The 3 Big Lessons I’ve Learned in Business
Boy, what a roller coaster 7 years I’ve had! Learning what works for me in business has been a really tough lesson, and one I’m still growing into! Leaving coach training in 2009 with no clue how to attract paying clients, I finally thought I’d cracked the code,...
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Lessons from hosting Marketing for Hippies 101 workshop at my home.
Two weeks ago I had the honour of hosting Tad Hargrave of Marketing for Hippies, to deliver his flagship daylong workshop at my home in a wee Scottish village! I travelled to attend his workshop in Edinburgh at the end of 2017, and I wrote about it here.I had such a...
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Something holding you back? How to get unstuck.
In this blog, I want to explore how to get unstuck from a certain kind of stuckness. This stuckness can be relentless, infuriating and downright exhausting. It feels like one leg is held tight in a concrete block, and we can’t move anywhere without huge effort. It...
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Speaking up in a messy transition…
My friend Steve Mattus released a video recently that really touched me. It reminded me how powerful it is to show up real and uncut. I’ve been hiding, scared to show up and talk about business related stuff because I’m not CLEAR on the direction my business is...
read moreWhen it all feels too much: taking on the ‘D’ word.
Why is mental health still such a taboo? Why is it ok to say you’ve got a headache, or the flu or a broken leg, but it’s not ok to say you feel depressed ? I’m writing this to share my own experience, and to give you hope that if you’re not feeling well, either now or...
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Partner Marketing – interview with expert Lisa Baker!
This post explores the nuts and bolts (plus do’s and don’ts) of how to make partner marketing work for you! How you can create strategic partnerships with other business owners who can help you grow your business (even if you have zero followers or reach). This is the...
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3 Biggest Places Service Providers get Stuck
This post sets out the basic map of the three different areas where business owners get stuck and how they can recognise themselves in these places. I’m nervous and excited in equal measure!! Part of me wants to do lots more work on this (read, ‘another year’s worth’)...
read moreLet go of trying to be ‘perfect’: Your ideal clients want YOU!
This is a post about letting go of being perfect, and why that will be of huge benefit to you and your ideal clients. In a session recently, a client of mine (who coaches men struggling with depression) was going through a tough time, not feeling great and feeling...
read moreBusiness Coaching vs Mentoring: which is for you?
When your business isn’t where you want it to be, do you need business coaching or mentoring, and how do you decide? I hear people ask this question a lot, and there’s a lot of confusion about what those two terms mean. When your business isn’t working, you don’t...
read moreIdeal clients : The agony and ecstasy of being honest.
This is a post about a different layer of investigation of ideal clients and what that really means in practice. Instead of thinking about their personal characteristics (demographics / psychographics) - this post explores the characteristics that I love and ‘hate’....
read moreTop Tips for Writing a Book to Build your Business – with Karen Williams
Have you ever thought about writing a book to build your business and boost your credibility? I must admit, I’ve toyed with the idea, but it never seems to be high on my list of priorities. I wanted to get the low down on how to write a book without all the anguish...
read moreStaying sane in an extrovert world – keep your tank topped up!
Picture the scene; you’re part of a freelance team of practitioners/consultants, or perhaps you still have a part-time job and work in a team. It’s a coffee break, and you’re surrounded by a circle of loud extroverts, laughing, teasing each other and you, and...
read moreTruth Bomb: Why Buying Yet Another Course Is Not Going To Work.
It pains me to say this but I’ve wasted a lot of money over the years, trying to find that ‘one thing’ that will make everything work perfectly in my business. (and that truth bomb hurts!) That’s why it really annoys me when I see other people about to do it, because...
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3 Lessons from Marketing for Hippies 101
Last Wednesday I had the privilege of attending one of Tad Hargraves’ Marketing for Hippies workshops in person! One (if not ‘THE’) best teacher of ethical marketing, I’ve been following this guy for years, and I’ve taken several of his programmes. I love what he does...
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When you seek help with your business – is a leap of faith enough?
How do you know when it’s time to seek help with your business? Before you seek help with your business, your desire to help other people through your work and do good in the world HAS to be bigger than your fears. When you know that your business isn’t...
read more[Video]: 3 Steps To Make Business Visibility Easier.
Are you an introvert who shies away from business visibility? Do you prefer to stay in the background… safely hidden, but not reaching the clients that you really want to attract to your business? In this blog I want to explore Who are you REALLY? and how can you make...
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