How to Handle Accounting Freak-Out
The first year I hired a bookkeeper (not the first year I was self-employed), I was so happy. Happy, that is, until just weeks before taxes were due. What a mess! The only thing I could do was file an extension on my taxes, then hire a second bookkeeper to clean it all up, which […]
The Employee-Guru Syndrome in Business
I was talking to a colleague the other day who was finally being pushed to quit his job since it was interfering way too much with his growing business. He was nervous about going in to talk to his boss, and I told him, “You aren’t going in there as an employee to buck the […]
Why Selling into a Crowd Can Feel So Gross
At the front of the room someone is doing their pitch. They’ve just spent 30-50 minutes on their topic of choice, and now they are selling their system or program from the stage. Some in the audience are swooning, credit cards out. Others are crestfallen, knowing they can’t buy in. Still others have a disgusted […]
The Simple Reason Why You’re Not Reaching Thousands of People
You’ve got something fantastic that you do, and you want to reach a lot of people with it. And why not? Reaching a lot of people means that your great thing helps more people. It also means that you probably will end up with more clients. Of course, you may not. There are lots of […]
Some Serious Sufi Woo-Woo in Sales
When someone’s interested in an offer of yours and the two of you end up in a conversation, how do you stay connected to their heart and yours? I was assisting in a class at the Sufi healing school I attended, watching a pair of students as one practiced connecting to the other in prelude […]
Are Your Words Just Going Out Into the Ether?
Someone emailed me… “I’m just starting out, and I’m ready to start writing a blog, newsletters, twitter, etc., etc. But I’m stuck. I know who I’m writing for in generic terms, but I can’t ‘feel’ them as individuals. I’m trying to write for a whole group of people when I’m naturally someone who works best […]
Where to Find a Self-Employed Professional Level Income
Bringing in enough money week-to-week to eat, pay the bills, and maybe have some fun can seem daunting. Whether you’ve had experience with making a good amount of money in your life or you’ve never had more than has barely gotten you by, somehow when you’re self-employed it seems even harder or more elusive. I […]
Back to the Source with Guided Remembrance
This time of year is often full of extreme busy-ness. Either the crazy busy that comes with trying to tie up all the loose ends from the year, or the anxiousness that swells from trying to get a head start on the next year. Or both. At the same time, it seems as if something […]
The Role Model Lineup
Dublin, Ohio. Our boys are sleeping peacefully on the hotel room bed after two days of stress. The day before we spent getting ready to leave, which included buying about a million pounds of dry ice to ship with gallons of frozen, home-made baby formula (the goat milk version). Then, all day yesterday flying with […]
When People Love You But Aren’t Buying
When you first get that strange feeling in your skeetle, which means, “Hey, I’m starting a business,” it usually comes with side portions of passion, awkwardness, fear, and excitement. Shazam! You’re out of the gate, a bit wobbly, but you’re on the track. And people start to respond! They like you. They like what you’re […]