As women entrepreneurs, I think we have a tendency to be HARD on ourselves when looking backwards, “I should have _______” and EASY on ourselves in the moment. “I deserve a break.” As I barrel towards 2018, I am taking a moment to take stock of all I’ve created so far: FREE for EVERYONE 15
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Archives for December 2017
How To Sell When You (Desperately) Need the Money
One of the most common emails I get from women entrepreneurs who find me online goes a little something like this, “Michelle, I’ve been reading your posts and feel like you’re speaking to me. I’m a ________ and have been in business for ______ number of years / months. I’m doing everything you say to
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For Women Entrepreneurs Who CAN Stand Alone, But No Longer Have To….
IT IS NOT ABOUT THE PUBLIC APPLAUSE, COMMUNITY SUPPORT… OR LACK OF IT. MY BUSINESS HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT ANY OF THESE THINGS. When I first — tentatively– launched what would later become Women Who WOW, I was “forcefully” cheered on by one woman in particular. An impressive, strong and accomplished woman entrepreneur who convinced
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Women Entrepreneurs: Are You Content, DIScontent or MOVING?
Identities are a weird and fluid thing. For instance, I am BOTH a mompreneur AND a Home-based business owner, but identify as neither. There’s a Women Who WOW member who is — technically, education-wise and legally — an attorney but identifies as a consultant. You may identify with any number of “boxes,” but there are ONLY
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This Separates Women Who WOW from The Rest
I want to quote a couple mentors, some from many moons ago, others fairly recently: “If what you are selling needs discipline, you have a problem. Sell the magic pill.” “You can’t sell work, Michelle. No one buys it.” And indeed, I’ve found some truth to these warnings.. There are SOME people who seem allergic
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3 Reasons Your Planning for 2017 “Didn’t Work”
This article will reveal my crock pot approach to New Year’s Planning for women entrepreneurs… and also, 3 REASONS YOUR PLANNING FOR 2017 DIDN’T WORK.) P.S. it’s NOT because your 2017 goals were too big. Few things excite me like seeing a team — especially the “underdogs” — come from behind and eek out an
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Bring me the BRAVE Women Entrepreneurs, Or None at All.
Admittedly, I’m not often outside of this carefully curated little world of Women Who WOW, an international alliance of SERIOUSLY driven women entrepreneurs. So, I don’t talk to a lot of complainers or excuse makers. I don’t “run into” people who are just plain small minded. My day to day — instead — brings
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Confessions of a Woman Entrepreneur In Desperate Need of a Reset
As a woman entrepreneur, sometimes life and / or business just don’t work out the way you planned, and you simply need a RESET, a DO-OVER. This is a timely (and personal) post because there are only 21 days until January 1, 2018 — a natural “reset button”– BUT I also want to share 5
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Failing Fabulously: A Guide For Women Entrepreneurs
I am ACUTELY aware of my failures. Both big and small. Public and private. Huge and seemingly insignificant. I sit with them. Stare them in the eye. And ALWAYS… examine them, take from them, learn from them. But also, NEVER… take them personally nor allow them the power to taint the future. Failures are useful,
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