The Email Marketing Ballet is a Delicate Dance The concept of sending email messages to people who have agreed to receive them from you is one that requires trust and belief from both parties. The sender seldom knows when or if the recipient has received, opened, read, internalized, and taken action on the contents of […]
The New Normal for Online Entrepreneurs
Is This the “New Normal” for Online Entrepreneurs? The world shifted slightly off its axis during the past several months, but that doesn’t mean your business has to suffer. In fact, during times of economic uncertainty many businesses are able to prosper. Even if this becomes the “new normal” for online entrepreneurs there is most […]
It Isn’t Just About the Money – Why Income Goals Aren’t Everything
It Isn’t Just About the Money – Why Income Goals Aren’t Everything It can be easy to get carried away with creating your business plan when building a lifestyle-focused business. After all, sometimes it feels like making money is the main goal in life. However, remember when you design your business, you are trying to […]
Work Expands to Fill Time Allocated for It
How Work Expands to Fill Time You Allocate for It – What You Need to Know About Time Did you know that smart people have studied the idea of time and work to come up with a law that you should know about? It’s called Parkinson’s Law and essentially states: “…Work expands to fill the […]
The Myth of Overnight Success
The Myth of Overnight Success I have found that the myth of overnight success and achieving all of your goals over a short period of time is just that – a myth. I didn’t write 20+ bestsellers overnight; it all began with a two hundred fifty word blog post a few years before I wrote […]
Setting Intentions That Match Your Goals
Setting Intentions That Match Your Goals I was new to the concept of setting intentions to achieve my goals when I became an entrepreneur in 2006. Once I discovered the power of living in this way I made myself a promise to always use this as a lifelong strategy for success. Are you familiar with […]
Message Clarity: Is Your Message Clear or Cloudy?
Message Clarity and How to Craft Yours Striving for something called “message clarity” will make a difference in the results you achieve in your business, and even throughout your life. Is your message cloudy or clear? As I listened to the weather report on the radio I thought about the message we send out to […]
Move Your Body to Keep Blood Flowing to Your Brain
Move Your Body Throughout the Day to Keep Blood Flowing to Your Brain and Increase Mental Toughness Exercise is excellent for your short-term and long-term physical health. Get your body moving to reduce your anxiety, depression, and stress. This is a great coping skill because it builds confidence and self-worth by changing your neural pathways […]
Why 2020 Cannot Be a Rerun of Last Year
Why 2020 Cannot Be a Rerun of Last Year A long time client was lamenting that her hopes for the New Year and decade were low. She expressed her feeling that 2020 would simply be a rerun of 2019. I told her it would not be possible and why 2020 cannot be a rerun of […]
What is Minimalism? Minimalism Defined
What is Minimalism? Lots of people are talking about it, but it seems just as many are confused about the true meaning of what is minimalism in its purest sense, especially when it comes to incorporating minimalism into your life and business. It’s easy to see why. The fact is, minimalism means something different to […]
eCourse Creation: Keeping It Simple
eCourse Creation Using the “Single Problem, Single Solution Strategy”: The Benefits of Keeping It Simple Tell me if this sounds familiar. You begin to write a blog post, and before you know it, your “quick update” has turned into a rambling, 3,000 word novelette that covers everything from where to find a graphic designer to […]
Virtual Assistant Business: How to Get Started Now
Start a Virtual Assistant Business to Work From Wherever You Are Are you ready to hang out your virtual shingle and get started as an online entrepreneur? If you want to start a business that has a low barrier to entry, but that can produce six figures, with skills you probably already have, and equipment […]
Productivity Formula: Entrepreneurs
Productivity Formula: Entrepreneurs Can Make This a Habit Do you have a productivity formula? Entrepreneurs tend to work best with funnels, systems, and formulas. I thought I would share my own productivity formula with you so you could incorporate my habits into what will work best for you. My productivity formula for success as an […]
Brain Health for Entrepreneurs
Brain Health for Entrepreneurs As we begin a new decade I thought it would be helpful for me to share some ideas with you about brain health and optimization. I always thought that if I avoided risky behaviors and did not have injuries or illnesses that affected the brain I would be alright, but it […]
Choosing the Topic for Your First or Next Book
