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 […]
What to Do When You Keep Sabotaging Your Own Success
My dog had been beaten. She had also been burned all over with a lighter. That’s how I found her and how we began together. With tons of training and love, she made leaps and strides over the first few years. Until the day she […]
Starter Steps to Hiring your First Assistant
“If you don’t have an assistant, you are one.” – Raymond Aaron Who should I hire first? It’s a common question among new business owners. And my coaching is pretty straightforward… If you’re a new business owner, your first hire should always be an accountant. […]
How I Started my Meditation Practice
I meditate nearly every day. Sometimes for 40 minutes. Sometimes, when time is limited, for just 20 minutes. (I like the longer sessions best.) No, I don’t get bored. Yes, my mind still yammers on like a barfly trying to get laid. But still, I […]
Got lots of ideas? Here’s what to do (and NOT) with them…
Have you ever said something like this to a friend: “Okay – I have this idea… You then spend a good three minutes explaining your idea – and you finish off by asking,] “…Is that a good idea? Or am I just, like, COMPLETELY freakin’ […]
Overcoming the Fear of Being Seen
When I was in 5th grade, I learned how to play “Scarlet Ribbons” on the piano. It was one of my dad’s favorite songs, and I wanted to surprise him, not only by playing it at my end-of-the-year piano recital, but by singing it too. […]
Splattered, Covered and Smothered: How to Get Your Focus Back and Get More Done
Have you ever been at home all day when nothing’s in the fridge? You open the door. You poke your head in. You hum a little tune and look around. You sigh. You grab a handful of pine nuts. You go back to your desk. […]
You’re Freakin’ Them Out! (How to Stop Losing Potential Clients)
When you talk to a potential client, how easy is it to just use the familiar lingo of your trade? SO easy, right? Healers start in with chakras. Branding experts yammer about brand attributes. And, you accountants…we won’t even go there. Your current clients know […]