Are you a small business owner who is ready to take your business to the next level? Overwhelmed with all there is to know and do while growing your business? Whether you're making the leap from employee to self-employed or an established business owner, these tips, resources, and coaching will empower you succeed on your own terms.
5 Tools to Cultivate Mindfulness in Your Business
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Clients consistently tell me that I have a grounding presence in their lives. The stability, mindfulness, and caring that I exhibit helps them nourish those same qualities within themselves as they go about starting or growing their business. I attribute this part of my presence to my mindfulness practices. While I certainly don’t always exhibit [...]
Do You Know Your Numbers? (No Apologies)
Friday, April 5th, 2013Do you know your numbers? I don’t mean your bust, waist, and pant size either. Your business numbers. One of the major reasons businesses fail is not because they don’t have a great idea or aren’t great at what they do – it’s because they run out of the runway of cash. I hear from [...]
Is Your In-Person Marketing Authentic & Compelling? Business Lessons from the Cat
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013When you connect in-person with your potential customers, are you genuine and authentic? Or, Do you feel a bit awkward and try to be something you’re not because you were told this is how networking “should” be done? In this installment of Business Lessons from the Cat, I want to talk about the in-person component [...]
Low-Tech Days = High Creativity
Thursday, January 10th, 2013Technology free days breed creativity. As business owners we’ve seen technology begin to take an increasingly large role in our lives. From all the moving parts of internet marketing to productivity tools, to the fact that almost everything you need to do is in some way connected to a device that is connected to a [...]
10 Things You Can Do When Business Slows at the Holidays
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012For many small and solo business owners (especially service based businesses), the holidays are a time when things slow down. So, how can you make the most productive use of this time? There’s the school of thought that says “give up on making anything happen because everyone is too busy and no one is buying [...]
Let Go & Thrive in the Unknown (No Apologies)
Thursday, December 13th, 2012When you own your own business, uncertainty and the unexpected are the name of the game. How you deal with it makes all the difference. Are you able to let go of needing to know, wanting guarantees, and having to control things? If not, you will struggle and suffer as a self-employed business owner. In [...]
3 Myths About Overwhelm That Keep You Running in Circles
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012I can’t begin to tell you how many business owners I talk to that feel in some way overwhelmed. There is just so much to do and so much to learn about running your business, honing your craft, and navigating the rest of your life that you just want to cry, “Someone stop the world! [...]
Roadmap to Self-Employment: Review & Reinvent Regularly
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012Running a business is not a wash – rinse – repeat thing. Sure, systems and procedures allow you to leverage your efforts, but being an entrepreneur means you never get to go on auto-pilot. Even the best laid business and marketing plans need to be reviewed regularly. The most successful businesses know how to keep [...]
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