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How many clients does your expertise-based service business need?
Many answering this might say “a lot!” We need a lot of clients for our expertise based service business. Getting clients is often viewed as a goal in and of itself. We need to get more clients. But more in the context of goal achievement is not very specific. To arrive at a number we…
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As business owners we say we have faith yet never ask for what we want
Whenever a solopreneur or business owner reaches out to me, they can usually list all the things that are not working for them. Their website isn’t working They are wasting time on social media They need help with customer service They are not sure what to do next They are not making enough money Interestingly,…
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To achieve true success and abundance, is your mind in the best optimal state ?
I believe it was Dan Kennedy who recommended that I get Grow Rich! With Peace of Mind by Napoleon Hill. Dan said that this was by far better than the book Hill became famous for – Think and Grow Rich. Napoleon had once believed that it was essential that he owned a big house and…
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How to reopen the economy: Do we optimize to save lives or save livelihoods?
In a very general sense, we all feel that this too shall pass. Yet unlike the dot com bubble burst in 2001, and the recession of 2008, Covid-19 has us facing one of the worst times in the history of our lives. Many companies are trying to figure out what to do. Projects and campaigns…
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Why Do You Go to Work?
I can’t tell you the last time I heard someone tell me that they loved their job. Fewer still share that they like what they do. In fact it seems that most people consider it normal to be unhappy at work. Writer and Speaker Luc Reid observes, “The idea seems to be that you have…
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Money, Mastery and Meaning – Is it Possible to Get All Three in Your Lifetime?
After years of coaching high-achieving women, my friend and colleague Dr. Marcia Reynolds started noticing something troubling: many of her clients were jumping jobs regularly, defining and redefining their relationship with the marketplace, constantly questioning their roles. Dubbing her subjects “wander women,” Marcia found that what these women most wanted was to find peace of…
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What Do You Believe Stands Between You And Making More Money?
If you have a relationship with nothing else in the physical world, you will have a relationship with money. Go through the day and notice how almost every moment of every day is intimately connected with either the getting or spending of money. In her book “The Energy of Money Dr. Maria Nemeth shares “Money…
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Money is Sacred
Read this in a blog post this morning and I realized that it wasn’t sitting well. Money is sacred. I kept repeating it. There seemed to be no space in my psyche holding this thought. Money has been associated with so many bad stories… People living their lives for money – who’d do anything for…
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Are You Suffering From Wealth Inhibition?
As published in my weekly column in today’s Business Newsday Money, as the basis of any discussion brings up queasiness. MONEY – It can be uncomfortable, unnerving and downright sticky for some! But if you’re in business you are going to have to get comfortable with money. You have to tell people what things cost,…
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The Power isn’t in the Money…
Radix Malorum est Cupiditas – The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Money doesn’t grow on trees If I just had more money I would… It’s sad that so much faith is put in money. We think about money ALL the time. Getting more. Getting by. Getting out of debt. Winning the…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
High-stakes decisions deserve disciplined thinking
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Advisory for Leaders Under Pressure 