Business (and Life) Success Tips from Top Executives
The Vancouver Board of Trade’s Women’s Leadership Circle recently hosted a leader speaker series at which over 100 women and men attended to hear three panelists; high-profile executive leaders in financial services, sports and retail. They each shared their sage...
Living and Working in a Zone-inspired Life
We’ve all heard the saying of being in ‘the zone’ or ‘in a state of flow’ – that mental, physical and psychological place that we go to instinctively when we are doing what we love. When we reach that place of total focus, we are in sync with ourselves (in the...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Surviving Change with Grace
Let’s face it. Being in life means to be in a state of constant change. That’s just the nature of life on this earth. Many people don’t like the idea of change because it creates emotional insecurity and instability. It sparks a sense of doubt, a fear of the unknown,...
The Biggest Barrier to Growing your Business is YOU! Tame the Mind Monkey.
Our own mind monkey is something we cannot escape. And if we let it reign, it can be the single factor that destroys our hope, limits the possibility and squashes the opportunity for starting, developing and growing our own business. I was inspired to write this post...
Without Hope, there is No Magic: a Tale about a Woman in Business
I had the privilege of attending a powerful day of connection, inspiration and womanly wisdom at a recent eWomenNetwork Success Summit in Vancouver. Sandra Yancey, founder and CEO of the network is the woman at the helm of this now multiple 7-figure organization; an...
5 Tips for Building Trust in Business (before, during and after the sale)
Business is built on relationships; relationships are built on trust, it’s as simple as that. Without trust, you don’t develop authentic relationships and business doesn’t prosper. This simple truth applies whether you are building relationships with your customers,...
My Formula for Getting Unstuck in Your Small Business
I often hear from fellow entrepreneurs that they feel like a “hamster spinning in a wheel” – their business being the wheel and themselves being the hamster stuck in it. It’s a funny metaphor, but how true to reality it is for some of us running solo in our business....
What does your personal story have to do with your biz? Everything!
We all have a unique personal story that influences who we are and motivates us to do the work we do. Let’s take some time, right now, to recall why you are in your chosen business in the first place… whether you are a therapist, coach, consultant, or healer. (pause...
Don’t get Caught in the Mindset Trap
Getting caught in the mindset trap happens to all of us. Only when we wake up and become aware of how our thoughts are influencing our beliefs and actions, can we intentionally avoid the trap. Thinking – is the birth of feeling. We are constantly thinking and talking...
What business are you in?
What you do and what you offer are two different things. Knowing there is a difference between what you do and what you offer is one thing, and understanding that difference, is an entirely different thing. (Confusing or what!) Let me explain. Understanding what...