What’s Your Why?
When you first hung out your virtual shingle, you were most likely thinking: “I can’t wait to get away from this awful job.” “I just want to be home with my kids.” “This dead-end job is going nowhere.” “I’m tired of working crazy hours and holidays.” “I know I’m worth more than they’re paying me.” […]
Stop Bootstrapping and Start Profiting
I get it. You’re a solopreneur. You’ve bootstrapped your business from the ground up, tackling every task that comes your way, and you’re Proud of it (yes, with a capital “P”). You built your first website, dove in, learned how to edit and upload videos to YouTube, figured out how to format your email newsletter, […]
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 […]
3 Ways To Market Your Business
The world is filled with great ideas and broke business owners with fabulous products but no sales. The fact is, ideas are not what drives most business success. Marketing does. Wether you’ve just quit your day job to branch out on your own, or you are one experienced business owner looking to scale it up, […]
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 Tips For Creating An In-Demand Product
One thing that holds many promising entrepreneurs back from launching their business, it’s this: a lack of confidence in their products. Obviously, you think that new course or workshop is a great idea, or you wouldn’t have worked o it, but how do you know it will sell? Even better, how do you know there will […]
Build a Business, Not Another Job
Many people dream of working for themselves, being their own boss, and having the freedom to only take on clients and projects they love. What they don’t realize, though, is that there is a huge difference between building a business and being self-employed. Business owners scale their income. Self-employed people trade dollars for hours. Business […]
Hacking the Mindset of a Successful Entrepreneur
Want to know what sets the uber-successful apart from the wannabe entrepreneurs? It’s not money, or brilliant ideas, or even powerful friends. All of those things (and more) are nice to have, but they’re not a requirement of success. What is a must-have, though, is a good attitude. Without the proper mindset, you’ll constantly be […]