Business Development
How to Start at the Top
We all know analysis paralysis and the dangers of over thinking something, most often this comes from knowing too much, not too little. What if you truly didn’t know what you didn’t know? How different would your life and your business be if you didn’t stop because failure might happen, rejection might occur, it might…
TOP 10 REASONS WHY YOU NEED A BLOG: Shortcuts to Profit with Ideal Clients
From everything I’ve seen, the biggest hurdles to starting a blog for small business owners and solopreneurs is the fear of writing and the perceived technical aspects. Well, take it from this avowed NON-tech, there is no technical skill required. And you don’t have to be a writer, in fact you don’t have to write…
Success Leaves Clues: 3 Ways to Find the Patterns to Take You to the Top
It’s a known fact that the fastest shortcut to success is to model others who have already made it. Did you also know that success is about patterns and habits? Your daily, weekly, monthly, and even yearly patterns are a roadmap of clues to why you are making it (or why you might not be.)…
How to Fail in Business Without Even Trying
Are YOU Sending Your Customers to the Competition? Have you ever called a business at an off hour wanting to check their hours of operation or get their address or even to leave a message for your sales person only to have it ring and ring and ring? Yes, in the information age, in the…
3 Simple Secrets to Establishing Credibility with Your Market FAST
One of the most challenging things that service based professionals and creativepreneurs face is establishing a solid credibility when just starting out or even starting over. Whether you have been in business for several years but you are reinventing how you do things and launching new models, or you are just getting started, credibility is…
5 Proven Ways to Make Your Message and Your Marketing Viral
I had a client recently demand that I produce a viral message spontaneously, no branding, they were a complete unknown. I patiently explained that it isn’t generally that simple (there are always exceptions). Viral is kind of like that overnight sensation that actually took 5-20 years to create. You have a much higher chance of…
Create Your Own Language for Powerful Results
Have you noticed the number of “branded” systems, formulas, and blueprints in the marketplace? From Kevin Nation’s Big Ticket Blueprint to Adam Urbanski’s Attract Clients Like Crazy Marketing System, from Lisa Cherney’s Stand Out and Be Juicy to Ali Brown and her Shine Events and more, there is a name and a language for every…
5 Secrets to Duplicating Yourself with Delegation
The fastest way to get ahead is to outsource those tasks that aren’t directly profit related but that do have to get done. Your energy needs to be focused on profitcentric activities and on getting in front of your prospects. There are still a lot of other tasks that need to happen and it is…
How to Charge What You Are Worth!
I run into this so often, I finally had to do an article on it. For some reason, I’ve never had the challenge of not being able to charge what I am worth. In fact, I am very comfortable with my rates, packages and programs because I know that the value I bring is easily…
