Experiments
So You Have a Marketing Plan ~ Now What? [+ Video]
So you’ve made a marketing plan – now what do you do with it? Shove it under a stack of papers on your desk? Tempting… yet since you’ve gone to all the trouble to create it, why not go ahead and put it into action? While watching this video, take a minute and think through…
Read MoreEasy as Pie
Have you ever noticed when you put focused attention on something that a lot of times something else gets easier? A colleague shared with me that as she put more attention on her money life – cleaning up bills, balancing the checkbook and the like – she suddenly felt as though she had more time.…
Read MoreIs 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 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.”…
Read MoreMusings on Working from the Road
This past month, I’ve been traveling. Gallivanting around. Taking the show on the road. It’s been a trip, both literally and figuratively. When I started my coaching business all those years ago, I had a notion that I didn’t want to be tied to a desk, or a 9-5 schedule, and so I played…
Read MoreWhat’s the one thing you can do for your business that will make the biggest difference? [+Video]
Being self-employed, you’ve no doubt wondered what you could do for your business that would make a big difference. This video explores that question, and encourages you to do some exploration of your own… As an example of the experimentation I refer to in the video, this was recorded in downtown Missoula, MT. The ambient…
Read MoreMore Thoughts on “Including That”
In these past weeks I’ve been playing with July’s theme, “I think I’ll include that,” watching all the ways it seems easy for me to include things, and feeling a bit sheepish about the ways I push against things that just are. This past week, I had another chance to notice this. On Fridays,…
Read MoreI Think I’ll Include That (+Video)
What if, rather than pushing against what you don’t like, or don’t want, or don’t know what to do with, you instead choose to include it? By including something, you’re not endorsing it. You’re simply acknowledging what is, and allowing it to just be. I don’t want to do marketing. I think I’ll…
Read MoreWhy would you want to reinvent yourself? [+Video]
If you’re considering a reinvention, you may be wondering why you’d want to do it. Maybe you feel you need permission, or a really good reason why. You don’t. You can reinvent yourself just because you’ve decided. I’ve got a few reasons you may want to consider, which are captured in this short video. Telling…
Read MoreNow’s the time
Imagine back to when you were working “normally.” If you’re like a lot of us, you may have been wondering about changing things up – maybe you were thinking about introducing something different, like a new direction in your business, or switching the focus of what you offer and to whom. Or maybe you were…
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