Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz are high performance experts who have worked with famous athletes and high powered business professionals. They wrote "The Power of Full Engagement" to explain the idea that it is actually more important to manage your energy than your time or your projects. "Thoughts are determined by the level of energy [...]
Your business plan is like a map to your destination. You set your goals and intentions, and base your business decisions on where you want to take your business in the coming year. Designing your map can feel overwhelming, especially when you try to consider all the aspects of the business that you're trying to [...]
My friend Jennifer and her dad had a standing "date" on New Year's Day. They would go to a coffee shop to set their intentions for the coming year. Those intentions would then be sealed in an envelope and stored in her dad's desk for the next 365 days. Each year, they pulled out those [...]
When Karen (KC) Carlson (Video4Results) spoke to the Natural Healers Network in Los Gatos, she reminded us of the power of the testimonial video. There are two aspects to this. The most obvious purpose of a testimonial video is to establish your credibility. Ask your clients for a short (less than three minutes) testimonial that [...]
We are nearing a time of reflection and resetting our intentions. It has probably already started. As the year draws to a close and we pull inwards, towards our closest family and friends, we also become reflective. How did we live 2015? What has 2015 revealed to us, and how have we changed? I hesitate [...]
It is changing mine. YNAB is changing the way I think, not just about how I manage my money, but even in a more general way, about how I manage my life. I am not new to budgeting. I use Quickbooks to manage my business finances. I have used it to manage the finances for [...]
So many things came up this week about writing a book. (Remember this is one of the best ways to establish yourself as an expert in your field.) Need some support and encouragement? 1. NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo starts soon. (November is National Novel Writing Month.) NaNoWriMo is a nation-wide challenge to write 50,000 words in one [...]
It is becoming more important to establish a personal presence on-line. People want to see you, get to know you, and discover what you are passionate about before they engage with you professionally. One of the best ways to do this is to introduce yourself via a short welcome video on your website. The first [...]
Love Based Marketing? No wonder so many of us are reluctant to get involved in sales and marketing! All we know is the 'fear based' approach! There is another way... Michele PW (Pariza Wacek) spoke to a group of holistic practitioners at the Holistic Chamber of Commerce in San Ramon last week, and explained the [...]
Nature is finding its way back into my life. There is a sacredness and intimacy that has suddenly surfaced. At the Health Fair last weekend, sponsored by the College of Botanical Healing Arts, I met James, who was selling copies of Plant Spirit Medicine, by Eliot Cowan. This book feels like a lost treasure to [...]