One word to set the tone for an ENTIRE year? Uh… no pressure or anything! Here are three tips to find that sets your focus and foundation of success in 2019: 1. Take the pressure off. My friend and rock star sales trainer, Jane Garee says, “I pick a word twice. Once at the beginning… Read more…
Increase Your Energy: Decisively Delete and Delay
Wading through a client’s massive list of ideas, concerns, strategies and more for the New Year, I was struck by the thought: “Dude – you’ve got to burn some of these bridges!” My client is a successful trainer, and a corporate escapee. He has a laundry list a mile long of things he thinks he… Read more…
Why “lucky” is so disempowering
Have you ever had the thought that someone who is successful is just lucky? This week in my Facebook live, I explore why “lucky” is disempowering, how to know whether you’re improving or stalling and how “putting yourself out there” is only half of the process. Click on the picture for my usual offbeat look at… Read more…
Being BOLD vs. the Queasy Feeling of Being Obnoxious
Do you get a “queasy feeling of being obnoxious” (my client’s words) when thinking about promoting yourself or asking for big money? You’re not alone. In a recent Facebook live, I explored why this is and how to work around it. So why do we hold ourselves back? There are some very good and understandable… Read more…
A Fight Broke Out at Starbucks (and what it taught me about business)
There I was with a good friend in Starbucks. Sipping lattes and talking about business, when suddenly the energy in the room shifted. It was a simmering standoff. Two young men. One threatening, one sitting, and 20 of us staring and watching. My first instinct was to jump in with an unexpected smile. I’d hoped… Read more…
Do you excel at limiting yourself?
Please welcome Adam Cravets as my guest blogger. Are you a champion at limiting yourself? What’s your threshold? Would you be able to look yourself in the mirror if you said “I can’t complete my day because I can’t find a pen to write my to-do list with?” Here’s another excuse: “I can’t complete my… Read more…
How to Do Less Marketing and Get More Clients in the Next 30-90 Days
You run a business, and of course you want to attract more clients. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could cut your marketing activities in half, and get twice as many clients or more? What if marketing could be simple and fun? Impossible? Well no, not really. As it is, for most business owners marketing is frustrating. Plus… Read more…
When You Find Yourself in a Lull…
I’ve gotten sloppy in my business. Embarrassing but true. This realization hit me while listening to my favorite book “The Strangest Secret” by Earl Nightingale. Here’s what I heard: “Prosperity, you know, is founded on the law of mutual exchange. Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper, in turn, himself. Sometimes the return will… Read more…
What should you guarantee in your marketing?
Do you ever stop to ask yourself what promises your marketing message is making to your clients? This week in my Facebook live, I talked about possibilities vs. guarantees in marketing. The fact is, not every client will experience great results as there are many factors that figure into success. However…… If you have a… Read more…
Reminder From an “Angel”
I’ll admit it, I was intimidated. I was speaking at an international business summit, and the two speakers before me were and angel investor and a bank executive. And my topic? How to create a great 30-second introduction. I felt small. Nervous. Out of my league. And then the angel investor shared one of her… Read more…
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