When one becomes an entrepreneur all of a sudden you have to learn skills that you’d never imagined would be relevant. But there’s one above all others that will serve you every single day in immeasurable ways. Continue Reading →
Strangling your business one censorship act at a time
The longer I’m in the online business world, the more shit I observe. And there’s something that really needs to be said. Ready?
You can’t grow your business by stifling honesty and censoring your clients.
It’s going to backfire. Loudly.
How guilt is ruining your business
A few months ago I was in my weekly small group and we were talking about family expectations. That was when Georgine, a sassy retiree and grandma, said something that made me fall over laughing.
“In my family,” she explained, “the only thing worse than laziness was gonorrhea.”
I lost it.
3 Strategies to Survive a Slow Summer
Too many entrepreneurs let the long, hot, lazy, hazy days of summer get them down when it feels like business is slowing down and it’s just so much easier to take a midday nap.
While it’s true that many industries report lower engagement, sales and traffic during the summer months, that means that now is a great time to get some stuff done for the months ahead. Here are my top 3 ideas for making the most of a quiet time. Continue Reading →
Just quit your J.O.B.? Do this right now
When you first make the leap to full time entrepreneurship it takes a lot of courage and faith in your abilities to make it happen. But aside from the obvious advice to get clients and master sales there are some things that probably won’t occur to you right away. Here are my top 4 non business tasks every entrepreneur should do.
How to handle emergencies in your business
I was finally in the water a few miles off the shore of Cozumel after years of planning to visit the island and putting my snorkel skills to good use on a reef when everything went pear shaped. The first indication was the leader of our small group of snorkelers went back to the boat, something I didn’t immediately notice. The second indication was the boat pulling away, leaving me and an 8 year old in the water.
Is your business herky jerky?
Sometimes I listen to the stories that entrepreneurs tell about their journey and it sounds like b.s. Great story telling often leaves out the important – but boring – parts like “then there were 3 months when I got no sales and wanted to cry daily” or “and then we worked the same business plan for a year seeing small but steady growth.” Continue Reading →
What Cleaning My Garage Taught me About Systems
When it comes to cleaning I don’t really have a “system” – Martha Stewart would in fact be appalled at how much I skip around.
Truthfully, I don’t really enjoy cleaning as much as I enjoy the result, something that most adults can probably relate to. You may not like laundry but appreciate avoiding frostbite in the winter and public nudity charges.
Keep your business running like a well-oiled machine
In entrepreneurship these days we tend to shy away from anything behaving “like a machine.” And while it’s admirable that we’re reminded that businesses are run by humans and we should behave accordingly, I think we’re giving machines a bad rap.
I blame i, Robot.
What are you launching?
In business it often feels like if you’re not moving forward you’re going in reverse. The challenge is that there is always something to learn, build, refine and study – not to mention leads to attract, educate and nurture, then clients to teach, inspire and support.
But I still have to ask: what are you launching?
It can feel a little awkward, right? Self-promotion has such negative connotations. Some people feel like they’re interrupting and being pushy. There’s the whole “compare despair” where someone else is always more talented, connected and beautiful.
So I’m going to break it down and make this really simple Continue Reading →