Category: Business Coaching

The Evolving Entrepreneur

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 …

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Do you have an operations manual?

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 …

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Can you hear me now? by Debra Gilroy

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 …

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Should Goals Be Realistic Or Your Heart’s Desire?

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 …

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Do you have a marketing plan in place for 2013?

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, …

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A SOARing Experience

“In the midst of our lives, we must find the magic that makes our lives soar.” – Heather Dominick’s SOAR event I had some resistance to attending my coach’s live event this month.  I guess it was a combination of not wanting to spend any more money on traveling and not wanting to spend any …

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Time OFF Your Business Is Just As Important As Time ON

Last blog post we talked about working on your business versus working in your business. This post I want to talk to you about not working on your business at all. That’s right, I want to address “time off.” The one thing we are thrilled to have as a benefit of being an entrepreneur is …

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Are You Working ON Your Business or IN Your Business?

Up until recently, I wasn’t clear on the difference between “working on” my business and “working in” my business. Nor did I understand why that was important, especially for service-based businesses.  During your business day you need to spend time working ON your business as well as IN your business. Let me explain. Working ON …

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