So…you’re ready to write your book! Becoming a published author will launch your credibility to new heights and (hopefully) will bring more opportunities for media interviews and reaching beyond your current circles of influence. My first book was published in the summer of 2010 and my life and business changed forever as a result, So […]
Practicing Gratitude and Forgiveness for Yourself and Others
Practicing Gratitude and Forgiveness for Yourself and Others in Your Life Practicing gratitude and forgiveness brings about positivity, even when it’s hard to stay positive. Make a gratitude list each day and see what happens in your attitude. You don’t have to come up with grand things to be grateful for. If you like the […]
How to Sell an eBook From a Website
How to Sell an eBook From a Website Did you know that you can be extremely successful selling an eBook from a website, instead of selling it on Amazon as a Kindle book? I did this when I first got started online in 2006, years before Amazon became established as a way for authors to […]
Baseball as a Metaphor for Business
Why the Baseball as a Metaphor for Business Strategy Makes Sense I know that baseball has been used as a metaphor for business for a century. What I didn’t know was that baseball would break my heart. A recent fan, I took on the New York Yankees as “my team” at the beginning of the […]
The ONE Thing for Entrepreneurs
I have been rereading The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan and was inspired to share my thoughts on the concepts they are sharing with you here. From the first day I started my online business back in 2006 I knew that my goal would be […]
Keyword Strategy to Build Your SEO
Developing Your Keyword Strategy As quickly as the search engines change their algorithms, it seems like you must come up with a new strategy. But, if you use smart techniques designed to make your content better instead of trying to trick the system, you’ll always be ahead of the game. To ensure that you’re using […]
Introverts and Entrepreneurship
Introverts and Entrepreneurship: Is This a Good Fit? Many of us are surprised to find later in life that we are introverts. This is particularly confusing for those who are outgoing and socially skilled. Some of the greatest leaders and contributors to society have been identified as introverts, including Bill Gates, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, […]
Take Full Responsibility for Your Situation to Grow Exponentially
Take Full Responsibility for Your Situation to Grow Exponentially It is impossible to be perfect (whatever that means) all the time. We all make mistakes because we simply cannot always know what the right thing to do is. Admitting that you make mistakes will increase your resilience. Sometimes even powerful leaders are unable or unwilling […]
Impossible Goal of Perfection
The Impossible Goal of Perfection Every week I have calls with people who are caught up with the impossible goal of perfection. Many have waited for years to start their online businesses because they wanted everything to be done right, with no mistakes or flaws before they shared it with the world. “Right” is code […]
Membership Site Dilemma
The Membership Site Dilemma and How to Turn it Around Most of us dreamed of having a membership site when we first came online. The idea of recurring income that will increase over time is alluring. You simply choose a topic you know about and are interested in and find people who want to learn […]
Medium…It’s Just Right
It’s Not So Small, Yet Not Too Big Either. Medium…It’s Just Right Sometimes the very thing that changes your life begins with something so small you won’t be able to trace it back to a definitive source or a particular point in time. I do not recall how, when, or where I first heard about […]
How to Enhance Your Emotional Regulation Skills
Enhance Your Emotional Regulation Skills I’ve been writing about the 8 skills involved in understanding resilience, inner strength, and mental toughness. Our emotions play a bigger part in this than you may have imagined, so it makes sense to enhance your emotional regulation skills to be the best “you” that you can be. ***Scroll to […]
Too Busy to Create the Lifestyle You Want?
Are You Too Busy to Create the Lifestyle You Want and Deserve? Life is messy and complicated and busy. As I ponder this concept of being too busy to create the lifestyle you want I am reminded of this quote: “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” ~ Socrates, 400s BC I mentor about a […]
Importance of Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
The Importance of Getting a Good Night’s Sleep I never understood insomnia and the devastating effect the lack of sleep could have on our lives until I experienced it myself. No longer do I joke that “I was going to have insomnia but I slept right through it” because that is not funny at all. […]
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