The 9 Categories of Time for Entrepreneurs
If you’ve ever tried to get me on Tuesday mornings, your email or voicemail is going to sit for awhile. Tuesday mornings is Dad time. Of course, evenings, weekends, mornings before work, and odd breaks during the day are all Dad time, too. It comes from working at home. But Tuesday mornings are dedicated Dad […]
Make Yourself Weep
I was reading in Sufi literature recently that it is said to “cry while praying. And if you aren’t crying, make yourself cry.” The crying itself made sense to me. Some, probably all, of my deepest spiritual experiences either start with or end up with crying. But making yourself cry? How authentic is that? Really? […]
I Need Your Advice and a Video
Before we get into today’s video, including an inspiring number of pull-ups, I need your advice. There are five short questions I want to ask you, if you’re willing to give a couple of minutes of your precious time to help us out. Click here: Quick 5 question survey. Thank you. Now on to the […]
When Is the Right Time To Hire Help?
“Cash flow is really tight, but I’m also overwhelmed. When should I bite the bullet and hire an assistant?” I get this question, or a variation of it, fairly regularly. I’ve employed assistants, virtual or otherwise, for a good part of our 12 year history. More than that, I’ve led Heart of Business to become […]
How to Protect Your Business from Bullies
Prompted by our kids who are getting closer and closer to kindergarten, I’ve been reading Empowering Bystanders In Bullying Prevention by Stan Davis and Julie Davis. One of the central insights from the book that I’m absolutely loving is how it doesn’t help so much to educate either the person who is engaged in bullying […]
Avoiding Spiritual Whiplash
When you start out, you ain’t got nothin’ moving yet. You might be scared, but you also tend to be more open to following the whims of your heart. As your business grows, there is a real need to be more strategic. Simply following the whims of your heart moment to moment changes from being […]
An Unexpected Divine Quality
A client came to me recently with a question about confidence. “I’m not feeling as confident as I’d like to be with my clients. Is there a Divine quality for confidence?” If you’re unfamiliar with this idea, the Sufis talk about the Divine having 99 (read: infinite) Divine Names, a.k.a. elemental qualities. These qualities are […]
Musing on Community and Business
One of my private clients, whose business is doing well, in the low six figures annually, suddenly came to me and announced that despite some of her intentions to expand her business, she realized her real need was around community and relationship. She’s not alone. In the middle of Facebook, Twitter, and every other form […]
The Cold, Iced Water of Networking
Selling is what happens after someone gets to know you and your business, which I’ve been talking about the last couple of weeks. But, before the selling comes actually connecting with other people. There’s a reason that networking has a bad rap. I can’t imagine anything less comfortable than meeting in a cold hotel room […]
Video – Where Collaboration Undermines Selling
Before we get into it, I wanted to remind you that today, April 24, I’m holding a live call on the topic of Sacred Selling. I’m honored and humbled because over 800 people are already registered for it! It’s about increasing your pricing resonance and it’s about dealing with your anxiety and neediness… because it’s […]