Is Your Schedule Just Right for You?
Scheduling has been a tricky thing for me over the years. Sometimes my schedule seems too full, sometimes it seems too empty, and it can fluctuate between these two extremes quickly. I used to stress out about this a lot, especially when I was a new business owner, trying to find the right balance. While…
Read MoreComing Out of Your Business Cocoon [Video]
If you’ve been having trouble emerging from your pandemic business cocoon, welcome to the club! I’ve read lots of articles, and talked to numerous people, who’re saying the same thing (including me). Things like: I don’t know where to start with marketing my business again. I feel like I don’t know how to talk to…
Read MoreSelf-Care: Good for You & Your Business
Self-Care… for you, as a human, and a business owner. What does this mean? And why does it matter? A coach a long time ago told me that self-ish was self-care. It took me a while to get the distinction he was making. How can being selfish be good? Practicing self-care may look selfish to…
Read MoreMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs [Video]
If we don’t have our most basic needs met – food, shelter, a sense of safety – it makes pursuing a higher calling or endeavor much more difficult. 2020 was a challenging year in Maslow terms; the good news is that 2021 is shaping up to be a bit brighter. Watch this video for thoughts…
Read MorePandemic Brain
I’ve been feeling blah lately; exhausted, blank. I shuffle from room to room, looking for meaning, then forgetting just as quickly why I was in that room, and the blankness returns. Brain fog. I’ve been asking myself what’s wrong with me. My life is good: I have work I love, a fantastic place to live,…
Read MoreThoughts on Reinventing Your Marketing [video]
Chances are during the pandemic, your marketing may have changed; in fact, you may have stopped marketing altogether. If you’ve felt shy, or powerless against the larger force that is the pandemic, or been unsure about what kind of message to put out, or feel like your self-confidence has been shaken a bit, you’re not…
Read MoreWhy is Marketing Your Business So Hard Right Now? [+ Video]
Chances are over this past year (if you’re like me and the clients and colleagues I speak with), you’ve felt shy, hesitant, and vulnerable in ways you ordinarily don’t when it comes to marketing your business. Given the pandemic, and the uncertainty it’s created, this makes complete sense. If you feel like getting back out…
Read MoreFrom Surviving to Thriving in Your Business [+Video]
If you’re like many of the self-employed people I’ve talked with over the past year, 2020 came with plenty of challenges that sent you scrambling and doing your best to hang on. Survival became the order of the day, and making it through another day, week, or month felt like a victory (and rightfully so).…
Read MoreOh, What the Hell
In dieting, there’s an effect that scientists have nick-named the What the Hell effect. This effect is what happens when you’re on a good roll with your food and drinks, then something crazy happens: A piece of cake falls into your mouth! You drink a milkshake! You eat a piece of cheese! In other words, you veer…
Read MoreReinventing Yourself & Your Business in 2021 [+Video]
As you look back at 2020, chances are you noticed a few things about yourself and your business – some things you like, some things you may have thought, “Hmm, that could use an upgrade.” Or maybe you went all out and thought, “You know what? It’s time for an overhaul ~ I’m ready for a Reinvention.”…
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