A Sufi blessing for the New Year
It’s been years since I’ve been to a New Year’s Eve party. It never was my thing, and mostly I’m asleep well before midnight. However, I do enjoy the calmness, the in-breath, that I sense on New Year’s Day. It’s also true that tomorrow night isn’t everyone’s new year. Yet, because it’s the common calendar […]
[Videos] From us to you
Hello, beloved. The Heart of Business team is (mostly) on a break, except for very skeletal administrative support, between December 18 and January 4. We love it! I hope you’re taking a break, too. We still wanted to send you good cheer for the end of year. So here we are! These videos are short […]
Saving money (even when you can’t)
When you’re self-employed, income can often be really inconsistent. And, for many, not only inconsistent, but not enough. So why bother talking about saving money? This is exacerbated this time of year, when I can sense two things from folks: 1) a relief to have some time off and 2) stress that the income is […]
How to keep clients from taking over your calendar and your life
To continue the theme from last week on healthy working schedules, I want to talk about client schedules. This week, not only did I map out my client schedule January-June, 2016, but there was a question from one of our Community members about whether it was selfish or unrealistic to regularly take one or two weeks off at […]
How to stop working the end of December
Earlier this week at Heart of Business we had the end of November conversation: What do we need to do to make sure we can really stop working at the end of the year? For years now I’ve aspired to not work from mid-December until early January. Some years I’ve been successful at that. Other […]
In the face of terror, finding both love and justice
Hey there, beloved, I’m hearing from a lot of people who are feeling fear, encountering fear. The terrorist acts in Beirut and Paris, as well as a hundred other places we may never hear of, weigh heavily on the heart. Tomorrow is the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, which, I mentioned earlier this week, has very […]
Afraid to grow
Hey there, beloved, About two weeks ago I had a big insight that came in because of a comment someone made in our Spiritual Development Program. It got me thinking about my parents, myself, and my relationship to growing Heart of Business. Basically, I saw a place where I was stuck, and something that I […]
Birthday squared!
Our boys, Sam and David, turn 7 years old today. Happy birthday, gentlemen! In honor of their birthday, I’m not working today, but instead spending the day with family. I’m so grateful I can do this. I will share two things: 1) Look for a special announcement tomorrow. I know we just finished promoting Heart-Centered […]
3 signs it’s worth it to improve your copywriting
We’re in the middle of a week of celebrating that we *finally* finished our Heart-Centered Copywriting Home Study, something we had intended to finish more than two years ago. What happened? Priorities, that’s what happened. It was very painful, but I kept telling Steve, and he kept telling me, “It’s not time. It’s not time.” […]
Parenting-Business Woes
While running what might have been the 60th (or more) Virtual Retreat for our Community two Fridays ago, one of the questions that came up from a retreatant is how to help his wife, who was struggling in various ways. And, they have 2 kids, one under the age of 4. This comes up fairly often. […]