A few years ago, I was a successful consultant wishing for more. I knew that consulting wasn’t where I wanted to be in terms of my greater career aspirations, but I wasn’t sure what was.
I wanted to own my own business. I wanted to have a product or service. I wanted to like what I did for a living every day.
And I definitely did NOT want to be beholden to utilization rates or annual reviews (Nothing kills your soul faster than trying to figure out how to suck out more billable hours on a project so you don’t get laid off, amiright?).
And then it hit me awhile after I read Steve Jobs’s famous speech at Stanford and actually connected the dots from my past and saw some of the themes: I should be a coach! I should do what I already love, but do it for money instead of for ice cream and hugs.
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You consider making your first video for your website…Screen Shot 2013-04-10 at 11.59.31 AM
…and this is the voice that pops into your head.
You think about following up with the woman you met at that event who expressed interest in working with you…
…and you hear it again.
You know you should raise your prices…
…but that same voice just keeps holding you back.
You know this voice all too well.
It’s the snarky voice in your head that likes to mouth off whenever you think about being bold, a little decadent, or more self-nurturing.
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Do You Make it Too Hard for People to Pay You?
Now – regardless of how you feel about the politics of raising money in this way – the lesson here is important to you as a business.
People respond to definite calls to action. They respond to CLARITY.
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what YOU might be tolerating in your business.
Do you have a website that doesn’t stand up to the job? (If you don’t want to share your URL with anyone, that might be a clue).
Is your message old, out of sync with your current vision, or lacking the right words to bring it to life?
Are you tolerating clients that ask for more than you can give, don’t pay you on time or just don’t do the work?
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We have responsibility overload: Our brains are overtaxed, our homes have way too much stuff in them, our adrenal glands are overworked, our minds don’t rest, and our marriages and families are suffering. Forgive me for generalizing or sounding like the voice of doom, but talk to your friends and you will hear pretty much the same refrain.
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5 Ways to Break a Business Funk
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When was the last time you took a risk? I’m talking bundles of nerves, a tribe butterflies in your stomach and sweaty palms. Taking a risk can be exuberating + frightening all at the same time but it may be just what you need to get your mojo back. Maybe you have been debating on a new turn for your business or starting a new one all together. Whatever the risk is that you have been holding back on, listen up, because I’m going to break down how taking a risk will wake you up + cause you to feel more vibrant, productive and passionate.
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Most creative types hate planning with a fervor normally reserved for dentist visits and cleaning the litterbox. They find it boring, dry, and would generally much rather be doing things than planning them. I get it, I do! An overabundance of planning is definitely not a good thing, but neither is lots of action without focus or direction. Since it’s the beginning of a fresh new year, full of hopes, resolutions, & goals, let’s talk about painless business planning.
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The average New Year’s Resolution doesn’t address the core of the issue – the “BE” level.
The best order for creating positive changes in your life is the BE-DO-HAVE model. This means you start from the BE level. When you begin changing on the BE level of your life, then the DO level and the HAVE level follow more easily.
When you start only on the DO level, then all the blocks on the BE level will often become the obstacles you can’t overcome.
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by Jan R. Miesse You are a candle wherever you are. I am a candle wherever I am. Are we bringing light, do we shine? “Move toward darkness and you’ll wish you had a light, so that you could find your way.” Where there is very little light, decide to shine from your heart. There…
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