll (you’ll) go 

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Have you seen the movie Moana!? Do you love it as much as I do? I mean I’ve probably seen it 40 times, thanks to my 3.5 yo who loves it. Gratefully I love it as much as he does. When he plays and pretends to be the demigod Maui, I play along...

10 lessons from 7 weeks of no work

10 lessons from 7 weeks of no work

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A big warm Aloha to you, I’ve missed you! It’s been a while, 7 weeks to be exact, since I last popped into your inbox. But oh goodness, did I need all that time. Burnout is real! I’m finally feeling centered and aligned to myself, my own True...

20 years ago in a city by the bay…

20 years ago in a city by the bay…

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20 years ago I landed in San Francisco from Hawaii with $500 in my bank account and a vision to create a new life of opportunity in a vibrant city. It was 1999 during the dot com 1.0 and everyone told me they were handing out jobs to anyone...

Why you? Why not you?

Why you? Why not you?

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There's a special kind of business woman who I partner with really well and don't mind showing up for. I love guiding this business owner through the rough patches in her business. This woman is inspired to take action and she's hungry to learn more about herself and...

How Self Care + Self Worth Increase Your Profits

How Self Care + Self Worth Increase Your Profits

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You probably somewhat understand the idea that the love we have for ourselves (our worthiness) is relational to the prosperity in our lives. And the complex, often tangled, layers of self love/self loathing, courage/fear, confidence/self doubt, prosperity/lack ebb and...

Resistance is Futile

Resistance is Futile

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It’s Sunday morning, and for the 3rd week in a row I’ve procrastinated and didn’t have my weekly love note to you written ahead of time. My intention is for these to land in your inbox on Sunday so you can enjoy this with your morning beverage. And, since we’re all...

That nagging feeling in your gut

That nagging feeling in your gut

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It’s Sunday morning, and for the 3rd week in a row I’ve procrastinated and didn’t have my weekly love note to you written ahead of time. My intention is for these to land in your inbox on Sunday so you can enjoy this with your morning beverage. And, since we’re all...

I wasn’t walking my talk

I wasn’t walking my talk

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Last week, the day that Jupiter went retrograde (4/10/19) I was on a group coaching call with the wonderful women in my spring circle of Crystallize. We open up our weekly sessions by sharing our wins, which is sometimes not easy. And we dig deep in search of...

When $hi+ doesn’t go your way

When $hi+ doesn’t go your way

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I’m so sorry I missed an email to you on Super Funday Sunday. I fell off the horse of consistency because quite honestly, emotions have been swinging quickly and high and I just couldn’t bring myself to write a coherent message. The news of the mass murder in New...

How Venus in Pisces influences loving what you do

How Venus in Pisces influences loving what you do

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In our brands, Venus represents what you love and value in your work as well as your self worth. This shows us where you can best invest your time, effort and money. The reason we need to pay attention to what we value and like to spend money on in our business is so...

This too shall pass

This too shall pass

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Are you still reeling in the wake of last week’s full moon AND the last few days of Mercury Retrograde. My correspondances from friends, associates and clients this past week and weekend have been - why has this week been so dramatic!? This reaction will have been...

What do you have to gain?

What do you have to gain?

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Oh gosh, I am so energized today. It’s just mid day here and spent the last few days talking to more amazing women business owners. I can’t tell you how much joy it brings me to talk with women business owners who KNOW that they aren’t currently working in their...

How to know if you need a rebrand

How to know if you need a rebrand

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On Friday, I was listing to my favorite online-marketing podcast and the 2 hosts of the 5 min show were talking about rebranding. Check it out here: Should You Rebrand Your Logo? by Marketing School I was super excited to hear what they were going to talk about...

Want to know what community is worth?

Want to know what community is worth?

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This is what it looks like when you have community. If you work in a silo isolated from other like-minded people, like I did for so long, you go so slowly. And when I invested in a joining mastermind I had no idea that I was going to get more than just...

Zero to 3 in 30 minutes

Zero to 3 in 30 minutes

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Earlier I promised to share with you how other women have took the information from an AstroBrand™ session to realign their brand to their star-charted gifts. In December I offered Mini AstroBrand™ Readings to the women in the mastermind for which I’m also a member....

The A-ha moment came in a flash

The A-ha moment came in a flash

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After months of not finding an answer. You know how I was stuck in my business, doing the same thing for 15 years, surviving but not thriving. Not making impact, not living my true purpose in business. In July 2018 I was ready to throw in the towel, but a little voice...

4 reasons why women business owners fail to launch

4 reasons why women business owners fail to launch

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Did you know I’ve been designing websites since 1999? AND 5 years later, escaped corporate America, went rogue and started my own web design business? Since 2004, me and my business have built hundreds of websites, logos and other marketing pieces. I’ve collaborated...

How to choose the right web host

How to choose the right web host

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Web Hosting Matters. Choose Wisely. Are you happy with your web host? Does your site run quickly or slowly? Are you losing traffic and sales because of downtime? Do you have backups of your site in the event it goes down, or worse, gets hacked!? Do you have an SSL...

How to plan your web tech for systems and automations

How to plan your web tech for systems and automations

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systems and automations When you start a website project, be sure you’re thinking about all your tech, not just your website because your website ultimately is the hub of your business. Even though systems and automations take time to strategize and implement this...

10 Tips on how to keep your WordPress site secure

10 Tips on how to keep your WordPress site secure

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WordPress security is a hot topic, as WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS). Over 25 percent of the world’s websites are built on WordPress, making it a prime target for hackers. We’ve seen an uptick in WordPress hackings and infections in the...

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