Gloria MacDonald had me as a guest on her podcast to talk about Overcoming Self Doubt and Fear In Your Business. This links to the YouTube version of that interview. Follow the link to learn how to build a bridge through fear and doubt and increase confidence in a real way so that you can build the business and life of your dreams.
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"Everything is Important" Defines Chaos: How to Launch with Confidence
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There are so many things to do when starting a business. Doing the right thing for your stage of the business' development can help conserve energy, bring greater success, and less stress. For those in the just getting started phase, here's what you should be focusing on.
Read MoreHow to Conquer Your First Foolproof Marketing Project
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Marketing can seem overwhelming for new business owners. In this article, I demystify what works best, and set a clear path for your first marketing project. Plus one more bonus high-return marketing effort.
Read More4 Skills You Already Have That You Could be Using to Land Clients
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You didn't become self-employed to become a sales professional! And yet, here you are. You have a lot of sales skills already that you might not recognize. Let me show you how to leverage your skills to help you drive client conversions.
Read MoreSeize the Holidays with this Terrific Vacation Strategy
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How do you have a good vacation? Especially when there's nowhere to go? I've got the answer. It's called an email sabbatical and it's about to revolutionize your work/life balance.
Read MoreHow to Shift Internally to Make the Best Decisions
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Decision making is a challenge for anyone, but the stakes are the highest for business owners. If you're tired of fretting, stressing, and wondering if you made the right choice, I have a solution. It's not a quick fix, but by turning inwards you can find your own repository of wisdom. Read on to learn how to take the first step!
Read MoreHow to Get Strangers on the Internet to Hire You
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Getting a stranger on the internet to become a client is tricky. They need to find you, learn about you, and come to trust you. A super effective way to achieve all three of these goals is to embark on what’s called “content marketing.” In this article, I resize content marketing to fit self-employed businesses. Start this investment in the future of your business!
Read MoreHow to Conquer Simple Strong Website Analytics
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Website analytics can be nebulous and overwhelming. In this article, I hone in on what's most important for self-employed business owners: understandable and useful data! Conquer your analytics with this simple strategy.
Read MoreHow to Easily Optimize Your Self-Employed Workday
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Are you feeling overwhelmed working an 8-hour self-employed day? Maybe you feel like you're working endlessly, but it's never enough? It's time for you to adopt the 5-Unit Day.
Read MoreThe Insidious Way Self-Employment is Anti-Racist
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Anti-racism is a hot topic at the moment. It might feel like self-employed folks are on the side-lines with not enough time, money or influence to make an impact, but this is not the whole story. Read on to learn about self-efficacy, and how it will make the world a better place.
Read MoreHow to Become a Breakthrough Productivity Machine Today
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You got to the heart of your motivation by reading Breakthrough Productivity: How to Motivate with Your Heart. Now you want to really conquer that task list. In this article, I cover a few key strategies that can help us get out of our own way and really get things done!
Read MoreBreakthrough Productivity: How to Motivate with Your Heart
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Productivity can be elusive at times. It can be easy to skip this fundamental step: identifying why. If we don’t know why we’re doing the things on our to-do list, we’ll lack all motivation to be productive. Start here on your productivity journey. In next month’s article I’ll cover how to use this foundation to really take off!
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreNational 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.
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You're no dummy. You know a financial plan is a key part of business, even for a self-employed business that's just getting off the ground. You want to have reasonable financial expectations for your business. And it'd be great if you didn't have to overwork to get there. (But is that even possible?) This article is for anyone struggling with overwhelm when trying to understand the money side of their business. Here, I'll help by providing you with clarity and simplifying the mathematical process. This will help you to launch a business with a solid financial footing.