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Coloring with all the Crayons

Guest Post from Rachel Young Nielsen There is a reason there are 8 colors in the beginner box of crayons.  When you are learning to color, 8 is enough of a variety to make pictures distinct without overwhelming the artist with choices. And then all of a sudden we understand there are more colors out there. There are more options...
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Months of Prep ZAPPED in Seconds

Guest Post from Joane Quitay, our in-house Systems Guru. My client, Mary, just had probably the biggest tech snafu during a live launch this week, something totally beyond her control. We spent months preparing for this virtual event - even making last minute changes to improve her funnel - and by the universe’s idea of fun there was a power outage where Mary (the host) is...
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Open to Receive, Part 3: The 8th Lesson, Maitri

To quote Brené Brown, I had fully armored up my heart. It took 5 years to build this armor. Five years of a viciously divisive political environment followed by a health crisis of proportions we never could have imagined. Five years of emotional, psychological and physical stress, while fighting to maintain the focus required for my business. It came on...
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Open to Receive: Part 2 – Inigo Montoya & Smokey

I went from giddy to distraught almost overnight. We’d adopted a cat, Smokey, and it wasn’t quite working out. Lesson 1: Be careful about “almost what I want”. Smokey was almost the cat I wanted, and I felt awful about it. I was distraught for a week. Judging myself for being too picky, too needy. Whining that Smokey bonded with...
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“I can’t believe she didn’t hire me!” – Guest post by Lisa Crilley Mallis of Impactive Strategies

Recently while scrolling in Facebook, I noticed a post from a colleague who had just hired a coach – not just any coach, but one who does almost exactly the same work I do. My first thought? "I can't believe she didn't hire me!" My second thought? "I can't believe she didn't hire me!" And finally, I got that sick...
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Guest Post: That ONE bad experience

A big part of keeping the strategy of speaking gigs running smoothly is to confirm (sometimes more than once) that you have ALL the right details for an event, time, date, venue (aka Zoom link), etc, etc. And confirming is very simple… or at least it sounds that way. The reality of it is you’re not dealing with a computer...
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When it’s Taking Your Nights, Weekends and Sanity

It's Saturday night at 9:18pm. I'm typing this into my iPad on my kitchen counter because inspiration just struck. When you run your own business, it isn't orderly. It doesn't color inside the lines. It rarely runs to an exact timetable. Some days, it wants to be sluggish and lazy. Other times it wants your nights, your weekends and your...
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‘Tis the Season for Analysis Paralysis

I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster, trying to sort through an onslaught of thoughts… Be strategic. Be positive. Be real. Be heartfelt. Be transparent. Be direct. Wrap up deals. Wrap up presents. Lock down California. Cancel holiday plans. It’s the end of the year and I’m feeling tremendous pressure which turns into… Analysis paralysis. But right now I’m experiencing...
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I had the biggest AHA! moment yesterday.

Seriously. And I’m going to connect this AHA! with how the world has shifted and when I’m through well, I think it’s going to blow your mind. I mean, I hope it’s going to make you incredibly excited about some opportunities to grow your business that you maybe didn’t fully appreciate in the past. I know it can feel like...
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Business Lesson from a Workout FAIL

Several years ago I hired a personal trainer to help kickstart some New Year’s Resolutions. I showed up in the early morning hours hopeful and ready to kick some ass. 10 minutes later, I was ready to pass out and throw up. I wasn’t that out of shape, and my trainer hadn’t pushed me that hard. What happened? After a...
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[Guest Post] Lessons learned from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis – and How They Apply Today

Contributed by: Jane Garee, Sales Strategist I knew the world economic free fall of 2008 would come back to haunt me but I am more grateful for it than I can say. In 2008, I was in the thick of the financial meltdown.  I was enjoying a successful career as a mortgage broker, in south Florida, and between the warm...
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Why Pivoting Might be the Wrong Move

“Pivot” is so overused it doesn’t even ping your radar anymore. Am I right? Well, I’ve got news for you… “pivoting” may not mean what you think it means AND it’s not always the best way to navigate this crisis. In an attempt to clear up assumptions and shine a light on all the great options to keep the momentum...
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