This is the third part of a three-part series where I take you behind the scenes of my most recent program launch. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1 and Part 2. For the last two weeks you got a peek behind the curtain of my biggest launch yet. I told you what went right and wrong and everything in between. I also told you why one-on-one services are far Continue reading...
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The Biggest Lessons from My Biggest Launch Ever: What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and Everything in Between – Part 2
This is the second part of a three-part series where I take you behind the scenes of my most recent program launch. Before reading on you might like to read Part 1 here. Last week I let you peek behind the curtain of my business, sharing some of the biggest lessons I learned from my biggest launch yet. We covered: Lesson 1: Keeping it “the same” is still a ton Continue reading...
The Biggest Lessons from My Biggest Launch Ever: What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and Everything in Between – Part 1
There’s one thing you have to know about business: The “inside” of someone’s big launch never looks like you think it does. No matter how glamorous the videos or how big the launch numbers seem, you simply can’t know what’s really going on until you get a peek behind the curtain. You can’t know how easy (or hard) it is to run a big launch. You can’t know Continue reading...
You Tell Me: What Classes, Programs, and Products Do You Want Me to Create for You This Year?
Wow! It’s been a crazy few months, hasn’t it? Between Make It Work Online Prep School in November and December and the Make It Work Online Workshop in January, you’ve been doing an intense amount of learning, clarifying, and action-taking. Go you! Thank you for being part of this community of smart, generous, kind, supportive, thoughtful, open-minded action-takers Continue reading...
The Ultimate Overwhelm-Busting Guide: How to Stay Focused, Work Smarter, and Systematize Your Online Business
There’s one thing that every business owner, from the newest rookie to the most famous billionaire, must deal with... OVERWHELM. No matter how big or small your team is, no matter how much money you make, no matter what you’re selling, you can’t escape it. Unfortunately, I’ve seen far too many business owners let overwhelm stop them dead in their tracks. This Continue reading...
Misophonia & Misokinesia: Going Public with the Personal Secret I’ve Tightly Held onto for More Than 28 Years
I remember the day—the moment—it all began. It was April of 1989, and I was on vacation with my family. We spent another day soaking up the warm Caribbean sun and swimming in the salty, turquoise water. By all accounts, I was a darn lucky kid to be on a trip like this. As the sun softened in the sky, dinnertime drew near. The evening meal was BBQ chicken on the Continue reading...
Rough Day? How to Take Back Control When You’re Feeling Distracted, Stuck, and Overwhelmed in Your Business
Don’t you love when you’re “in the zone” with your business? Ideas are flowing, you feel confident and in control, and you’re checking off your to-do list like a boss. If only every day were that! But there are other days where you’re stuck in a funk. You struggle to make decisions, you get sidetracked easily, or you feel generally pessimistic about the future of Continue reading...
One Small Change That Will Reignite Your Creativity, Double Your Productivity, and Help You Get More Done
You’ve been here a time or two (or ten) before: You worked hard to achieve a big goal and are left feeling utterly tapped out. Your creativity is zapped. Your energy is flat. And your mojo has disappeared. But business doesn’t just stop because you’re tapped out. You have clients to serve, revenue to generate, and blog posts to write! So how do you keep the 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...
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...