Why Can Masterful Practitioners Be Found Struggling to Fill Their Schedules?
I’ve been holding office hours for our 2010 Opening the Moneyflow course participants recently to individually discuss what’s going on in their businesses. Predictably, there is a lot of ground to cover on these calls. The topic of creating a promotional campaign to sell an offer popped up a few times. The Moneyflow participants are […]
More on Letting Go and Moving Forward in Business
We were having dinner recently with friends who also have twins our boys’ age. After dinner, the four toddlers were creating havoc away from the kitchen so it was my chance to get the dishes into the dishwasher without them using it as a jungle gym. The father of the other twins is a project […]
Finding Freedom in Business
As you may know, I spent last week in a residential study retreat that is part of a Masters of Divinity program in Spiritual Ministry and Sufi Studies. I spent a week with my spiritual teachers and the other students in a remote rural area in northern California, immersed in learning about love. One of […]
How to Avoid a Bankruptcy from a Business Owner Who Didn’t
In my family of entrepreneurs, I have committed the ultimate business atrocity. It wasn’t for my lack of mentors. I remember hearing stories from my grandfather who, after coming to the United States from Poland, built a lumber business. When he didn’t know what to do with the extra lumber, he became resourceful and began […]
The Two Real Reasons to Offer a Conditional Guarantee
If there’s anything that absolutely paralyzes someone new or struggling in business, it’s having to hand back money to someone who wants a refund, the money you’ve already spent on things like food and rent. Adding insult to injury, you’ve already given your absolute best to them, and they still want their money back. You […]
The Difference Between Getting Attention and Having a Business
I think I’ve been spending far too much time in the social media-driven world of online marketing. I say that because my head is full of conversation that you may not be listening to at all. Yet, I’m going to share the conversation because I think you may have similar voices in your head. The […]
How to Call In Happy Helpers
As I write this the temperature here in Portland is heating up fast. It is skyrocketing toward the upper 90s. With the sweltering heat, my 6-year-old daughter, Sierra, is ready to make a difference and potentially a profit from the baking sun. Sierra shared with me that she’s ready to open a lemonade stand. She […]
When the Speed of Business Has Left You In the Dust
Mailing printed newsletters are in. Then they’re out. Cold calls in, then they’re out. Email newsletters (ezines) are in. Then ezines are out. MySpace is in. Then MySpace is out. Cell phone ads, Facebook, twitter, blogs are in until… In the realm of communication the pace of change is incredibly rapid and increasing in speed. […]
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 […]