Top 10 Time-Wasters for Business Owners
When you say “I don’t have enough time!” “¦ are you always telling the truth? (Be honest.) Is it possible that you DO have enough time – more than enough – but that you’re wasting it on frivolous things? Let’s get brutally clear about what […]
The Psychology of Going from Employee to Business Owner
We all love the storyline that goes like this: When you have your own business, you’ll be able to”¦ √ Live in your yoga pants. √ Work out whenever you want. √ Meet your smiling bubbly kids at the bus stop √ Schedule your days […]
How to End the Personal Hell of Comparing Yourself to Others
If you’re reading this, you may be reading it secretly. Â Or you’ve bookmarked it for a time when people aren’t around. Â I get it. After all, no one in their right mind admits they’re comparing themselves to someone. Â No one enjoys envy. Â It’s ugly. It […]
What Does the Day Before a Sold-out Event Really Look Like? (behind-the-scenes peek)
My CLiCK retreat is just getting started”¦and I want to give you a behind the scenes view of what all the pre-event activity looks like – so here are the 5 big lessons I wrote about from yesterday”¦ Lesson #1: Never let your dog watch […]
Break Rules, Dump Reasons and Get Over Fear Once and For All
You’re standing in the chilly backstage at a convention hall reminding yourself to breathe as you wait to step into the spotlight for your first ever keynote address. Your gruff accountant leaves you a message and says, “We need to talk immediately. Call me.” The […]
How to Overcome Adversity and Become Resilient
I was sitting in a plush leather chair getting hit with rapid-fire questions. The asker was my doctor – a functional practitioner. As I answered, he filled in blanks on his computer. His questions were designed to reveal my attitude toward adversity, my ability to […]
5 Waiting Traps That Kill Your Dreams Slowly
It’s not that I actually believed God was laughing uproariously at my plans and dreams – but surely there was some being somewhere that deemed me either worthy or unworthy of those plans and dreams. After all, that’s how it always worked, right? You got […]
How to Start Meditating (Even If You’re too Busy to Meditate)
As a business owner, there are a million things you should be doing everyday, right? You should do yoga so you can be more bendy. You should write (or draw or paint) each day to keep your creativity alive. You should read a book a […]
Why Strong Boundaries are Essential to Your Success
Years ago, I was at my favorite resort in the Smoky Mountains. Three days of no laptop, great food, hiking, massage, and unparalleled views. On the first afternoon, I was tooling around the 4000-acre farm in my own private golf cart while my husband hung […]
How to Overcome the Fear of Being Seen
One of the most common fears of business owners is the fear of being seen. Yes, there will always be those folks who seem to thrive in the limelight. Give them a stage, or a website, or an audience, and they’re all set. But more […]