[Videos] From all of us to you
Beloved, The Jewish festival of lights, Chanukah, as well as the Winter Solstice, passed earlier this month. Kwanzaa begins in a few days, as does the Christian holiday of Christmas. There are, no doubt, other holidays and remembrances happening that I’m not aware of. If it’s a day of celebration for you, I hope that […]
The biggest issue my most successful clients worked on this year
As the year winds down, I wanted to share one of the most common issues I worked with my individual clients on. These are folks who are, many of them, running small organizations that are making multiple six figures a year. And nearly all of them struggle with the ability to step out of the […]
The difference between momentum and independence
So many clients have come to me over the years with the idea that they want to start a healing center with other practitioners working for them, or they want to build a big team and “scale.” I always push back against these dreams, not because they aren’t sometimes the exact path someone should take. […]
Do you need to pay a lot for coaching in order for people to pay you?
I’ve got a bit of a rant on this one… and I don’t even know if you’ve heard it before. But I have, a lot. It’s the idea that if you are a coach, or healer, or transformational worker, that if you aren’t willing to pay significant amounts of money to get help yourself, then […]
Difficult traditions
Tomorrow is the United States holiday of Thanksgiving, one that is, to say the least, deeply problematic. Because it is, for many in my country, a time for family, and where many businesses explicitly are closed, we are giving that time to our team, and my own little family, my wife Holly and our two […]
[Video] Should you hide who you are to get clients?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1605565521066{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]It’s an agonizing choice when your business isn’t doing well, or even when it is. You have an identity, or values, that could be controversial, although, seriously, in a world with justice and love, they shouldn’t be. Maybe you’re queer. Maybe you’re taking a stand for Black Lives Matter. Maybe you’re anti-fascist […]
[Video] Our messy rooftop garden and your business
I wanted to give you a super-quick tour of the mess that is our rooftop garden after the season is over as a way of giving you support and encouragement in your business. I see people spending WAY too much, way too early in their business development efforts, and I don’t want you to do […]
Are you accidentally using corporate language to bore people to death?
You’ve received those emails, just like I have. “We appreciate your business.” “Thank you for shopping with us.” “Your concern is important to us.” Bleh… You don’t believe ‘em, I don’t believe ‘em. Nobody believes it. And even if it’s a small company, with someone who really does care on the other end, we still […]
[Video] Owning leadership in your business
Being “the boss” can be really challenging. You probably have values around collaboration, around not hurting others through misuse of power. Absolutely! I support that 100% And… when you have a business, you probably at least sometimes have people who help you. Web site designer? Bookkeeper? Administrative assistant? I’m not going to tell you to […]
[Video] False modesty is undermining your business
When you’re on a spiritual journey, even a little bit, you know that you’re trying to avoid inflating your ego, puffing yourself up, and so many business practices seem to be aimed at inflating your ego. I get it. AND… this is also a trap. I tell a story of my sheikh and one of […]