Self-Care & Business-Care
19 Ways to Show Your Business Some Love
How much do you appreciate your business, and the life it makes possible for you? How often do you express your love for what you and your business do together, send your business love letters, declare your love from the rooftops? What about doing it today? Being in business all these years…
Read MoreIf 2021 wasn’t business as usual, what was it business AS?
No doubt about it, it’s been a year… As we approach year’s end, take a moment to reflect on how it started, and where you’re at now. Very likely it wasn’t business as usual, so what was it as? What’s new or different? What did you try? How did things go? How would you like…
Read MoreHow is it almost 2022 when I still have so much to do?!
Imagine back to the beginning of the year. If you’re like a lot of me, you probably had a lot of great plans. You may planned to change 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…
Read MoreSelf-Care for You and Your Business [video]
If you’ve ever wondered if self-care makes a difference, it does! You know how the airlines are always telling you to put your oxygen mask on first? If you pass out, you’re not going to be much help to anyone. Same holds true for your business. Pushing yourself beyond your limits might work for a…
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 MoreThe Shove that was 2020
Let’s face it – 2020 wasn’t the year any of us thought it would be. As a business owner, you know the importance of staying nimble, being flexible, and keeping your eyes open for opportunities, and it seems 2020 has put those qualities to the test. I was talking with a colleague about this and…
Read MoreWhat Does All Your Stuff Have to Do with Business?
There’s a strong chance that as a self-employed professional, you work at home either part or most of the time, and during the pandemic — with its lockdown and need for physical distancing — working at home has become more significant than ever. Which, good news / bad news, means you’ve had plenty of time…
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