Category Archives: Entrepreneurism
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How to Not Let Your Ego Get You Snagged on a Sneaky Sales Call
The call comes in that you are “being considered for a project.” That sounds enticing and your ego is definitely intrigued.
“What kind of a project?” “Oh, yay, they chose me.” You know the thoughts well, I am sure.
And so you schedule the call or the appointment.
This first happened to me when I was a new associate and a Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance agent contacted me. I thought for sure he was contacting me to send me clients.
Why Entrepreneurs Must Stop Taking Get Out of Debt Advice From Dave Ramsey and Company
I know this is going to be another controversial blog post, but I simply cannot take it any longer and I need you to hear this because if you are an entrepreneur and taking advice on how to handle your debt from Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman, Dani Johnson or any of the other gurus out there, your business is in trouble.
As a business owner, you DO NOT want to get out of debt as quickly as possible like a consumer would. Debt is a tool for growing your business not a barometer of who you are as a person.
Keep Trying to Find Your Passion While You Get to Work
Let me begin this by saying that Les McKeown is someone I know, like and trust.
But, when I read his recent blog post “Stop Trying to Find Your Passion and Get to Work” it broke my heart a little bit.
Then, when I saw that Charlie Gilkey was sort of agreeing and that Karrie Flatla was too, it broke a little more.
What’s the Least You Can Charge? A Radical Reframe on Pricing in a World of $100k Coaching Programs
I wrote a guest blog for Laura Roeder about a radical re-frame on pricing in a world of $100k coaching programs. Click the link, read the post, and leave a comment with your thoughts, reactions, responses, and questions.
See you there!
Why Business Rocks as a Path to Awakening
Parenting, Relationships and Business … 3 of the best ways to awaken to what’s real and get beyond the patterned/conditioned ways of being that keep us stuck in the ego/mind.
Regardless of which path you are on, you’ll experience the same stuff. Your ego will take a beating, fear will arise, you will become aware that the answer is to let go and get into the flow. You will practice focusing on what you want and letting go of the attachment to getting it. If you are on the path of awakening, you will recognize we are warriors, no matter whether it’s happening through business, parenting or relationship.
Taking Questions About the Money Map Live Tomorrow
We’ve been getting all sorts of questions about the Money Map to Freedom program that begins next week.
So I’m taking questions at two different times tomorrow – an hour in the morning and an hour in the late afternoon/evening – depending on your time zone.
Register here and you’ll get the details sent to you:
http://www.MoneyMaptoFreedom.com
I may do the late in the day one via UStream. Let’s see if I can get that set up tomorrow to make it happen.
The Upside of a Fully Developed Business Model For Your Heart-Centered Business
As a helping, healing, energy-giving, service-based entrepreneur, you may not have thought much about business models and upside and equity.
You’ve given your attention to service. Your craft. What you are all about.
And that’s smart because it has to come first.
Once you’ve got that down though, it’s time to start thinking about the business of your business.
Because if you don’t, you will very likely get burned out on giving your gift.
I see this happening with a lot of folks who come from an orientation of service and giving. They (we) can often end up with a business model that is simply not sustainable.
How to Grow Your Business Even If You Are a Bad Manager
I’ll begin this post by admitting a major shortcoming – I am a terrible manager. In fact, I may just take the award for worst manager in the world.
I change my mind constantly.
I don’t communicate my vision clearly.
I give people projects and then don’t follow up.
And yet, I’ve still been able to build businesses that make a lot of money, make change in the world and help a lot of people.
How is that?
Because I’ve stopped thinking I should be the manager. I’ve accepted my own shortcomings and been willing to own them.
Who are you taking your business and marketing advice from?
I’m seeing a disturbing trend from clients and I want to make sure you aren’t making this same mistake in your business.
Over the years, I have referred people to my web team for graphic design/web work, my customer service peeps for customer service work and my business manager for bookkeeping only to occasionally discover a BIG problem.
After I make the referral, I see these folks asking for marketing and business strategy advice from the people I’ve referred them to for web, customer service, and bookkeeping.
Why is this a big problem?
Entrepreneurs: Save on Taxes With These Year-End Strategies
It’s that time of year – the air is cold, the Christmas trees and lights are going up, and you should be thinking about year-end tax planning that will save you lots of $$ come tax-time next year.
While most people don’t think about taxes until 5 months from now, you can save yourself some big bucks if you give taxes a little attention now.
