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Have you ever spent time, energy, and passion to create a new piece of content, marketing material, or strategy only to find someone else has copied your work and promoted it as their own? Discovering someone else has copied you can be frustrating! But many people believe the misconception that copying is flattering - that copying someone else's work or ideas is a common occurrence throughout the business world. Keep Reading The "Rob and Duplicate" concept can significantly impact the way others perceive you, your company, and your brand. It can be detrimental to the impact you want to make in the world and can significantly tarnish your reputation. On today's episode, I explain the three reasons why people may copy your work, what you can do if you catch yourself copying someone else's ideas, and how to protect yourself against copycats. I explain the difference between copying and modeling and how you can identify when you are copying someone else or simply modeling their process or idea. I also share how I handled a copycat situation last year when I realized my work was being copied by someone else. "If you are truly being uniquely you - if you are truly on a mission to become preeminent in your space - you cannot be preeminent and copy other people." - Eleanor Beaton Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast: The benefits and drawbacks of creating new things based on your ideas and knowledge. The primary reason high-performers copy others. How "Robbing and Duplicating" can hurt your business or career. How copying others can impact your reputation. My experience with dealing with copycats. The importance of identifying when you are copying someone else. The importance of identifying why you are copying someone. The difference between copying and modeling. How to prevent copying other people's work or ideas. The importance of quickly moving on new ideas - instead of procrastinating. Fierce Leadership Quotes: "When you copy someone else, you will always be second-class." - Eleanor Beaton "When you are being the best, truest version of yourself; when you are being most authentic and bold, it is impossible for people to copy you." - Eleanor Beaton "Anybody who creates things - the risk of doing that is that it could be copied. The benefit is that you get to have the impact that you are here to make." - Eleanor Beaton Join the Exclusive Incubator Program! Are you ready to build, leverage, and scale your business to the next level? Ready to maximize your leadership skills and grow your business to 7-figures and beyond? Join our Incubator Program - the 12-month high-octane program that blends leadership strategy, accountability, and business building support to help you propel your business to the next level and increase your earning power. 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Workshop - the 3-day workshop designed to help you up-level your power, presence, and position within your business or organization. Grab your ticket to the Power. Presence. Position. 3-Day Workshop today! Dial-Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2018 Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2018? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is an 8-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? 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