building a business
Planning a New Marketing Campaign? Do This First!
You are planning a new approach to marketing your coaching or consulting business. You know you need to try something new and different but how will you know if this is the right thing to do? Is it worth the time, energy or even money that you are about to put into it. The ICE…
Read MoreStressed?
Are you stressed out? Being an entrepreneur means being stressed… right? Isn’t that just part of the way things work? Stressed about getting new clients. Stressed about getting work done. Stressed about how to present your elevator pitch at the next networking event. What if being stressed isn’t the way it has to be? Feeling…
Read MoreDoes Personality Style Impact Goal Achievement?
How to work in your strengths and achieve your goals You might wonder what your personality style has to do with how you set and accomplish goals… easy answer: everything. If you use the DISC assessment to understand your personality, then you also will see that each style approaches setting goals differently. Here are some…
Read MoreRev Up Your Revenue #5: Optimize
Rev Up Your Revenue #5: Optimize Are you thinking outside the box when it comes to sales in your business? Should you be? Or is it more important to make sure you are thinking inside the right box? In this post, I’ll identify the three best practices to create sales. Many times the reason sales…
Read MoreRev Up Revenue Step 4: Sell More
Welcome back to Rev Up Your Revenue Step #4: Sell More Now that you have a goal, what’s next? It’s time to engage with potential clients in a sales conversation. If you are feeling nervous now that I’ve mentioned the word sales, you might want to spend some time looking at your own mindset around…
Read MoreRev Up Your Revenue Step #2: Assess
Welcome back to Rev Up Your Revenue Step #2: Assess Are you a business owner that keeps up with your numbers, such as how many products have sold, your income, your profit and your expenses? Or are you a business owner who rarely looks at your numbers? Maybe only once a year or so when…
Read MoreRev Up Your Revenue: Step #1 Clarity
It’s Step 1 of the Rev Up Your Revenue Challenge, and today is all about CLARITY Question: What is clarity and why is it essential for increasing your revenue? Answer: When you are clear in your business, it makes the job of communication and decision making simpler because you know your mission, goals and priorities. In addition, clarity…
Read MoreRev Up Your Revenue: Step #3 Goal Setting
Just like you, I’m as resistant to setting goals for my business as anyone else. Why? Setting a goal means using a lot of brain energy to determine where I am and where I want to be. It’s easier to just keep on doing what I’m doing… whether it is working well or not. Setting…
Read More3 ways to be a hero in your career
Characteristics of a Hero A school where I was doing some training had an inspirational quote on the wall in one of the classrooms. It said, “Be the hero in your own story.” I loved the message and it got me thinking… What does it look like to be a hero? And how does that translate…
Read MoreThe Biggest Roadblock to Success in Your Business
What is one of the biggest roadblocks to success in your business? Blaming. Maybe you blame the economy, not having enough time or money, as the reason that your business hasn’t taken off like you want it to. I’m going to tell you a secret. Once you take full responsibility for the results in your…
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