The Confidence Game
It happened again. Twice. I heard clients say, “Well, I just have to trust.” or “I just have to be confident.” I myself have done it a thousand times. Most business books I’ve read say the same thing: You have to be passionate! You have to let them know what you are promising. You have […]
Getting Paid . . . Eventually . . . After Having to Ask
Throughout 2008, we had an interesting, uh, adventure in hiring, before we found our infrastructure queen, Kate Williams. Kate is blogging the Insider View, as previously self-employed and now working with us. I expect that she’s going to embarrass the crumb out of me. The intention, however, is to be as transparent in our business […]
Spirit of Grandpa Doc Eisenberg Holiday Special
It’s the holidays, and my parents are working like dogs- from the end of US Thanksgiving straight through the Gregorian New Year’s Eve. Because that’s what you do in retail. I was born in retail, I was raised in retail- my parents’ store was my grandfathers’ before them, and the only reason I’m not in […]
My Grandfather’s Legacy: Planting Your Flag
Note: This article was originally published to my ezine list in November, 2004. I’m adding it to my blog now because, with the birth of our twin sons, one of whom was named after my grandfather, and the full-on blast of retail holiday season, I’m thinking of him, and thinking of 2009. I want to […]
Competition with Suck-Swallow-Breath
Considering the vast number of core spiritual teachings available, one I’ve spent a lot of time on is about competition and comparison. As in, don’t do it. Don’t compare, don’t compete in business, it’s a non-issue. That said, I get caught up in it lots. The most recent time is the most embarrassing, because I […]
The Insider's View
For much of 2008 we were on an adventure in hiring. Heart of Business had, sadly and wonderfully, outgrown our amazing virtual assistants and needed to hire someone as a real employee. It was an expensive, painful, enlightening, and incredibly educational journey. My wife and I learned tons about ourselves, about the true needs of […]
I've Got This Great Blog Post, But I Need More Integration Time…
I started writing this great blog post about competition, and twins, and I thought I was finally returning to a business-head space, and my brain just can’t get to it. I’m needing another day (at least!) of adoption integration time. I know there’s been a lot of personal posts lately, and not much business content. […]
Drop Everything and Move to Columbus–Could You Do It?
On November 11 Holly and I received a phone call saying “the twins are born.” The blog tells the story of that elsewhere, but here’s the question for you: If you were asked today to get on a plane tomorrow and move to a city that is completely unknown to you, for an indefinite period […]
A Brand New Look–No Longer Sucking Eggs
When I published Creating Heart-Centered Websites back in 2007, I critiqued my own website as part of it- parts of it worked, but the banner pretty much sucked eggs. I used it as an example of perfection is not necessary- you can suck eggs and your business can still work. Well, it was time to […]
Prayers for Those in Mumbai
One of our clients grew up in Mumbai, where attacks by those caught up in fear and rage and distortions of their religion have killed, injured, or taken hostage hundreds of people. Thankfully, her family is safe, although she tells us a story of family missing tragedy by a mere 15 minutes. I want to […]