How to say no to (seemingly) reasonable requests you don’t want to do
Updated 3/17/21 When you’re new, or your business is really slow, you say “Yes” to everything that comes your way, which is a fine strategy. However, when your business starts to work and you get busier, you must learn to say “No” which is related to getting past overgiving. The issue isn’t just saying “No.” […]
When I had to ignore clients
Updated 3/31/21 I was raised on hard work. I had a job from the time I was 12 (I delivered the Washington Post), my parents worked 6 days a week at their retail store, and there were several years when I put in very long hours into Heart of Business. As the business developed, and […]
[Video] Who is Boss?
Before our video I want to mention that I’m doing a free call for The Shift Network in which Stephen Dinan interviews me and we talk about what it really takes to get a transformational business going. I happens Saturday, August 22 (the day before my birthday!) and it’s titled Beyond Startup Overwhelm: How to […]
Can You Lend Your Heart’s Voice?
After hearing of the shooting tragedy at Newtown Elementary, we at Heart of Business were, like so many others, devastated. None of us could focus on work, so we didn’t. Susan told me she just “went out” for awhile. I was leading a virtual retreat for our Alumni Community, and just spent as much time […]
Meet Jason Stein
Jason Stein is a star member of the Heart of Business team. He’s been working with clients for quite some time, and also facilitates small groups in our Opening the Moneyflow course. He’s also a licensed acupuncturist who is currently the Chair of Professional Development at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, who teaches hundreds […]
What Heart-Centered Isn’t
A friend of mine, Diana, who is also a spiritual teacher, used to get into gross-out story contests with me. She would drudge up things she’d seen growing up, or traveling, that were, in all honesty, pretty gross. I could always, always, without exception, top her stories. Which leads me to the first rule of […]
The Gift of A Healthy No
Recently two members of the Heart of Business team said “No” to me, quite strongly and clearly. Here’s a quick video I was inspired to record about the experience. Do you have inspiring stories of “no?
The Car Wreck of Being Authentic
I applaud the move towards openness, honesty, integrity. In the conceal/reveal cycle, as my friend Eric calls it, we’ve been moving steadily into an age of “revelation” if you’ll permit me the word. When is revealing too much, though? There seems to be a delicate balance wherein you want to know the person on the […]
How Spiritual Leaders Create a Practical World-Changing Vision
If you’re a heart-centered entrepreneur your business may, at times, feel more like a mission, a movement, than just a business. Business advice about niche and marketing can sometimes fall flat because it doesn’t really capture the sense of activism you have around making the world better. And reading corporate mission statements that try to […]
Interview with Larry Willeman- CFO-for-Hire
One of my earliest marketing mentors Robert Middleton recently put me in touch with a fellow Portlander, Larry Willeman. We met for tea and I had a fascinating time hearing about what he does. Larry is a remarkable person (as is Robert, I’ll be interviewing him soonish.) Through his consulting firm, Willeman Strategyas Partners, he […]