Monday Heart Stuff #1
It’s Monday. Labor Day. Usually a holiday here in the States, but I spent all last week with my parents visiting the grandkids. They don’t really visit us anymore, but if you have both kids and parents, you already know what I’m talking about. So, I’m working. And, just to make it fun, I thought […]
Marketing Just Isn't Sexy
Here’s what came out of my heart this morning concerning the free teleclass and the Heart of Business Momentum Course we’re offering: Having a full business in momentum is sexy. Having lots of money in the bank is is attractive. Feeling fulfilled and “in flow” is inspiring. Marketing doesn’t seem to be any of those […]
About the Business Growth Process
So you read about some way to develop your business, or you take a class, or just have a great conversation with someone who knows what they’re talking about. Then you do something amazing: you actually try to implement what you’ve learned. And it plops. Fails. Doesn’t look like it did in the cookbook. The […]
How to Actually Get Clients from a Business Talk
Let’s just start with an obvious truth: giving a free talk is a great way to get the word out about your business. You can present at the local library, which may host a series of free talks related to your business. Or a company may invite you in to present at a lunch meeting. […]
How to Receive Guidance for Business Decisions
When intuition strikes, it’s a wonderful thing. And when it doesn’t? You know, you’ve got a decision to make about what price to charge, or what topic to cover, or even where to spend hard-earned money on marketing design. The deadline can’t stretch any more than it already has, and you’re still dithering… which way […]
The Problem with the "Fated" Client
There you sit, your heart brimming with love, and your business newly-launched. You do a few “marketing” things like put up a website, show up at a few events, hand out a few business cards. Maybe you even go 1980’s on us and put up flyers. Then phone call comes in. “As soon as I […]
A Little Secret to Connecting Using the Written Word
Many business gurus like to talk about “voice” and “branding.” As in “Get your voice out there, or I’ll be branding you with my boot.” Well, maybe that’s not quite how I’d ice the cake, but expressing yourself in an authentic way through your writing means that people will be more likely to connect with […]
How to Handle Getting Slammed By Clients
There you are, putting your heart and soul into your work. Loving it, getting great feedback from folks, basically on top of the world. And then, thawang! Upside the head. Someone lets you know that, ahem, you suck eggs. That what you do sucks eggs. That something just didn’t work for them, and they are […]
Having a Teacher
This weekend my spiritual teacher is visiting Portland as he does every year. It’s amazing to me for two big reasons. First, in the history of spiritual paths, usually the student has to travel to the teacher. Often at great personal sacrifice. The particular Sufi lineage I’m in has story from the earliest days of […]
Why You Repeat Some Business Mistakes
Why do you make certain mistakes over and over again? No matter how hard you try to fix or control the situation, they seem beyond your control. For instance, I was working with a client who has a number of staff working under him that he wanted to delegate to more efficiently. Despite his efforts, […]