Two Routes to Business Healing
When I first started working with clients back in the late 1990s, I quickly realized two things. First, that I seemed to know more than I thought about business and marketing, and clients started to do well. Secondly, that information only got people so far. Many clients seemed to get stuck, even with good information […]
To GooglePlus or Not
Introduction: Jason Stein has been a personal friend, a colleague, and for some time now a Heart of Business practitioner. He works with clients and runs small groups for us, rolling up his sleeves and opening his heart (can you open an already wide-open heart?) to support folks in the steep slopes of their business. […]
Climbing gear (for when you hit a wall, and it all feels too hard)
Have you ever been moving ahead with a new project that you are truly passionate about… and hit a wall? Because it’s new, it’s probably been a stretch the whole time, but you were optimistic, you thought you could do it… And then suddenly, whether it’s the costs, the logistics, the people, the skills… Suddenly […]
Is Being Present Killing Your Business?
Introduction: Jason Stein has been a personal friend, a colleague, and for some time now a Heart of Business practitioner. He works with clients and runs small groups for us, rolling up his sleeves and opening his heart (can you open an already wide-open heart?) to support folks in the steep slopes of their business. […]
Why It’s Hard For Me to Be Cheerful Sometimes
I realize that I get caught in a trap: a trap of being reactionary. There is so much pop-spirituality-business stuff out there promoting a “feel happy be successful” agenda that I realize I sometimes take the opposite stance. I tend to make radical and off-putting statements like: Neediness is your doorway to abundance, and poverty […]
The Two Hiring Help Freakouts That Stop Momentum
Updated 4/14/21 Ugh! I’m ready to pull my hair out, except it’s too short to grab. And I’m not the only one, because my assistant is just about ready to grab my hair and pull it out, too. That’s why I keep it short. Normally Kate [Note: Kate worked for us for a few years […]
The Simple Reason Why You’re Not Reaching Thousands of People
You’ve got something fantastic that you do, and you want to reach a lot of people with it. And why not? Reaching a lot of people means that your great thing helps more people. It also means that you probably will end up with more clients. Of course, you may not. There are lots of […]
Back to the Source with Guided Remembrance
This time of year is often full of extreme busy-ness. Either the crazy busy that comes with trying to tie up all the loose ends from the year, or the anxiousness that swells from trying to get a head start on the next year. Or both. At the same time, it seems as if something […]
My Grandfather’s Legacy: Planting Your Flag
Note: This article was originally published to my ezine list in November, 2004. I’m adding it to my blog now because, with the birth of our twin sons, one of whom was named after my grandfather, and the full-on blast of retail holiday season, I’m thinking of him, and thinking of 2009. I want to […]
You are part of $970 Billion
It’s been true for a long time that “micro” businesses, sometimes called “personal-sized” businesses, are the largest part of the economy. The self-employed, one or two-owner with no employees is a huge part of the U.S. and global economy. If you need proof, here’s the US census data. Some of the numbers: In 2006, there […]