He said my Proposal was too Rich for his Blood!
I was in a session with one of my clients recently. Amy is a business owner with 25 years deep experience and a pioneer in her field. She has a Masters Degree and sits on several Boards. This is one powerful lady! She showed up at our coaching session angry and...
Would you Rather be Brave or be Broke? One Simple Truth about Marketing your Business.
I still remember how I felt when I hung up the phone that day. I felt as thought I had been broken open and I felt a rush of infinite possibilities about what was offered to me. I was honoured for having being approached and overcome with self-doubt, which was slowly...
Not all Clients are Worthy of your Time
I was three years into it, and my business was doing fairly well. I had survived the emotional rollercoaster of grueling through the ‘pre-launch’ branding and service development phase, the elated ‘birthing of my business concept’ stage, and the dip of ‘oh crap this...
Intention vs. Impact: the Key to Unlocking Effective Marketing Communication
One of the biggest challenges I have had my entire life is not being seen for who I really am. And worse yet, being misunderstood. Have you ever felt like you are crystal clear about who you are, what you offer and who you want to serve, but somehow there is a...
The Dreaded Sales Consultation, and what I Learned after my 100th Consult
I just about fell off my chair when my business coach told me that if I wanted to reach my revenue goals, I had to master the art & science of the sales conversation. She told me that if I wanted to grow fast, I would have to do 20 complimentary consultations...
In a Room Full of my Ideal Prospects I got Zero Clients, and I’ll Tell you Why
I was given an opportunity to speak to a group of women entrepreneurs. My first - ever - presentation. I spent most of my life avoiding public speaking. Avoiding it like the plague. It was my greatest fear. Yet I knew that I needed to push myself out of my comfort...
Your Inbox is Always Full. Master your to-do List, to Master your Time
My earliest memory begins with me, sitting at my desk in my room, surrounded by walls that were painted robin blue. I began to write a list of everything that I needed to do that day. 7:30am wake up, 7:35am make my bed, 7:45am wash my face, 8:00am brush my teeth,...
A Powerful Strategy to Turn your Marketing Activities into Revenue
Translating your marketing activities into revenue is a challenge for many business owners. Frustration can build, when we spend a considerable amount of time, money and effort on marketing our business and we don’t see the results that we expect. If you’re in...
This is how I put a Halt to Sabotaging my own Personal Brand
The playwright, William Shakespeare, once said, “All the World’s a Stage.” That is certainly true for women in business and Entrepreneurs. Every day we are on stage – and that stage can be a meeting, an interaction with a client, phone call, email, or networking...
Top 10 Must-Have Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur
If you knew the personality traits that most successful entrepreneurs shared, how would that change the way you showed up as the CEO of your own business? Would having this insight be the catalyst for making changes to your attitude, your mental headspace or your...