One of the top questions I get is this, “How do you SELL when no one is buying?”  Of course, if NO ONE was buying, you simply couldn’t sell.  But, that’s not really the case.  Sales ARE being made — across price points — across industries… and if YOU aren’t making them, well… you need
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        It’s February 1.  This month, we celebrate Valentine’s Day… my birthday… and what I’ve dubbed the “OFFICIAL” Love Your Business Month! All month, we’ll be bombarded by marketing messages about romance and love and commitment, so I figured I’d kick us off with a post about LOVE and COMMITMENT… and how
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I’ve gotta admit… I have a nostalgic, passionate desire for simplicity. Simple relationships.  (HINT:  If your relationship status is constantly on “It’s Complicated”, run for the hills!) Simple rules.  Simple forms. Simple plans. Simple motivations. But, as a business owner, our lives can get really really complicated, overwhelmed, and well… messy — and pretty quickly.
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Sometimes I admit I feel a bit alone… I drop my kids off at school, and watch the other moms.  Many of them are very clearly heading off for a leisurely coffee together.  (How you get invited to coffee dates like this, I still haven’t figured out.) Others, headed to a morning yoga class. Or
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And no, this isn’t one of those “posts with a twist.” I’m really, increasingly, unashamedly  jealous of these women.  It’s not because many of them are still breastfeeding, or changing diapers, or even — gasp! — pregnant with another kid.  (I think the vasectomy is one of my favorite inventions!) It’s not because they seem
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Recently, one of my coaching gym members reported a paradox of sorts.  She was experiencing dramatically increased profit AND — at the same time —  what I call a “confidence lapse.”  Not uncommon at all, by the way, as I’m sure you already know. The same day, I got really frustrated with a friend who’s
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