Some of us like New Year’s Resolutions, some of us don’t. Some are great at making it work, and others are not. Wherever you fall in the lineup, don’t fall into these traps – they just make you feel worse for the experience and don’t do anything to advance your progress! Even if you’re not… Read More
5 Great Questions to start 2018 off with a bang.
I’ve been gone for a few weeks… Did you miss me? I was gone for a few weeks – behind the Great FireWall of China specifically – and I’m happy to be home and back with you! I had great plans to post updates from abroad. As a perfect example of what happens to plans… Read More
Wait! The holidays have really arrived?!
How did it happen that Thanksgiving in the US is upon us again?! For those of you outside of North America – Thanksgiving is not only the kick off to the holiday season, but it is the time when we eat a ton of food (turkey the prime target for the family table) and connect… Read More
5 Things Desperation Will Get You
Desperation. It’s not really a good look on anyone, but we continue to “go there.” I’m not sure anyone would stand up in a room full of people and admit to being desperate, and yet we’ve all felt its mad grip. What desperation will get you: 1. NO Clients. Yup. Nada. Not a single one.… Read More
5 Easy Ways to Defeat the Holiday Business Slump
It’s the official start of the Holiday Business Blues – that time when all the socializing and obligations overwhelm our business activities. But we have TWO WHOLE MONTHS left in the year as of right now – that is 1/6th of your revenue potential – and it can come as a gold mine or a… Read More
What’s the deal with coaching?
I’ve been meeting people who don’t understand what coaching does for a small business owner or why people invest in coaching at all. There is a third group of people, and those are the unlucky few, who have used the services of a bad coach. Are you one of these people? The most curious things… Read More
What needs to change?
Even the most successful entrepreneur has things that need to change before reaching the next level – what’s on your list? -Do you need to find a new website designer? -A new back end/ technology genius to connect it all up with your online shopping cart? -How about a new VA with all the skills… Read More
How to build your biz like an Iron Man Athlete
Easy or Hard? The difference isn’t in the actual work it takes – it’s what you make of the work. It’s what happens in the space between your ears that makes it a beast of a challenge or a graceful acceptance of the path ahead. Last week I had the opportunity to watch Iron… Read More
5 ways to show you care
The news in the US is a rough place right now. Hurricane devastation and massive shootings fill my newsfeed and mind. It feels like there is so much disconnect and discord in our politics – and thus in our news – that it is hard to sometimes see the humanity underneath all the tragedy. It… Read More
There is fire on the hillside, now what?
So today I had all kinds of plans, and then I got the call at noon that there was a grass fire that started on a hill somewhat close to my house. Plans changed. I went home. I drove like a crazy person mentally reviewing the “evacuation plan” because I have dogs and chickens and… Read More