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.
Recap: How to Succeed at Self-Employment
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012It’s been a few months since we jumped in our virtual car and started the journey on the Roadmap to Self-Employment. Being an entrepreneur is an ever-changing adventure and yet the fundamentals always remain the same. By following these 9 steps you’ll be on your way to a strong foundation as you start and grow [...]
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 [...]
Roadmap to Self-Employment: Find Your Rhythm
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012Being self-employed is a distance run, not a sprint. It doesn’t “end”. Therefore the habits you put into place at the start of your business need to be sustainable. Some might say achieving balance is impossible, and they are right. But, not in the way you think they are… I believe balance is an elusive [...]
Roadmap to Self-Employment: Know Your Numbers
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012Every action you take as an entrepreneur ties back into your brand and your strategy. So, how do you know if you’re being effective? How do you know if your business is viable? Profitable? Headed for the landfill? You do this via metrics and knowing your numbers. In this series you’ve planned, gotten connected by [...]
Roadmap to Self Employment: Why You Need Systems and Procedures
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012So you’ve started your business and your humming along. You’re thrilled to be free of the restrictions and red tape of working for “The Machine”. Yet if you truly want to be free, you need systems and procedures. “What?! You say. I don’t want to be bogged down by such things! That’s part of why [...]
Roadmap to Self-Employment: Get Connected and Receive Support
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012While the term solopreneur might connote images of a one-person operation, that is never truly the case. Sure if you own your own business you are the Chief Everything Officer (at least on some level) and the buck stops with you, but going solo is not the time for succumbing to lone ranger syndrome. Most [...]
Roadmap to Self-Employment – Business Planning 101
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012One of the reasons why so many businesses fail is because they fail to plan. You wouldn’t think of going on vacation without a plan so why would you dream of hitting the road to self-employment without one? Imagine hitting the road to a distant and unknown location without a plan. You’re likely to wander [...]
Goodbye Manic, Hello Calm Goal Achievement (No Apologies Video)
Thursday, September 13th, 2012Ever feel like being self-employed is like a manic roller coaster ride of wild highs and crashing lows? Intuitive Intelligence Coaching success story: A client came to me very stressed out, wound tight, and feeling manic from the hard-charging pursuit of meeting monthly goals. She was worn out from the crashing lows of exhaustion that [...]
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