How to Get Back on Track As the Summer Comes to an End
Here’s what a client said last week. (See if it sounds familiar.) “Man, I was really on a roll with this project before the summer. But then the kids were home all summer, and we had vacation, and then I had to get Brian off […]
Is Being a “People Pleaser” Sabotaging Your Confidence?
Years ago, I was hosting a retreat. Â I was teaching the attendees about decisions and commitment. Now, we had spent many hours over our three days together getting clarity, setting intention and identifying next steps and big dreams. I said that in my experience, intention […]
How to Make Sure You Never Get the Wrong Kind Of Client Again
“I want to gouge my eyes out. Every time I see his name in my appointment book, that’s what I want to do. I just want to poke my own freakin’ eyes out.” Amy was stabbing her salad with a fork, jamming it into her […]
On Having the Courage to Suck at Things
I have a friend who can’t type. She gets by, yes. And she’s turned “hunting and pecking” into an art form. Personally, I think typing is the coolest skill ever. Sometimes when I’m typing away, this little character appears in my head and marvels at […]
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your Business
The great news is that your clients probably never lay eyes on your work-space. So why would tidying up even matter? I mean, some days you don’t even shower. (Oh come on, admit it.) Well, in the words of Marie Kondo, best-selling author of The […]
Is Your Ego Blocking Your Life’s Purpose?
Years ago – back when I was still performing music for a living, a motivational speaker almost made me give up on my dreams. In fact, he told me to give up. And I almost took his advice.
My Favorite Productivity Tricks for Procrastinators
People who say procrastination is about laziness are like people who think that anorexia is about not eating enough. Case in point:Â As I started to write this article, I thought, “I’ll just go check my Facebook messages first.” Then I caught myself in the […]
My Top Newbie Tips for Taking the Stage as a Speaker, Teacher, or Coach
For the last year and a half, I’ve taught people how to host their own Vision Board workshops. It’s a blast. People who are terrified make hundreds and thousands of dollars hosting and teaching and leading these workshops. And here’s the deal. Everyone gets scared […]
How to Turn Even the Worst Things Around and Reclaim Control of Your Mind
You’re flying tomorrow. And as you get into bed you check your itinerary one last time. Your flight’s at 8:30am. This will get you to Portland with 3 hours to spare before you have to be at the first networking event before your keynote in […]
5 Tricks to Writing Better Emails
One of my peeps just posted on Facebook that she’s about to host her 10th (tenth!) Vision Board Workshop in less than a year. People were inspired. They commented and asked how she’s had so many successful workshops. Here’s what she wrote: So yes, I […]