Firing a Client: The Best Advice for Dumping Difficult Clients
When and How to Fire a Client I’ve been there. I mean, it’s been a while, but I definitely had those clients. Those clients who drag your...
Imposter Syndrome: How to Overcome That Feeling of Fraud
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Answer me this - when someone says, “well done,” do you ever think - “Phew! Got away with it again.” Such...
Making a Company Logo: Do You Need One or Not?
Your Logo: The Shortest Distance The golden arches. A double-tailed mermaid on a coffee cup. The silhouette of an apple. You see them...
Starting Business: The Case for the Service-Based Businesses
Starting Business - Am I Really Doing This? You feel restless. You pace around thinking about it. You listen to podcasts on the subject....
Sales Techniques: Make a Clear Path to “Yes”
Sales Techniques: I Hate to Break it to You… Very few people I work with want to say, “I’m a salesperson.” And it shows. As a business...
Time Management: It Pays to Save Time
Time Management: Your Stretchy Schedule I love my work. But, just like in a marriage, you can’t take that love for granted. You need to...
Hiring a VA: 4 Critical Rules for Working with Virtual Assistants
Hiring a VA: Dealing with Good Problems There are bad problems in business - like no one wants your service. But there are actually good...
Should I Set Realistic Goals or Dream Big? Actually, There’s a Third Option.
Realistic Goals vs. Big Resolutions 2022 is here! Everyone has a clean planner, new multicolored pens, and a fresh vision board. I love...
Thought Leader Content: Remember...It's Not About You
The New Internet Superhero - Thoughtleader! Being a thought leader isn’t technically a job title. You can’t - at this moment, anyway -...
Client Testimonials: 5 Non-Annoying Ways to Get Endorsements
Why Are We So Weird About Client Testimonials? I don’t care if you started in business at the age of twelve, you probably have a lot more...
Burning Out: Are You Losing Your Way While Building Your Business?
Blinded by the Twinkle Lights I have a friend who loves the holidays. She’s the first to put up her lights. The first to bookmark...
What's Your Pricing Strategy? Because...You’re Not Charging Enough
Your Pricing Strategy: It’s All Up to You Most of us had that first job. The one where you stood behind a counter and said things like,...
Public Speaking Fear? 3 Methods They Don’t Teach at Toastmasters
Public Speaking Fear vs. Public Speaking Desire We’ve all heard this stat by now: “For most adults, the fear of public speaking ranks...
Falling Behind: Is Comparison A Dead End Or A Doorway?
“Am I Falling Behind?” First, The Good News I know about the fear of falling behind. Who doesn’t? It’s such a weird, private sting to...
Coaching Niches: 3 Odd Questions, One Weird Answer
Coaching Niches: It’s Time to Hang Your Sign A shopkeeper emerges from a storefront. She watches, smiling, as the workers hang her sign....