I’m stubborn and it’s hard for me to change. We can have the best of intentions, but if we can’t make healthy habits stick, the results will always be the same. Apply this to any habit you might be trying to create: updating social media on a regular basis, finding time to focus on writing, sending invoices every week, working out 3x per week, drinking more water. Flossing every … [Read more...]
7 ideas for how to make tough decisions
We very rarely, if ever, get to make a major life decision and live with it as reality – before it is undone. We often wish we could “try decisions on” and then turn back the clock if we change our minds. Why? Because it’s one thing to talk about a choice and quite another to actually DO IT. This is a rather personal story about what it’s like to feel a real decision and then have it unmade. … [Read more...]
How to build a sales process and close more deals with Leah Neaderthal
If you’re a coach, consultant or service provider of any kind, you may falsely believe that you have to accept a life of feast or famine. I mean, you never know when or if your next client will land on your doorstep, right? How can you possibly PLAN to reach your revenue number each quarter? Easy. Create a sales process and build a sales pipeline for a consistent flow of new clients who pay you … [Read more...]
How to Build a Marketing Plan with Elizabeth Case
Love running your own business, but overwhelmed by marketing and sales? There are so many options out there, it can be dizzying, even for a marketer like me. But rest easy, friend. You’re about to get your whole world in order! Today I’m interviewing marketing consultant Elizabeth Case of Yellow Dog Consulting. Elizabeth has been a long time sales and marketing pro and her firm helps small … [Read more...]
Want to Succeed? Focus.
Be careful about giving advice. It can come back to haunt you. My almost 4-year-old burned me pretty badly the other day. The modern world does not do us any favors when it comes to presence and focus. I work very intentionally with my son to help him avoid overwhelm and concentrate on one task at a time. When he starts flipping through another book while I’m reading one to him, I gently … [Read more...]
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