Working on the Weekend: Not a Workaholic
This may be totally obvious, but one of things I love about running my own biz is that I can work when I want to. This can, of course, translate into always working, but I find it doesn’t. If I work when I’m inspired, and it feels good, then I feel the permission to also […]
How Productivity Contributes to Global Warming and Debt
Oy… another blog post about productivity. Why do you need to hear any more, and why would you even read a post, when you could be getting something done instead? Well, that’s just it: the problem isn’t productivity. The truth is, we’re already incredibly productive. On your laziest, slackest days (well, maybe not your absolutely […]
Does the Cutting Edge of Social Media Really Pay?
So someone asks you: “What’s your Twitter name?” And you look at them like they are a loony. Twitter? Huh? And then the next person asks you, “You blog, right? What’s the URL?” Hold it. What happened? In the seeming blink of an eye, suddenly there’s all this new so-called ‘social media’ on the web, […]
Receiving Guidance In Your Business
When intuition strikes, it’s a wonderful thing. And when it doesn’t? You know, you’ve got a decision to make about what price to charge, or what topic to cover, or even where to spend hard-earned money on marketing design. The deadline can’t stretch any more than it already has, and you’re still dithering… which way […]
Week Three–and The Three Wheels of Speed
It’s now three weeks since we hired Chandra to be a member of the Heart of Business team. I’ve taken a lot of the advice we received to heart. Plus I’ve been re-reading my Patrick Lencioni library- specifically Death by Meeting, and the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. I think things are going swimmingly. And […]
From Helen: Eight easily avoidable causes of debt.
You know, we’re all about being heart-centered, and sometimes what’s true for the heart, contradicts what our egos wants. An example? When you’re new in business and you go into an office supply store and you see some great deals on paper and envelopes and pens, and you’re all excited, and you buy up a […]
The Three "Yets"
Our new employee started last week, Chandra, and we’re mighty pleased to have her. I’ll be introducing you to her soon, and no doubt putting her up on the website as well. The problem with having a new employee is that they don’t yet know anything. The ‘yet’ part means that Holly and I get […]
Help Wanted! Update
Back in February I wrote about how we were starting the hiring process again. We bought an ad on Craigslist for $25, wrote up a description of who we were looking for, and then watched about 15 applications come in within a week. It was really, really tough. First we had to make the hard […]
Do You Need A Huge List?
One of the struggles I see over and over again with small business owners is the struggle to build a dedicated audience. Often, folks show up without any kind of an audience at all. Or, if they’ve started a list, perhaps they have just a handful of friends and acquaintances on an email list. It […]
What You Need to Do Before You Publish a Book
I wrote the article below explaining that if you don’t have a lot of momentum under your business, you shouldn’t go for a traditional publishing contract. One of the reasons I gave is that you don’t get marketing support from the publisher–you have to market yourself anyway. Well, Michael Drew over at Push the Key […]