When I was first starting out, I caught a common illness that strikes many entrepreneurs: comparisonitis. This disease halts creativity and leaves you immobilized. Have no fear, I have the cure for you today! In today’s Build Your Business Challenge, Actionable Advice in 60 Seconds or Less, I’m going to share with you how I caught this awful illness and the simple Continue reading...
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The Must-Have System If You Work with One-on-One Clients (Without It, Clients Are Slipping Through Your Hands)
If you work with one-on-one clients, you need this system. Period. Without it, you’re letting business slip out of your hands. In today’s Build Your Business Challenge, Actionable Advice in 60 Seconds or Less, I’m going to tell you exactly what this system is and how to implement it. Best of all, if you have this system in place, you could sign up more clients than Continue reading...
6 Emails That Bring in More Clients: How to Create an Autoresponder Sequence That Turns Subscribers into Fans
Did you know that there are six simple emails that can easily bring in more clients to your business? There are, and they’re easy to write. I’m going to give you the details today in a new video series I’m calling Build Your Business Challenge: Actionable Advice in 60 Seconds or Less That’s right. 60 seconds or less. You can spare 60 seconds to grow your business Continue reading...
Are You Ignoring This Like I Did? How to “Go Pro” and Embrace the Unsexy Parts of Running Your Own Business
When it comes to our work, who doesn’t l-o-v-e diving into the sexier side of things? Writers adore writing. Coaches are obsessed with coaching. Designers dig their art. Our work is the sexy stuff in business. Doing the things that are aligned with our specific slice of genius feels fantastic and puts us in an awesome frame of mind about what we do. While it’s Continue reading...
Experimenting Your Way to Success: My Simple 5-Step Process to Test, Analyze, and Refine Your Business Ideas
Have you ever had a grand idea? One you you were really excited to put out into the world? (Of course you have.) Did you ever have an idea you loved so much that you were equally excited and afraid to put it out there? What if someone didn’t buy it, this idea you loved so much? It’s a funny relationship we have with our favorite ideas. We love them and want to share Continue reading...
Afraid of Failure? The New Approach You Desperately Need to Reset Your Mindframe and Experiment Without Fear
Have you ever put a new idea out there -- a new class, blog post, product, or coaching package -- and not gotten the instant, positive response you expected? (No need to be embarrassed. It’s happened to everyone.) I’m curious: what happened next? Did you burst into tears, have a little freak out, and declare that you’re quitting your business for good? (Don’t Continue reading...
Does Business Feel Difficult? The Simple, Powerful Concept That Tripled My Income and Doubled My Fun in a Year
Has business felt harder than you think it should? Most people wish business could be easier. Myself included! You've most likely cried over your laptop, sweated over whether your clients would pay on time, and pulled one too many twelve-hour days just trying to make it work. I’ve done all of these things. But thankfully, about a year ago, something shifted. Continue reading...
What Should You Do with Your Money? 5 Basic Money Management Tips for More Financial Freedom in Your Business
Freedom. It’s the entrepreneur’s dream. When you’re free, everything is incredibly clear. You know how you spend your time, what income you’re making, and where you’re headed in life and in business. Unfortunately, too many business owners feel far from free. Working long hours, not sure if they’re making enough money, and wondering if and exactly how much they can Continue reading...
The Psychology of Pricing: How to Help Clients Get Past Sticker Shock and See the Value in Your Premium Packages
Have you ever avoided buying something amazing because it was “too expensive,” and then regretted not just doing it later? If so, you know it’s a rotten, sinking-in-regret, why-was-I-so-chicken feeling. You don’t ever want a prospective client to feel that way. Especially if you’re the type of entrepreneur who pours her heart and soul into what you do, it feels Continue reading...
Overwhelmed by Your Business? Steal This! My Rock-Solid System for Getting It All Done (and Having a Life!)
To keep giving you relevant and timely content, we update our most popular posts. This article was last updated in September 2020. I don’t work very much compared to many entrepreneurs. Now, I’m not saying I spend hours playing fetch with my dog on the beach or lounging with the new baby at the park instead of taking care of clients! Au contraire. Everything gets Continue reading...