3 Strategies to Go From Employed to Self-Employed

3 Strategies to Go From Employed to Self-Employed

Are you facing the rest of your life? Have you recently been laid off, retired, or maybe even fired? The employment market has drastically changed in the last 10 years, especially for high level executives over 50 years old. Companies are hiring on a budget, and they are contracting out expertise. That means, that an
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Why Doing Laundry Is Good for Business

Why Doing Laundry Is Good for Business…

  Productivity is CRUCIAL for business. But productivity doesn’t mean that if we work more efficiently, if we make the most of every minute of our day, then we can pack even more into each day. We suffer when we focus ONLY on productivity and we forget to make space for being. Space for recharging,
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The domino effect to growing your business

The domino effect… to growing your business

I’m not recording a video right now… because I’m sitting under a hair dryer at the salon. Yes, I take my work wherever I go and where better to do some creative writing than while my head is getting pampered 😉 But that’s not the point of this email. This week, as I ease my way
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Are you engaging with your audiences at every opportunity?

Are you engaging with your audiences at every opportunity?

TURN UP THE VOLUME AS I’M WHISPERING So, are you being a flight attendant? Are there areas, in your business, where you are “delivering” information in a dry, unengaged way? Here are three things to consider: ACKNOWLEDGE: Always acknowledge your audience. Make them feel that you are seeing them, that you are talking to them. As
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Where do you begin?

Where do you begin?

Where do YOU begin? How do we break down that overwhelming goal? “The Journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step.” Lao Tzu Here’s how you,  can take that first step, that MVA (Minimum Viable Action/Decision/Step/Project): VISION: Define the outcome. When you succeed, when you accomplish the goal, what does that look like? Describe it
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I’ve been hiding

I’ve been hiding…

Are you hiding? If you are like me, you might be suffering from the “hiding” syndrome I’ve suffered from all winter. This feeling of “I’m not ready”, “I’m confused”, “If I don’t have all the answers I won’t take action”,,,, Someone recently said to me that the “I’m not CLEAR or I’m confused” excuse is
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Why having a full practice is BAD for business

Why having a full practice is BAD for business…

So, let’s review. What does working ON your business look like? 60% FULL: Once you fill up your practice to about 60% you want to declare yourself FULL and have your customers be added to a waiting list. This means no more than 60% of your workday can be full of client engagements. If you work 8
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3 Models to Monetize your idea for impact

3 models to MONETIZE your IDEA for IMPACT

Are you sitting on a gold mine? Have you ever thought of monetizing your services by turning them into products? Growing a service-based business requires that we move away from reinventing the wheel with every client and we begin to look for the “common denominator” solutions we can offer our market, but in order to do that,
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How much revenue will you generate this month

How much revenue will you generate this month?

Let’s review the three layers of CLARITY your business needs to ensure consistent cash flow: CLARITY OF UVP: What outcomes do your clients receive from your services? What exactly do they solve? CLARITY OF PROCESS: Where are YOU needed to deliver results and where can you be removed? What part of your services can be
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Can you make money doing what you love

Can you make money doing what you love?

So, where can you find these people that, like me, would do their job for FREE? You can find us everywhere, we are Entrepreneurs, Speakers, Executives in companies that foster this kind of work culture. If you think about it they are authors, TED speakers and people that are out there, standing up for the
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