Interview: Doubling Your Revenue from the Heart

Earlier this week I wrote about my stumbles in trying to be both heart-centered and include financial goals in my business, and taught about Money’s Starring Role in the Creative Process. Today we’re going deeper into creating revenue, with Jason Stein’s help. Jason has a wonderful combination of business acumen and healing. He’s been a […]

Getting Killer Testimonials from the Heart

Testimonials, or as they are sometimes called, case histories, can be amazingly helpful, or bland and boring. Unfortunately, if you just ask clients for testimonials, they often do come out bland, if you get a response at all. It’s not your client’s fault, they your need support! What’s more, clients usually love to be interviewed. […]

3 Remedies for Over-Giving to Clients

“Dad, I don’t want this.” I turned and then quickly reached out my hand to take the half-chewed whatever-it-was from my son Sam. He went running out into the yard as I stared at the glistening wet pile of yuck in my hand. Well, it’s better than having him spit it out on the floor. […]

A Supermarket Adventure To Get Back In the Flow

It’s an election year in the U.S. and an Olympic year around the globe. That means dollars invested in marketing have gone up. Way up. Unfortunately that means marketing message inundation interrupting you every day. It’s great to have strategic alliances and create partnerships with causes that make a difference in the world, but what […]

When a Personal Crisis Disrupts Your Business

I love this video that our practitioner Jason Stein made on this topic. Take a look, take a breath, and share how you face this. What came up for you watching the video? Let’s talk about it in the comments below. p.s. Need some hands-on help? Jason is available to work with you one-on-one. Along […]

Three Troubling Incidents in Local versus Global

I have had a few troubling experiences recently, and I’d like to open my heart to you about them and get your opinion. And there’s a question at the heart of it which is relevant for your own business as well. I want to support local businesses. The truth is that when money is spent […]

Sounds Like Love

I’m *finally* healthy after a very sick winter. I’m happy. I love my beautiful wife. The sun has come out here in Portland, at least some of the time, and my kids say the Cutest Things in the World every single day all day long. Sounds like love, doesn’t it? But, what I described above […]

Does Your Business Have Dad Energy?

Jason Stein and Yollana Shore, our two star practitioners, were talking about their clients, and Yollana asked Jason to talk about “dad” energy. The result is this short video, which I loved. Take a look: Watch the video, and let us know how you bring what Jason’s talking about, whatever you call it, into your […]

Leaning Into the Artificial

Since I’m visiting with my parents this week, I’m going to make this article short and sweet. I know, it’s a little selfish of me, and, I think you’ll get why this topic is staring me in the face. The same strategy helped me take off for a ten-day retreat with no email contact with […]

550% Imperfect

“You see? I knew we still had them.” More than three years ago our twin boys arrived, about 8 weeks premature. One of the big projects we hadn’t quite gotten to yet was cleaning out the basement. Now, with extra hours from our nanny and the pressure of an impending grandparent visit, we finally cleared […]