The Journey Is Tough – How Do I Keep Moving Forward?
The Story of Wildcat Mountain Back in the early 80’s as a young married couple with no kids, my husband and I loved sight seeing and hiking in the fall foliage season in New England. One such lovely day, we took [...]
Selling Easier With Caring and Grace
I’ve taken many sales courses and read sales books over the years. A common theme and smart strategy is for the prospect to convince themselves to buy your offer; and to do that you must “keep them in the pain”. It sounds awful so [...]
How To Keep Your Remote Team Productive and Motivated
Advising clients who run a company with several team members, this topic does yield some creative approaches. Get To Know Each Team Member First, I encourage business owners to consider what “life and work” is like from your team members’ perspectives, especially [...]
My 3 Blogging Secrets
A few years ago, someone told me that blogging weekly was the way to go. Me: “You mean EVERY week???” sigh… But for the last few years, I’ve made it happen. I think I let 1 week go by with nothing. [...]
Do I Spend Money To Get To My Goals Before I Have The Money?
Another Business Chicken & The Egg Conundrum. When I started my business 17 years ago, a lot of business coaches offered to work with me. I must have been an obvious mess because I met a never-ending stream of them! [...]
Your Branding – A Business Chicken & The Egg Conundrum
In a strategy session with a relatively new business owner, I could feel he was stressed about defining his brand beyond the nifty logo he created. Do I define my brand now to get sales or wait to get sales [...]