Every client who works with me wants to make more money. Most of them aren’t driven by the desire to create a multi-million-dollar business or become Beyonce-famous. (For the record, there’s nothing wrong with wanting those things! Most of my clients simply aren’t motivated by those things alone.) Instead, they want to earn more money so they can have the freedom to Continue reading...
Raise the Bar: How to Take Consistent Action and Achieve the Success You Want Most, Even When You’re Afraid
Small businesses are built on big dreams, but unfortunately, not all business owners achieve those big dreams. Take Lucy and Felicia, for example. They each started their own businesses about six years ago, but where they are today couldn’t be more different. Lucy’s business has taken off. Her content regularly gets retweeted by industry influencers, she charges Continue reading...
Is Your M.O. Holding You Back? Working with Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Framework to Grow Your Business
Imagine you sit down to your laptop, ready to work on your business. Do you… …Grab your to-do list, and easily check off tasks one by one? …Quickly complete your client work but struggle to commit to your personal business projects? …Love your business but find it challenging to stay on top of mundane tasks? No matter your modus operandi (M.O.), none of Continue reading...
The Client-Getting Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making (Plus, How to Find Them and Fix Them for Good)
Do you feel like, no matter what you do, you’ll never be able to break away from your day job and run your business full time? You spend nights and weekends creating a new offer... but when you email your list, nobody signs up. You set aside time to be of service on social media... but the people you help aren’t turning into paying clients. You have a consult with Continue reading...
Downtime, Rest Time, and Sleeping In: How I Incorporate Breaks into My Work Day, Even When It Feels Impossible
For the longest time, I thought that the most successful business owners were those who had Energizer Bunny energy. They woke up at 5 a.m., worked out like they were the lead instructor on a kickboxing DVD, meditated for an hour, ate a power breakfast, and dressed to the nines…. all before 9 a.m. With this in mind, I figured I was doomed for failure. Although I’m Continue reading...
Too Busy to Grow Your Business? How to Stop Spinning and Find More Time in Your Day to Reach the Next Level
After reading about the six-figure strategy I shared a few weeks ago, Amy wrote in with a question: “What you said makes a lot of sense, but I’m so swamped with running my business (keeping my blog and social media up-to-date, serving clients, etc.). How can I find the time to implement the strategy to grow my business?” Great question! And if you’re consistently Continue reading...
Steal This! The Surprisingly Simple Formula for Earning Six-Figures in Your Online, Service-Based Business
Does hitting six figures in your online, service-based business feel like a complete and total mystery? Do you wonder how you’ll get there without charging obscene prices or working late nights and long weekends? When I was early on in my business, I wondered the same thing… until one day when the answers to these questions finally *clicked* in my brain. And that Continue reading...
I Never Thought It Would Be Like This: The Hard Truth of What It Really Feels Like to Run My Online Business
“But they don’t know what it’s really like.” A friend made that one simple comment, and things unfolded in a way I could have never anticipated. She was talking about you, and how you don’t know what it’s really like for me to run my business. (By the way, she wasn’t being mean or critical. She was simply stating a fact.) When she said it, a mixed emotional Continue reading...
How to Identify, Set, and Hold Boundaries in Life and in Business: Tips From My Friend and Teacher Jess Ryan
I’d like you to meet a woman who profoundly impacted my life and business in so many ways on so many levels because I know she’ll do the same for you. When I was still finding my legs as a newbie business owner, this woman showed me how to tune into and trust my intuition. And as I’ve grown my business, she’s helped me hone this skill and access deeper truths, guiding Continue reading...
The Biggest Lessons from My Biggest Launch: What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and What I Learned Along the Way
Last week I shared part one of my launch debrief. Today, as promised, you’re going to get the inside scoop on what worked, what didn’t, and what I learned from my biggest launch ever. If you like spying behind the scenes in other people’s businesses (I do!), don’t miss this one. Let’s dive right in, starting with what went right. Massive Upleveling I’ll start the Continue reading...