This coming Monday
Hey there, Since 2001 well over 2000 people have been through this program, many of them choose to repeat it. Why? Because it’s nourishing. Because it works. Many of our clients say that this program is one of the most fundamental to their success. Not because it’s a magic bullet, it’s not. But because it […]
Overscreening clients
There’s a difference between qualifying clients (which is good) and unintentionally turning away perfectly good clients (which is less good). Let’s look at the two impulses that causes business owners to overscreen, and what’s actually going on in a potential client’s mind. Just about 3 minutes. Have you ever done this? Are there ways you […]
[Video] The one commitment so much business success depends on
There’s so much to do in business. So, so much to get done to make it successful. And, at center of most of what you need to do, is money. Especially in the earlier stages of business building, money is somewhere in the conversation no matter what aspect of the business you’re working on. So […]
The tension in this holiday
This is the week of U.S. Thanksgiving, which is a highly controversial holiday. On one hand, there’s family tradition, delicious food, and a real calling to gratitude. On the other hand, there is a dark and bloody history of colonization and genocide of the original peoples on what is now called the North American continent. […]
Missing out on money
Hey there, It’s not uncommon for heart-centered business owners to be missing out on hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars. I know you’re not in business only for the money, but when your business isn’t easily sustaining you financially when it really could be, we need to give that some attention. The three most common reasons? […]
Early deadline for Heart of Money (or Foundations?)
A quick note: the deadline for the Heart of Money bonus call on the Sufi healing for shame is basically now. The call happens tomorrow at 12:30pm eastern, 9:30am pacific, and anyone registered before the call will automatically get access. Our systems are working well, and yet a technical hiccough can happen to anyone, so […]
How do people with such rotten integrity make such enormous amounts of money?
Updated 1/13/21 This question, in one form or another, has arisen from past clients and students, and has a surprisingly simple answer. For these people, their focus is making money. For some of them the focus is so strong it becomes a higher priority than kindness, or integrity, or love. This answer is a big […]
What the *bleep* is a “business model”?
Now that the new year of 2016 has begun, let’s get right down to business. Today, business is about “business model.” Maybe you know what I mean, or maybe you’re not quite sure. Or maybe you’ve never heard of it before. Simply said, a business model is how your business takes money in. That’s the […]
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 […]
Jason Stein’s Gift
NOTE Nov 22-> If you came here looking for Yollana Shore’s video, I sent out the wrong link. Here’s the right link to see her video. I think I made the mistake because I’m kinda full up emotionally and I’ll be telling you about it in the next days. I was so chagrined because it […]