building a business – Page 5

The #1 Habit Guaranteed to Increase Your Success

Hint: It’s not what you think… What do you need to do to be successful in your business, in your relationships, in your personal goals? Maybe you think you need to create a schedule and stick to it. Maybe you think you need to work hard and never give up. Maybe you think you need to write down your goals…

Worried about being too salesy?

Change Your Focus If you have a business, then you know you have to sell something. It might be a class that you teach… Or a product that you create… Or coaching that you do. I know a lot of entrepreneurial wannabes, that would rather eat dirt than sell something–even though they desperately want…

Clarity

And Why It Matters Prior to each coaching session with a client, I send a clarity tool to complete and return to me beforehand. In a recent session, a client told me what a struggle it is for her to complete the tool each time. “You should write a blog about that form,” she said.…

Should you Celebrate Failure?

Should you Question Success? Success is a word that is discussed and thrown around a lot. Failure? Not so much. Teachers focus on making sure students are successful. Businesses work to achieve goals in order to be successful. Everyone wants to be successful in their career, family life, social life and even in their spiritual…

Does your workplace bring out the best?

Here’s the workplace fix According to US and global Gallup polls about 89% of workers don’t feel that they can be their best at work and 70 % are not engaged at work. What this means is that an overwhelming majority of the workforce is not involved in or committed to their work while about…

Crucial Conversations with Employees

What to Do When that Employee isn’t Working Out You have someone working for you and it’s not going well. He isn’t doing his job. She is making a lot of mistakes. Maybe they aren’t even showing up. It could be a full-time employee, a part time employee or someone who you contract with occasionally. Maybe…

Time to move on?

The secret to getting what you want

How to get what you want in life Want to take your current career to the next level? Want to sell more so you can serve more? Want to expand your influence by developing your skills as an inspirational speaker? Are you asking for the opportunities you want or are you wishing the pieces would…

Is your mindset sabotaging your business?

Mindset Matters in Business What if it’s possible that you are accidentally sabotaging your business with a scarcity mindset? Have you ever said: “Charging that price would be highway robbery.” “I try to help everyone who needs my help. If I get more specific about who I serve, I’ll wind up with no clients at…

Where to find your clients

Finding Your Ideal Clients Now that you know who your clients are, the next question is: where can you find them? Knowing who they are should give you direction. If your clients work a 9-5 job, where can you find them after hours? Are they at the gym? On the golf course? Are they working…