Feb 25
One of my mentors once said that if you really want to experience fast spiritual growth, become an entrepreneur. Just like being in any long-term relationship, as an entrepreneur, all of your issues will come up to be dealt with. One common issue is your relationship with money…how much you deserve, how much you can …
Feb 18
The best businesses run well because of systems. How do they get their systems? They document daily procedures and update them as needed. The documentation can be called an operations manual. Even a solopreneur uses systems and if you ever want to go on vacation, hire a VA, or sell your business, an operations manual …
Feb 13
Last week I attended a live 2013 planning workshop with coach Heather Dominick and Sheri Mortko in Manhattan of New York City. We started by talking about marketing consistently and then how to plan that marketing. By planning out your marketing activities, you make it easier to market consistently because you just follow the plan. …
Feb 01
What exactly is guest blogging and why should you care? Don’t confuse guest blogging with posting comments on blogs. Posting comments is good to establish your authority in your field. It’s also a good way to create a relationship with blog owners in your niche. Guest blogging is when you actually write a blog post …
Jan 28
Goal-setting seems to be a hot topic right now, especially at the beginning of the year. Recently I posted a blog about choosing heart’s desires goals versus realistic goals and received over 100 responses on LinkedIn regarding that subject. The main consensus was that they need to be a little of both. When you are …
Jan 17
Try this: cover your mouth and talk. That’s what most marketing sounds like. Chatter. Noise pollution. Combine that with the competition – all those emails, ezines, audios, haranguing us from all directions. More chatter. Louder, but not better, noise. Does it frequently feel that despite your meaningful message and mission, your productive services, all those …
Dec 23
The New Year is coming up and we’re supposed to be setting goals…30-day goals; 90-day goals; one-year goals. But as I ponder what I want to write down for my goals some questions arise that I can’t answer. For instance, do I write down what I really want, or what I think is realistic? By …
Dec 13
One of the biggest challenges of professional life coaches is lack of self-confidence. Self-confidence is something that ultimately can only come with experience and even then it can sometimes falter. Of course, it’s to be expected when you’re just starting out, but I have talked with many seasoned coaches who are still struggling with self-confidence. …
Nov 28
Do you have a marketing plan in place for 2013? That’s a tough question! But do you at least know what marketing techniques will you be employing next year? Do you know your specific niche? Have you scheduled your launches and joint venture promotions? Have you lined up the topics for your teleclasses, blog posts, …
Nov 20
It happened again. I spent money on something I really wanted even though I was nervous about the expense. Using a credit card would allow me to pay for the product later on, meaning that I wouldn’t have to spend my money right there and then. That’s the good thing about credit cards, however, I …
