Posts Tagged ‘how to be a business coach’
3 ways to battle the loneliness of running your solo business
It’s exciting running your own small business. The passion you feel for what you do drives you each day … to help more people and have more of an impact. With that excitement comes the challenges faced by your one-person business. The continuous sales and marketing cycle to attract new clients, finding the right team…
Read MoreUsing a digital notebook to do your remembering
Do you struggle with remembering everything? If someone mentions a great business book, or you see a creative idea on the web for your business this might be what happens next. You think you’ll remember it, but as more information starts flooding your memory banks, those nuggets soon get buried … and forgotten. You’re not…
Read MoreThe importance of reconnecting with your purpose
Ten years ago I burnt out of my successful web consulting business. It was a sad day for me as a business owner. To lose the passion I had for my chosen path left me feeling hollow and empty. Looking back, trying to retrace the reason it happened, the picture is very clear. I was…
Read MoreLet’s fix your leaky sales pipeline
Are you sailing through your sales process without a care in the world … turning all those leads into shiny new clients? If the answer is no, then you are in good company. So many of my clients and solo business owners I meet struggle with this part of running their business: getting new clients.…
Read MoreWhy work smarter not harder is a myth
You’ve likely heard the phrase, “work harder not smarter” more times than you can count. I know I have, and each time I hear it I want to poke my eyes out. It’s become such a cliche, which many overworked and overwhelmed people have adopted as their mantra. The reality is, you are smart and…
Read MoreWhy DIY is hurting your business
You’re busy. Without a doubt, you’ve got more on your plate than hours in your day. So why do you still take on work that’s outside your brilliance? I’m not playing the blame game; I’m guilty of doing it too. In fact, I was expanding my DIY repertoire by enrolling in a bunch of “How…
Read MoreAre you surviving or rocking your business?
Part of what I love about my business is I get to meet so many amazing six-figure business owners. Just the other day I was working with one of my clients, who is taking his multi-million dollar business to seven figures in the very near future. I reminded him that in order to accomplish this…
Read MoreHow to stop doing too many chores in your business
This weekend we open our cottage for the season. I can already smell the scent of bacon and coffee in the morning. I was telling my friend Carol how excited I am and she turned to me with an exhausted look and said,“Isn’t having a cottage a lot of work?” The simple answer is Yes, but…
Read MoreThe importance of keeping it personal
Making personal connections is what business growth is all about. It starts with the exchange of a business card, and a “promise” to get in touch, so you can continue the conversation and see where it leads. You may have heard about the Know, Like + Trust ladder, and how it’s essential to helping you…
Read MoreIt’s time to stop working so much
Are you the sole owner of your business? Do you do everything to keep things running? Perhaps you have a team of fewer than five? Does your business generate revenues under $1 million? Then you’re a micro business. You’re in good company. I’m one … and so are more than 500,000 business owners in Canada.…
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