We are not all born salespeople. For many, selling can even feel a little icky. But if you are not making sales, your business will not be sustainable. End of story. To help my clients become more comfortable with selling, I like to share with them my “Coaching the Sell” principle. In this instance, the…

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Being labeled an “expert” comes with a lot of professional perks. As an expert, you can attract more of your ideal clients, charge better rates, build your credibility and make an even larger impact through the work you do. But the title of expert comes with a certain weight, and that weight can sometimes be…

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When you tell someone you are a coach or consultant, you might be met with a range of reactions. Some will be good, but far too many may be negative. Why is that? Coaches and consultants have a hard time being taken seriously nowadays for a few reasons: First, the industry has grown rapidly, so…

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To grow your revenue, you must invest in the right strategies, either with TIME or MONEY. There are no other ways to get results. 

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As a business owner, I know you have been told time and time again about the importance of marketing yourself and your services. But when your day-to-day operations require you to wear multiple hats, it can be hard to find the motivation to dedicate time solely to those marketing efforts. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed,…

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Whatever stage you are at in your business, it’s always a great idea to review and revise your offers. How are you delivering them? How are you presenting them? What are their key components? Are these working for you? For your clients? So many questions arise when we look into our businesses and assess the…

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Have you taken the time to sit down and actually seriously plan your business, your revenue goals and a strategy to reach them? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Planning revenue goals and developing the right strategy to realize them should be any solopreneur’s top priority, but all too commonly it’s left to fall by…

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Are you that person whose business has grown? You’re really excited. Everything is going well, your revenue is increasing and clients are coming in, but… And this is a big but, but you are not fully enjoying the growth, because you’re super stressed, feeling overwhelmed and you’re not sure why? Feeling like this is more…

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Do you feel hesitant when you have to explain what you do? Or that people don’t quite understand it in the way that you want them to? If you’re like me, you might be starting to get back to in-person networking. The world has opened up again and there are increasing opportunities to meet people…

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As you know I’m all about making sure that you design a business that works around your lifestyle and not the other way around. It’s so important to make sure that your business works for you instead of having to adapt your life to your business. I don’t believe that you can thrive long term…

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Creating and sharing content consistently is how you get your potential clients to know you, trust you, consider you as their go-to expert and buy from you. So many entrepreneurs know this, yet they struggle to implement their content strategy consistently. They end up feeling overwhelmed and discouraged. In this week’s blog, I am going…

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So many entrepreneurs and small business owners are spending precious time, energy and money on marketing activities that just are not giving them the results they need. Here is the big reason: they have forgotten or don’t know the big truth about what marketing is really about. In this week’s blog I explain what that…

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How do you really feel about sales? If you think selling is slimy or icky, or if you think it involves a lot of complexity, work, and expenditure, this is just for you. It’s time to make selling simpler. I am on a mission to change and simplify the way you feel about selling and…

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If you want to grow your business and go at your own pace, you need to first understand what is already happening in your business. The most important information and insights you need to find more ease and more growth are right there in your business if you take the time to listen properly. In…

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Our businesses are like our homes, every now and again they need a really good ‘spring clean’. However, the clutter in our businesses isn’t about our messy desks or our filing system. It is much deeper than that and it can be one of the biggest barriers to being able to really enjoy your business…

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