Habits
How Often Does Your Audience Really Want to Hear from You?
When it comes to relationship marketing, and building solid business relationships with your audience, a certain amount of interaction is vitally important. But is there such a thing as too much interaction? Let’s compare three different scenarios and audiences: Almost everyone has a long lost cousin, friend, or acquaintance who you only hear from once […]
Want More Clients? Think Like a Farmer
Think all a farmer has to do is wait until fall to harvest truckloads of delicious tomatoes or corn or squash? Think again! That farmer has worked hard all year long to prepare for that week or two of reward. He prepared the ground following last year’s harvest. He planted seeds in the spring. He […]
How To Clear The Clutter and Improve Productivity
Do you work in organized chaos? You know, having piles of paper on your desk or in your office space that to the naked eye looks messy, yet you know exactly where everything is located? Even if your office and desk are neat, can you say the same thing about your computer files, or does […]
Even Coaches Need Coaches
Every success business owner can be ore successful with a coach. Even if you’re in the coaching industry, don’t think you would never have a need for a coach of your own. Seems like a funny thing to think about but even the best coaches could use some help streamlining their businesses or having an […]
Blogging Basics: Doing It Right Brings More Visitors
The Internet has an insatiable appetite for information. Billions of searches are conducted every single day looking for everything from how to bake an apple pie to why zebras have stripes. For anyone who conducts business online, these searches represent a steady flow of potential customers who are looking for what you have to offer. […]
How To Prevent Negative Self-Talk From Destroying You
“I’ve never been good with money.” “I hate budgets.” “I’ll never be a 6-figure earner.” “My market won’t pay premium prices.” If you’ve ever heard these statements come out of your mouth – or even in your head – then you’re engaging in a devastatingly damaging habit known as negative self-talk. By telling yourself these […]
Identify and Fix These Self-Sabotaging Behaviors
We all do it. No matter how successful you are, at one time or another you’ll fall into the self-sabotage trap, and the price of admission is high. Your income will suffer. Your self-esteem will plummet. Your confidence will find new lows. The end result? Frustration. Burnout. Resentment (of your clients or your business). And […]
3 Mistakes That Will Guarantee a Broke Business
Poor money management has been the cause of more business failures than any other single issue. That’s not surprising, as we aren’t born knowing how to manage money. Most of us aren’t taught how to handle it either. We figure it out along the way, through lots of trial and error. Those same mindset issues […]
Starting a New Business? 3 Tips for a Stress-Free Launch
You did it! You’re leaving the 9-5 job. Great move! However, the last thing you want to do now is add more stress to your life. Isn’t that one of the reasons you decided to build your own business in the first place? You’re looking for freedom from your horrible boss, lazy coworkers, a forced […]
5 Productivity Tips: Making the Most of Your Time
It’s not enough to dream of success. It’s not even enough to set goals. The only way to truly achieve your dreams and build the business you’re meant to build is to sit down and just do it. And that’s where many of us fail, or at least fall short. More times than not, it’s […]