Why Your Business May Be Like Running with Bulls
As a business owner you hear it all the time, “You can do this, just put your head down and get the work done.” So, you work hard and stay as present as possible, yet you take a misstep and get clobbered with the unexpected. Your website goes down, mistakes with bookkeeping happen, or time […]
The Only Response That Ever Matters
If you’re in the process of creating your marketing message, chances are you’re either avoiding working on it, or you’re caught in the endless cycle of tweaking to get the words exactly right. Painful. Of course, there is one step beyond this, where you get up the courage to test it out on others. You […]
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 […]
How to Avoid Chasing Down the “I’ll Think About Its”
The sales conversation has been on my mind, and with enrollment now open for the Sacred Moment Seminar in March, this article from 2009 seems really appropriate to take a second look at. How to Avoid Chasing Down the “I’ll Think About Its”. So, have at it, and let me know if it is helpful. p.s. Ever […]
How to Keep Potential Clients from Dismissing You As Old News
Introduction Welcome to a new Heart of Business Practitioner. Jason Stein has joined Judy Murdoch as an official Heart of Business practitioner, available to help you one-on-one with your business. Like Judy, Jason brings a lot of experience and unique insights. Jason has a speciality in working with entrepreneurial parents and is trained in Nonviolent […]
Stopping the Cycle of Violence in Business
It’s easy to have a queasy feeling about being in business. Between excesses on Wall Street that have caused major economic disruption around the globe, all the way back to the industrial revolution and exploitation of factory workers, business does not have a great track record for making life-affirming choices. Yet you may find yourself […]
When You’re Too Exhausted to Run a Business
“Fifteen years I’ve put into this business, and I’m just spent,” lamented one client. Another told me, “I pushed myself to get my website up, and I went over an edge with my health. It took me months to recover.” It’s humbling to realize, but as you age, you just don’t have the same ability […]
Can Business Itself Be Truly Healing?
You already know that what you do as a business has effects people. Whether it’s jewelry, consulting, coaching, healing, medicine, accounting, cooking, whatever you do, you’ve seen enough moments when your client or patient or customer experiences what you do and something happens. They change. Their heart opens. It’s tremendous. It’s healing. So, sure, your […]
Can Business Itself Be Truly Healing?
Introduction: People, and Their Offers, I Really Love Before we dig into the healing aspect of business, I want to take a bit of space to express some gratitude. One of the experiences I cherish most in running Heart of Business is a feeling of partnership. We carry this strong belief that business can be […]
Social Media Freeze Up
You’ve been blogging, twittering, networking away. Whether online or offline, you’ve been putting the effort into making some connections. And it’s working. People are starting to comment on your blog, re-tweet your tweets, introduce you at meetings and events as someone to know. You even start to get noticed by people you admire, others in […]