The Confidence Game
It happened again. Twice. I heard clients say, “Well, I just have to trust.” or “I just have to be confident.” I myself have done it a thousand times. Most business books I’ve read say the same thing: You have to be passionate! You have to let them know what you are promising. You have […]
I've Got This Great Blog Post, But I Need More Integration Time…
I started writing this great blog post about competition, and twins, and I thought I was finally returning to a business-head space, and my brain just can’t get to it. I’m needing another day (at least!) of adoption integration time. I know there’s been a lot of personal posts lately, and not much business content. […]
Drop Everything and Move to Columbus–Could You Do It?
On November 11 Holly and I received a phone call saying “the twins are born.” The blog tells the story of that elsewhere, but here’s the question for you: If you were asked today to get on a plane tomorrow and move to a city that is completely unknown to you, for an indefinite period […]
Spirituality in Your Business Without Scaring Clients
You’ve been deepening your spirituality, and it has seeped into everything you do, or is starting to. The thing is, will it freak your clients out if you go all woo-woo and bizarre on them? Even if you’re already using spirituality strongly in your business, I’m guessing there are places you just don’t want to […]
More about Easy and Hard in Business
We’ve been having an inspiring, international conversation about the Obama presidency in The Business Oasis. There’s a snippet that Tenter Jocelyn Kahn wrote that I think is worth sharing with you all. I saw a quote on Oprah’s website from a show she did today: Quote: The 2008 presidential campaign wasn’t just a political movement—U.S. […]
The Role of Hunger in Your Business
Hunger and fear are good for your business. Not abject hunger and despairing panic, mind you. That’s too much. But a little touch of hunger and fear is very useful. I know there are many people out there who would prefer that not to be the case. And I’m one of them. I wish inspiration […]
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 […]
"I Wonder" About the Economy, the Bail-Out, and Small Business Opportunities
One thing I’m absolutely sure of: there is always more fear available if you want it. I don’t want to belittle what’s happening on Wall Street here in the US, with widening global implications, and it’s just plain stupid to put on a happy face and believe that nothing is going to change. However, please […]
Following Our Hearts Into Insanity (Times Two)
For those of you who don’t know, for just about a year now my wife Holly and I have been in the process of adopting a child. It’s been a rocky, heart-breaking, exhilarating and expensive process. Suddenly, it’s happening. And, what’s more, it’s not even happening through our adoption agency. Let Me Give You Some […]
How to Get Fear Off Your Business’s Back
You want to know a secret? My clients and class participants all trust me to hold confidentiality with the most intimate details of their business, but I’m going to go public with one detail I know. I’m going to tell you the straight-up fact, the one that no one tells anyone else. They all get […]