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?
Living the Self-Employed Life
In 1999 I started doing small paid projects and teaching classes on business, but I was still working part-time as a paramedic in Oakland, California. I went full time self-employed, finally, in 2001. This month marks Heart of Business’ 10th anniversary. Ten years of paying the mortgage, making the bills, and living life. That’s a […]
Stop Stuffing Your Clients Full
When I take on fasting, as Muslims do during Ramadan, or Jews do during Yom Kippur, there’s a tendency to want to act like a camel and stuff myself as full as possible to “make it through.” This just doesn’t work. I end up feeling bloated for the first few hours, and then just as […]
A Fast Jump Into Many More Clients
I spent, I admit, a small but significant few hours dreading our family visit to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, simply because of the food. A few months ago our family went completely gluten and dairy free because of worries about how those two culinary villains were affecting our children’s development. Miraculously, all the symptoms we were […]
4 days only–Sacred Selling Half Off Special
After I hung up the phone, I reflected on how far I had come. My teaching the current Sacred Selling course has brought me into a self-reflective mood around my own journey with sales. The phone call had gone extremely well. The prospective client was someone I really enjoyed speaking with, what he was up […]
The Three Hour Business Gardening Challenge
Floppy-eared, pale-grey, and whole line of them growing… in the carpet of my office. I’m back after three weeks away, and we’ve had two harvests, one expected, one not. The expected harvest was the big pile of green beans, yellow crook-neck squash, and blackberries that came ripe while we were gone. The unexpected harvest were […]
Three Reasons Why You Can’t Enroll Clients at Networking Events
The air conditioner, and the ice water, is way too cold for 8 a.m. The napkins and table cloth are a little too white and crisp, as hotels tend to be. You’re at this awkward business networking meeting, and many other people in business casual attire are trying to look casual and at-ease. Strangely enough, […]
Have You Grown Into Your Business Yet?
I want to share with you a challenging, “what’s wrong with you?” email someone sent to me recently. Don’t worry, I’ve removed anything that could identify them. Dear Mark, I’ve been following your writings for a year now. As I’ve said a few times in response, your guidance has been an inspiration and a number […]
The Perfect Storm of Projects
We had the perfect storm this past week. Three major creative projects with the exact same deadlines showed up. Project #1: Opening the Moneyflow The January to June course ended in June of all months (who’d-a-thunk?), and so the next program started this week. Because we have systems and a team in place, I wasn’t […]
Celebrating the Team
Welcome to our new home for Heart of Business! I’m thrilled beyond belief to have this new site up. And truth be told, I need to give the credit away to the team. Who are they? Well, let me just introduce them to you…