Your Home Office Setup: Is Your Space Really Yours?
A Home Office Isn’t a Luxury Before the pandemic, a lot of us only dreamed about working from home. No commute, lunch in front of the tv,...
Repeat Customers: Give Them a Reason to Come Back
Repeat Customers: What Makes Them Return? Sooooo, I’m a business coach. (I may have mentioned that once or twice.) When people start...
Work-Life Balance: Ask the Right Questions, Then Ask Them Again…
What Happened Folks? December is such a weird scene. Holiday lights twinkling in windows, kids wearing festive sweaters, animated...
Buyer Personas: Making Real Conversation With Fictional People
Buyer Personas: The What and the Why The concept of buyer personas can seem really dumb to the uninitiated. You might be thinking, “Come...
What Do Sales Funnels and Romance Have In Common?
Finally, the Blog Post About Sales Funnels You knew this blog was coming right? Or maybe you didn’t. I mean, yeah, if you have an MBA,...
Feeling Overwhelmed? Take a Moment. It's Brave Business
Of Course, You’re Feeling Overwhelmed I’m writing this on Thanksgiving morning. I’m posting it on Black Friday. The holiday frenzy is...
The Dos and Don'ts of Apologizing to a Customer
Apologizing to a Customer Sucks. Do It Anyway. Apologies are…icky. They just are. And when it’s at work, apologizing to a customer can...
5 Things That Make Discovery Calls Less Scary
What Is A Discovery Call, Exactly? So someone expressed interest in what you sell. And it’s more than a passing interest. They clicked...
Business Toolkit: 5 Business Tools Every Small Business Should Have
Assemble Your Business Toolkit Starting your own business is not just about the service you provide and marketing. I think that’s where...
Solopreneur Surprises: You Don’t Have to Struggle Alone
The Trials of Going Solo Most solopreneurs started out working for somebody else. They worked hard. They were good at their job. And then...
Self-Promoting Sabotage: Can You Market Yourself Without Bragging?
The Fine Line of “Self-Promotion” Do you have a hard time saying how good you are at your job? Or do you lean a little too far into the...
Sales Tips for People Who Have A Fear of Sales
Natural Born Salespeople Don’t Need Sales Tips! Your voice is shaky. Your heart is pounding. Your mouth is dry. You want to get back into...
Do Inspirational Quotes Really Inspire You?
Inspirational Quotes Or Just Clutter? “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin I was going to do one of those...
Business Coaching Basics: 3 Next Level Questions (Copy)
Business Coaching And Your Need To See...Clearly I’ve been wanting to write a blog about…innovation in your business. The need for...
Building A Business Website: Critical Stuff to Smash It Online
No Website. No Business. Now, I’m starting this blog under the assumption that you have a business website. Or you’re making one. Or...
Accountability Partners: There's A Good Way and A Bad Way
Don’t Worry, You’re Not in Trouble So there’s a word I want to use here. It’s a good word. But it gets kind of a bad rap. The word...
Growth Marketing: The Secret Science of Long-Haul Success
Isn’t All Marketing Growth Marketing? “Growth Marketing” is a term that seems so self-explanatory that it’s kind of confusing. I mean,...
A Brand Story: Write Your Story Before Others Do It For You
Once Upon a Time Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not - your business has a brand story. It’s been in the process of...
Self-Sabotage: 3 Sneaky Ways You Block Your Own Success
You’re the Problem Here’s why I’m writing this. A lot of great people I meet in life are working and working - but not quite getting...
Positioning: Mapping Out Your Real Value
What’s Your Vibe? So I find positioning hard to talk about. It’s like talking about the …vibe of your brand. See, when you effectively...