How to Stop Wondering If You'll Start Your Business
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Many of us have the idea to start a business, but few of us even try. What’s getting in your way? In this article, I clear the path from a common source of hesitation.
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National Coach Academy - Coach Interview Series featuring Maggie Karshner→
/Earlier this month I was interview by Brandon from Life Coach Path on behalf of the National Coach Academy for their Coach Interview Series. Read Maggie’s full interview for her advice for new and aspiring coaches!
Read MoreHow Should My Business Celebrate Black History Month?
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Many self-employed white business owners might feel like their business is too tiny to do anything substantial for Black History Month. In this article, I’ll lay out my two-pronged approach to celebrating Black History Month in February, and every day of every month!
Read MoreDo People Really Know How to Understand Your Offering?
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When describing your business it’s more impactful if you frame it in a way that your ideal client can readily identify that they want what you do. Using t-shirts as an analogy I dig into how you can frame your offering in a way that highlights what makes it a big deal, what your key differentiators are, and why the listener should care about your offering!
Read MoreHow to Get Quality When What You Have is Quantity: Networking for Extroverts
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Networking often seems to come naturally for extroverts. But being a people lover doesn’t mean that networking doesn’t still come with pitfalls! In this article, I tackle the overwhelm and impersonality that can often plague extroverts so that you’re cultivating high-quality connections and not just a high quantity of connections.
Read MoreWant to Feel Calmer? Learn How to Trust Your Marketing Inertia!
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Marketing your business can often feel like a process of fits and starts. When we learn about the inertia that’s inherent in marketing we can find calm in the flurry or lack of activity that comes from marketing.
Read MoreWhat Are You Telling Yourself?
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You’re probably already talking to yourself whether you notice it or not. If you say more supportive things, you’re likely to go further. Learn how!
Read MoreThe Opposite of Your Last Day
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In this very unusual-for-me blog post, I share my current reflections from a place of grief.
Read MoreKnock Networking Out of the Park
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If you’re striving to make your networking efforts even more impactful, then this is the blog post for you! Learn how to improve the memorability and accuracy of your networking efforts.
Read MoreThe Most Frequently Missed Opportunities When Networking
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You’re being a good business owner and attending some networking events, but are you making the most of that time? I’ve identified two of the most commonly over looked opportunities to network. Read this article and don’t let them pass you by again!
Read MoreWhen was the last time you had fun?
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Being self-employed can be fun, and it can also be stressful! How are you choosing to bring an assortment of types of fun into your life? Read on to hear my thoughts!
Read MoreAn Unexpected Tool for Living Your Best Life
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Seeing as this blog is mostly about starting a self-employed business, I can see how an article on meditation might seem off topic. In actuality, I’ve found that meditation is a vital tool as a business owner. Read on to see if I can get you on the meditation bandwagon!
Read MoreThe Story of the Good Used Car Salesman
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In this case study, I apply the factors discussed in last month’s blog article to a real world example. Analyzing what goes right, rather than what goes wrong, in sales is a powerful way to better understand your role as salesperson.
Read MoreSalesmanship: the Good, the Bad, and the Absent
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None of us want to be the slimy salesman. But as business owners some amount of salesmanship is necessary. In this post I dig into how you can know if you’re being slimy, too hands off, or juuuuust right!
Read MoreAfraid of Self-Employment Failure? Develop a Plan!
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If you’re afraid of launching your self-employed business a plan can be an easy way to alleviate some of your fears. You don’t have to leap blindly, you can have a plan for each of the three phases most people go through when launching their self-employed business. You’ll also find that having a solid plan B is both motivating and comforting.
Read MoreHow to Cure the "Never Enough" Feeling
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It’s easy to fall into the trap of feeling like there’s never enough, whether that sentence ends with stuff, money or time. Here’s an article that investigates this feeling and helps to reframe “never enough” into “enough” leading to more joy and a greater impact.
Read MoreHow to Embrace Self-Employment with Sanity
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Sometimes it can seem like self-employment is a race with a very ambiguous finish line. It benefits no-one if you exhaust yourself, and yet it can be hard to shift gears so that you’re living a balanced life while building your business. Here’s a metaphor that seems to help bring sanity to the over-achiever inside each of us.
Read MoreHow to Master One-on-One Networking
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Networking can be a tricky thing to understand, and one-on-one networking is significantly different than attending group networking events. And networking is a skill like any other; with some guidance you can master one-on-one networking!
Read MoreHow Self-Employed Entrepreneurs Can Contribute to Solving Big Problems
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Have you ever felt that your self-employment journey is too small to make a meaningful impact? Conscientious solo business owners can face a profound sense of helplessness in a world filled with colossal challenges. By examining the interplay between ego, independence, and interdependence, I’ll shed light on how small, individual efforts can create ripples in a vast web of interconnected systems. I’ll offer actionable insights to help you break out of a place of stuckness and recognize your true impact.
Read MoreCreating Forward Movement - When You're Stuck on a Decision
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Don’t let decision paralysis rob you of living your life to the fullest! Here are my strategies for forward movement when you’re stuck on a decision.
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Are you struggling to know how to tell if your business is healthy? This article is for scrappy self-employed business owners who want to be able to assess the financial health of their business without having to consult an accountant. I’ll demystify how to use your bookkeeping tools to determine the financial well-being of your business in the present moment.