Bottlenecking is not a personal issue
I was talking to a client about the things he could let go of and pass on to someone on his team. He, on the other hand, was explaining in very clear and reasonable detail why someone else couldn’t handle those tasks. The trouble was, all the time he was spending doing those tasks, like […]
Let’s all move to the country
It’s not a secret that new converts are the most annoying, whether it’s a religion, a diet, or some new thing for your guitar, the full passion of the newness soon wears on anyone who doesn’t share the same level of enthusiasm. And that’s nobody. I’m especially aware of this since my family just changed […]
[Video] Heart-Leadership #2: Designing your business
In working with thousands of clients over the years, one form of question we get most frequently is a version of “Am I doing it right? Is it okay if I do it *this* way?” Of course, I understand what they are really asking: they want to know if it will work if they do […]
Making Videos – more tips from Jason
Before we get to making videos, I have to wish a belated happy birthday (it was yesterday) to my friend, Andrea Lee. (That’s her to the right.) Andrea has been involved with coaching since the early days, and has been a significant wise, ethical and smart-as-heck voice in the coaching and business world. She’s a […]
[Video] Heart-Leadership: Defining Success
Yollana has been working with clients within her Small Group Coaching, which she calls the Heart Leaders Circle. For someone who is self-employed, leadership can feel like a tricky question, but the truth is that many of our clients are blown about by the winds of other people’s demands or examples. Leading means really -owning- […]
5 1/2 Tips to Making Video
This Friday, May 22, is a send-off party for me, Mark. No, I’m not leaving Heart of Business. But I, and my family, are leaving Portland. I’m sad about all the wonderful people we’re leaving behind, and we’re excited about our new adventure to Ithaca, New York! If you are in Portland, or near enough […]
A quick exercise to make your marketing more effective
After 15 years of working with folks who are self-employed, I’ve watched so many people get stalled out with speaking or writing to their audience. Whether you’re creating a web page, an email, a video, preparing a talk or otherwise getting ready to put your message “out there” I have one very simple exercise for […]
How to get from the west coast to New York in 21 years
Here’s the deal: my family and I are moving from crazy, weird and wonderful Portland to Ithaca, New York. At the end of this month. After making the decision about 4 weeks ago. There’s a whole backstory of how my wife Holly and I have tried to move back east, closer to family and to […]
Intimacy in Business
This week Yollana Shore, our Heart of Business practitioner Down Under (near Brisbane, Australia), dives into what’s been coming up for her clients around intimacy and business. You want to be authentically yourself, and yet perhaps there can be too much intimacy? It’s a short video, and you get to see the beautiful place Yollana lives, […]
Stop Being So Nice
Now, I’m not saying that being nice is bad thing. BUT… we’ve seen situations where the effort of being nice, when it’s not authentic, leads to over giving and can cost you pieces of your soul. Our practitioner Jason Stein, with a cameo from his wife Rachel, deals with the issue of niceness and what […]