The Hardest Part is Starting Fall is my favorite time of the year. My thoughts turn to back to school, pumpkin pie, Halloween, hot cocoa, hot apple cider, pumpkin spice lattes, gorgeous landscapes, cooler nights, comfy blankets, football, and yummy homemade hot soups. Fall has always been a time for education and training for me,[…]
Turn Your Creativity Into a Profitable Biz Have you ever met someone with a smile that knocks you off your feet? Shannon Barnard is one of those people with a brilliant smile and a big heart. Shannon owns K9Bytes, a company that sells hand-sewn dog and cat collars and leashes, natural treats, and toys online.[…]
Brilliant author, speaker, networking expert, and coach Vivienne Smith sat down with me (virtually that is) to talk about how she got started in her business. You can listen in on the podcast. She shares how she got started and her wisdom on overcoming inevitable obstacles when you are pursuing more than one passion. Vivienne[…]
How to Overcome, I am Too Busy How often do you find yourself saying I am too busy? How often do you hear clients, prospects, friends or family members say I am too busy? Everyone is too busy. I have never met a person who isn’t busy. The truth is that we make time for[…]
Books change your life. I have loved books since I could first read. Books opened up magical places and ideas for me and have served me well for my whole life. As an avid reader (I often read a book a day), I know the value of books and how a suggested book from a[…]
Strengthen Your Courage Muscles in Your Biz Why are you doing IT anyway? What difference are you making? Whatever IT is, a strong, compelling reason why you are doing IT creates the passion and excitement to move forward and strengthens your courage muscles when you run into inevitable obstacles. Some reasons you may have started[…]
How to be a happier, more joy-filled biz owner and truly live your life while growing your biz. Stress is a fact of life. Even the great things in life often bring stress. If the great things like marriage, buying a new house and getting a new job cause stress, what about the constant stress[…]
5 Simple Ways to Create a Happy, Joy-filled, and Profitable Biz It was a cold, but sunny day in December of 2007 when I first clicked the publish button on the website for my new coaching business. My business model at that time was coaching for an hourly or monthly rate to individual clients with a[…]
Unlock Your Goals with Successful Planning I walked out the door with my box of stuff from my desk. The sun was shining. I felt full of possibilities and scared to death at the same time. After giving a one month notice, I had just worked my last day at my job. I said goodbye[…]
How to Spring Into Joy by Avoiding These Happiness Stealers That happy, joyful feeling when your heart soars and you find yourself smiling is one of the best feelings on Earth. Most of us would love more happiness in everyday life. When we are happy, life seems to flow and it is easy to take inspired action. […]
How do you create an optimal life and why should you even care about it? You know how life tends to unfold. You experience the unpredictable, the excitement, the stress, the mundane, the achievements, the mistakes, and the bliss, and more. Life feels fast and sometimes it feels slow. Do you feel like life is[…]
Are you crystal clear about your life and biz goals? When I look back at the clients I have coached over the years, clarity is often a sore spot. When I ask, What are your goals? often people do not know or they have a vague sense of a goal- something like- I want more success[…]
The Benefits of Mastermind Part 5 of 5 This is Part 5 of my 5 Day Blog Series on Growing Through Masterminds. The Business Success Checklist for Heart-Centered Small Business Owners When you are growing a small business, you might feel like you are “winging it” much of the time. I hear this frequently from[…]
