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Mindfulness is a currently trending topic that describes the importance of being aware of your own thoughts, and where you are directing your attention. The argument is that by controlling your awareness and focus, you can actually control the way you respond to events in your life – to become happier, calmer, and better. This… Continue reading Is there a dark side to mindfulness?

Want more proof that self-care is critical? How about the fact that your emotions affect everything. What do I mean by that? Simple: your emotions control and influence everything from your health and your sense of wellbeing, to your motivation, focus, success, and even physical strength. If this sounds like a whole lot of nonsense,… Continue reading How your emotions affect your health, drive and more

Self-care is a popular trending hashtag right now. It describes the practice of deliberately looking after yourself. That means sleeping well, it means taking the occasional bubble bath, and it means grooming. The popularity of this movement is of course born out of the sheer importance of looking after ourselves. Failure to do so is… Continue reading 5 Ways you are neglecting yourself right now

I want you to imagine a scene for a moment. You just had a bad day at work. Like a really bad day. You are currently feeling absolutely miserable, and as though you just want to curl into a ball and forget the day happened. You can’t though, because you also have debt you need… Continue reading The healing power of music

Being in a bad mood is often taken lightly and seen as something of a joke. We’ll often tease our friends or relatives for ‘getting out the wrong side of bed’ or ‘being a bit moody’ and generally we don’t consider this to be a big deal. Sometimes though, being in a bad mood can… Continue reading 3 Easy ways to improve your bad mood

Single Focus: The Secret to Powerful VIP Days Unlike a 3-day conference or telesummit, VIP days are generally tightly focused with a single goal. You want your client to walk away having solved her biggest business problem (or at least one that’s been holding her back for some time) and be able to jump back… Continue reading Single focus: The secret to powerful VIP days

Simple Ways to Eliminate the Tire Kickers In any business, you’ll spend a certain amount of time on clients who will never pay you. Website designers quote jobs that never come to fruition. Car dealers spend hours chatting up customers who will never buy. Book agents read countless manuscripts they will never be able to… Continue reading Simple ways to eliminate tire kickers

How to Network Like a Ninja You know it’s critical to your success, but are you doing it with forethought and a solid strategy in place, or do you just “wing it?” Admittedly, most of us are squarely in the winging it category, but there are some quick and easy changes you can make that… Continue reading How to network like a Ninja

Planning Your Day: Why “Informal” is the Best Way to Kill Your VIP Day Some of us like to fly by the seat of our pants. We “go with the flow,” and relish the flexibility our online, self-employed status gives us. I get it. But when you’re planning your VIP day, freeform flexibility is the… Continue reading Planning your day: why “informal” is the best way to kill your VIP day

Top Tips for Hosting an Engaging Webinar It’s true. No one wants to hear you drone on and on. But unless you take steps to keep your viewers engaged during your webinar, that’s exactly what you risk happening. Top presenters have learned several tricks for keeping their viewers interested (and listening) even if the webinar… Continue reading Top tips for hosting an engaging webinar

What do you do when you’re facing an obstacle? Most people don’t like obstacles. That makes a certain sort of sense. After all, when you’ve got a goal that you’re trying to accomplish, the last thing you want or need is something standing in your way.  Obstacles seem to make us stand still; they keep… Continue reading 9 Steps to keep your emotions in check when facing obstacles

How Well Do You Really Know Your Ideal Client? We’ve all done the exercise. It’s the first thing you’re taught when you first start your business: Create an ideal client avatar. This vision of your ideal client guides everything you do, including pricing (you can’t charge that single mom as much as you can the… Continue reading How well do you really know your ideal client?

4 Solutions for De-Stressing Your Business Starting Right Now What if you could save an hour a day starting tomorrow? That’s 5 hours per week, or more than a half-day off. Imagine closing up shop at 11am every Friday without worrying about all the stuff that didn’t get done. You can do that, when you… Continue reading 4 Solutions for De-stressing your business starting right now

VIP Days: The Secret Strategy of Top-Earning Coaches How many hours per day do you spend on the phone with clients? If you’re like most coaches, the answer is often “more than I want to.” Let’s face it, coaching can be exhausting. Sure, you love working with different clients, and you get a real charge… Continue reading VIP days: The secret strategy of top earning coaches

Slide Secrets: How to Create Attention Grabbing Slide Presentations If the very thought of PowerPoint makes your eyes glaze over, you’re not alone. The world is filled with incredibly boring presentations, and you’ve no doubt sat through your share of them. Now that you’re preparing your own presentations, how can you ensure your audience doesn’t… Continue reading Slide secrets: How to create attention grabbing slide presentations