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My Manifesto – part 2 [VIDEO]
Before you read this, if you haven’t read part 1, it would probably make sense to read that first. It will give you a better idea of how this came about. You can read that here. Out of curiosity, I...
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My Way, My Blog… would Frank approve?
In other words, are you doing it YOUR WAY? Clearly this seems to be a pattern for me these days (my recent Manifesto posts) and a question I seem to be asking myself quite often. Am I doing things MY...
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It’s not about the money? Bullshit.
I’m giving you FAIR warning right now that this will probably be a tad on the long side, because I have a LOT to say about this. And I may go off in tangents or lots of side notes- but stay with me,...
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GAME ON! Are you ready to be held accountable?
Ah, accountability! Sometimes I love it… Sometimes I hate it. Regardless, it works REALLY well for me. Actually, I should throw in a disclaimers here. It really depends on WHO is holding me...
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So You Had A Bad Day … Finding Your Way through the Funk
*Calvin & Hobbes cartoon credit to Bill Watterson* You know the kind of day I’m talking about right? I had one of those days this week. What’s changed for me when I have one of those days now is...
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The Entitlement of the Internet & What it Says About You [VIDEO]
*WARNING* Rant ahead! I’ve started & deleted the first few lines of this post a few times. This is something I feel VERY strongly about and I know that there is a fine line between trying to make...
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Overhauling The WordPress Chick – Part 1
I should probably begin this post by telling you what this overhaul isn’t going to be before we get into what it is going to be and most importantly, why I’m doing it. This isn’t going to be a big...
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You Want to Negotiate? No Thanks
The simple answer? My peace of mind. The not-so-simple answer? Read on… The beauty of doing this ‘online thing’ long enough is that eventually you learn your own value (usually through trial and error...
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The Cost of Service Work that People Are Afraid to Talk About
I did something last Friday that I should probably be doing more often. I got out of the office and spent the day with a friend planning (why does this always feel like a luxury as opposed to the...
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The 30-Minutes-a-Day Habit That’s Changed My Business (& My Life)
I often say I don’t regret the things I’ve done. I only regret the things I didn’t do. Looking back over the last 8 years in my business (getting close to the 9 year mark) I realize my fear (and...
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Would You Kiss Your Mother with That Mouth?
*this photo is of my son & I, back in 2004 … I love this photo* Contrary to the subject line of this post, I’m not going to be talking about swearing today. Or any other day for that matter. As...
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How Is This MY Problem? It’s Not. It’s Business
One of the unspoken perks about being in business with yourself is you also learn a ton…. about yourself. After the first few years we learn that the things that used to set us off or rub us the wrong...
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A Journal, Web App, My Dry Erase Calendar … And Some Old School Methods
As much as I love my technology and tools, sometimes you need to go old school. A couple months ago (or was it last month? My head is still not grasping that next week is November) I shared with you...
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Testing Free Chat Software … and I LOVE It!
One of these days I’m going to learn when to leave things alone. Not everything needs to be done NOW. Because my daughter was home for Thanksgiving we decided to get all the Christmas stuff up and get...
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11 Things to Stop Doing to Have a Phenomenal 2017
Hopefully you saw the title of this post and thought “FINALLY!… I can take some things away from my already busy life without compromising what I want to accomplish.” We’ve all seen those posts...
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Testing Free Chat Software … and I LOVE It!
One of these days I’m going to learn when to leave things alone. Not everything needs to be done NOW. Because my daughter was home for Thanksgiving we decided to get all the Christmas stuff up and get...
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11 Things to Stop Doing to Have a Phenomenal 2017
Hopefully you saw the title of this post and thought “FINALLY!… I can take some things away from my already busy life without compromising what I want to accomplish.” We’ve all seen those posts...
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3, 2, 1… and We’re LIVE! My First Facebook Livestream
Yep. Just like the subject line implied, I’m going LIVE today (on Facebook). I’m doing a broadcast with my friend Deanna, who has been killing it with Facebook Live for a while now (she’s done a...
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Coaching Without The Commitment
I remember when I hired my first coach for my business. It was right when I was starting out (9 years ago). I had heard this coach on a CD program I had purchased (about becoming a speaker). It was...
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This Might Be A Wacky Idea…
I keep thinking that because I work for myself Friday shouldn’t feel like such a relief… I think it’s knowing I don’t ‘have’ to be productive (of course these are self-inflicted expectations, but it’s...
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