Is it true clients won’t commit to multi-month offers?
“But clients won’t commit to six months or a year. I have to offer short offers.” I get why people think this, and it can seem like it’s true. But it’s not. Why clients will commit to longer work. Because they are adults. Although most people would prefer a quick and easy solution (honestly, who […]
An antidote when you resist being visible
A lot of people struggle with visibility for their business, and there are many very legitimate reasons for it. So many have had really painful experiences in life, where being visible meant being hurt. We’re seeing now in the U.S. that some people are at risk of really terrible consequences if they are visible to […]
Fascism, business and the heart
Although my social media feed is full of political posts from me, I have not spent a lot of time on politics in these Wednesday emails, for a couple of reasons. One is that I am not an organizer or an activist, and there are plenty of places to stay informed that are more reliable […]
This year’s medicine for your business
After an extremely difficult and challenging 2025, although not without blessings and miracles and beauty as well, and as I turn my attention to 2026, I often find myself thinking about hope at the beginning of a new year. I’ve talked about hope before, and specifically there are two kinds of hope. This is really […]
The upswelling of celebration
The Jewish holiday of Chanukah ended a few days ago, 3 days ago was the winter solstice, Kwanzaa begins in two days, the Christian holiday of Christmas arrives tomorrow, and I just learned about the Japanese New Year’s eve observance called Omisoka. Although sacredness exists in every moment, and in every place, humans have long […]
Business, home and belonging
Before I get into today’s topic, later today I’ll be teaching the Tawba Sufi Healing to everyone who has registered for The Heart of Your Business. Then, tomorrow, the prework, which includes our Unveiling Your Jewel class, will be available. These are both meant to nourish and sustain you, protect and deepen you and your […]
You can’t block blessings
While running a Virtual Retreat in the Learning Community and Zawiya last week, there was a retreatant who was worried that they were maybe blocking blessings in their business because of fear and other so-called “negative” emotions. It’s easy to fall into this kind of thinking because of the predominance of toxic positivity in western pop-spiritual circles. […]
Webinar, Our Next Course, and About starting from scratch over and over again.
Before we dig in, two things: Thing One: Webinar today One is that later today I’ll be hosting the Memoir for Mystics webinar with Tanya Taylor Rubinstein. I like how she names that for many, they aren’t looking for a beginner writing group or basic how-to, but something deeper, that meets you at the level […]
Difficult traditions
Tomorrow is the United States holiday of Thanksgiving, one that is, to say the least, deeply problematic. Because it is, for many in my country, a time for family, and where many businesses explicitly are closed, we are giving that time to our team, and my own little family, my wife Holly and our two […]
The three reasons things stop working
Lots of people have come to us when their business has stopped working. Some had a good flow just organically… and then it dried up. Others worked at it, built it up… but then it stopped. There are, in general, three reasons why a business that was working suddenly stops. 1. The big contract ended. […]