It just takes a little initiative
It’s Independence Day here in the US, it always amazes me how much a community can do, and how quickly it can be done. On Wednesday I spent, with 4... Read More
7 Step Process to Get & Keep Your Business On Track
Another quarter’s “in the books”! Rather than ask how you feel about it (“GREAT!” I hope!), I thought I’d share the process I go through to prepare for the new... Read More
Why You Aren’t Getting More Done
This month’s Get It Done Right Community print newsletter has an article on The Path to Productivity. A second article in that newsletter mentions that about half of our readers... Read More
The impact conversation
So often we’re asked, particularly in the coaching and healing industries, how our businesses impact the world. About our movements. For years, I felt “less than” for not bringing about... Read More
The cure for entrepreneurial burnout
WOW! Last week’s article on burnout inspired more responses than I imagined. . .with most of them starting with “How did you know?” or “You just described me!” So it’s... Read More
Symptoms of Entrepreneurial Burnout
How do you know you’re burned out? Is it: • Avoiding something you know you need to do? • Cringing at the thought of answering one more phone call or... Read More
My Most Valued 3 Tools + 1 Concept
A question I’m asked often is “What tools do I need to be successful?” and while I can’t answer that specifically without knowing more about your business, I can share... Read More
#1 Reason You May Be Struggling with Certain Things in Your Business
If you follow me on social media, you know that DH (Darling Hubby) and I adopted two 7-month-old shepherd puppies just before Christmas. They turned a year-old yesterday. They’re “little... Read More
Selling and Extreme Client Care Lessons from 4 Authors
Recently, while reading up on the trends of book sales – electronic, paperback and hardcopy – it occurred to me how creative authors are getting to jumpstart sales, sometimes months... Read More
Where templates go awry
A couple of weeks ago I received an email about a webinar replay.  The note’s subject line and first paragraph were all about how amazing, how wonderful the call was... Read More
No Man is an Island
We all need support. From someone to celebrate with when things are amazing to someone to vent with when things go awry. From someone to bounce questions and ideas off... Read More
Escalator Marketing: The What and How
A recent article describing 3 types of marketing left out a big one – Escalator Marketing™, and I thank Maryann, Jane, Louise and Sarah for sending emails asking why it... Read More
3 Types of Marketing: Which 1, or 2, best describes your business
A recent topic of conversation at a retreat I held in Martha’s Vineyard, and one I thought you would enjoy, is the difference between “push”, “pursuit” and “attraction” marketing.  And... Read More
He Tore Apart My Website Home Page
Recently I learned that the top of my website home page was reviewed on video by one of the big gurus. After poking some fun at my name, understandably, he... Read More
How to Make Behavioral Congruence Work For, Not Against, You
“Behavioral Congruence”.  While it sounds like one of those $5.00 phrases for “walk your talk”, it actually goes deeper. So many business owners call themselves “entrepreneurs”, yet act as if... Read More
15 Minutes a Day to Change Your Business
Scott Turow wrote Presumed Innocent during his 30-minute commute on the train each morning. I spend 15-minutes handwriting cards (no email, no Send Out Cards, actual pen on paper) and... Read More
"The 3 Questions"
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="144"] Leo Tolstoy, photo courtesy of Biography.com[/caption] A client recently asked me how I determine what's the most important thing to focus on. Her question reminded me... Read More
7 Time Management Tips to Reclaim Your Sanity and Productivity
Two things often happen this time of year – you review what’s happened so far and smile, knowing that you took advantage of opportunities, minimized “hiccups” and generally had a... Read More