Competition with Suck-Swallow-Breath
Considering the vast number of core spiritual teachings available, one I’ve spent a lot of time on is about competition and comparison. As in, don’t do it. Don’t compare, don’t compete in business, it’s a non-issue. That said, I get caught up in it lots. The most recent time is the most embarrassing, because I […]
What the Heart of Your Business Needs in a Down Economy
A friend and colleague recently told me this: “I know I am not spending money right now, and it appears that others aren’t either.” Other clients have seen contracts cut in half or accounts lost, others report a decrease in sales. And yet, still others report having their best month ever. What gives? Is it […]
Avoiding Financial Trauma Stress Disorder
Day after day we’re being treated to news of the global financial markets being flushed further and further down the toilet. If you run a small business, it can be hard to hold onto hope and inspiration, because maybe this time things really are doomed. Makes you wonder and doubt–did someone not buy simply because […]
The Wackiness of Resonant Pricing
Havi, one of our friends, posted about resonant pricing, and how she had adapted our Your Right Price exercise to her and Naomi’s own ends. It’s an amazing little exercise, and in the spirit of generosity, I thought I’d post the pdf for anyone to download. Your Right Price pdf. The design of the pdf is […]
Paying Yourself First When You Can't Pay Anything
Running a business is hard work. So when in the heck do you ever get to have some “walking around” money for all the elbow grease you’ve put in? You should be able to at least go out to dinner every now and again, eh? You’ve just -got- to start paying yourself first. What’s such […]
Smoothing Cashflow When Your Business Is Small or New
A participant in the Opening the Moneyflow Course has a fairly minimal email list of potential clients, about 80 or so. It’s enough to bring in a few clients, but not enough to keep her pipeline full. While she’s ramping up to increase the list, which is growing every week, she’s still facing that cashflow […]
The Numbers for Making a Living
I was watching a video that Presentation Zen was highlighting. It was David Heinemeier Hansson who was presenting on how to make money online. I found the video is worth watching, simply because what he’s saying is so obvious, and he’s being a bit rude and tongue-in-cheek about it, in a nice way. I’ve had […]
A Fist-Sized Portion of Abundance.
Abundance in business is alluring- but how much do we need? Often we don’t think of our own capacity before asking for more and more and more… And, we also don’t ask- is what we’re receiving fundamentally nourishing, that we would want more of it? When I’m looking for more in my business- more subscribers, […]
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 […]
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 […]