As I snuggle with my three year-old son at bedtime, it’s fascinating to me the lessons he’s already learning about life from these charming books. Lessons all of us entrepreneurs need more often than we think. Lessons on resilience, taking action, understanding that things won’t always go smoothly. Lessons on failing over and over again yet still not letting go of your dreams. Here are … [Read more...]
Three Strategies for Dealing with Problem Clients or Customers
My two-year old son is my heart, my joy and my life. His can also be a pain in the butt. A friend once said that dealing with toddlers is like dealing with drunk people. They can be the happiest, most joyful people one minute and turn into a nasty, crying, incoherent mess the next. Sounds about right. I’ve seen some parallels between toddler behavior and challenging clients. And I … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Marketing More Enjoyable
I adore business owners that say they hate promotion. It’s super cute. This comes in other forms as well: I hate sales, I hate networking, I hate marketing. hate writing. Why so much hate? If this is you, let me comfort you a little bit. It’s not that you “hate” any of those things. Truly. Please save hate for things like reconciling your books or filling out government forms. I … [Read more...]
Hot List! 12 Fab Finds for Your Business, Brand + Soul
With today’s avalanche of information coming at us every day, one of my joys here at Red Slice is to curate some fabulous resources for you. There are so many smart people doing amazing things in the world: writing books, inventing time-saving tools and creating soul-stirring, shut-up-and-dance music (and hilarious parodies of said music!) Here’s my Hot List of current obsessions: the … [Read more...]
“I am not a marketer.”
Do any of these refrains sound familiar? “I don’t know what I don’t know about brand. Why do I need it?” “I hate marketing, I’m not interested in being the star of the show. It feels slimy.” And my favorite (and the most common): “I’m not a marketer.” Don’t get me wrong. The fact that folks have these beliefs is why I have steady employment and I’m more than happy to serve. But let me be … [Read more...]
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