Just nowRegenerative At Any Revenue.You know what people ask me first at the beginning of any podcast interview? How do you say your last name? You know what people ask me second? Okay — what the heck is regenerative business design? When you offer a service everyone already knows about, your marketing doesn’t need…3 min read3 min read
Mar 21Unraveling Is Gaining Control.I was chatting with a client the other day about my Spark Intensives. They were on the fence because they’d looked at the long list of potential results…and they felt overwhelmed. They weren’t sure they were ready. I get it. Working with me 1:1 can be a fire hose. Spark…2 min read2 min read
Mar 16The Myth of Giving Things Away.I was following a Facebook post yesterday where the OP was recommending “if you want to grow your business, give everything away”. Be overly generous THEN people will be clamoring to pay you. Thankfully Natalie Bullen chimed in, echoing my thoughts and adding nuance to this nonsense. This recommendation is…2 min read2 min read
Mar 10It’s My Birthday! This Is My Oprah Moment.I recently threw out my back for the very first time ever. Yet NOT for the first time, I felt so freaking grateful I could just plug in a heating pad and take calls from bed. I know I often talk to you about creating flexibility in your business and…3 min read3 min read
Feb 28Preparing For The Unexpected.If you’re an overachiever like me then you’re probably pretty attached to your schedule. I really get it. You don’t want to miss an important email. You want to be sure that you’re available for consults and client calls. …3 min read3 min read
Feb 23How To Choose Between Work And Life is Asking The Wrong Question.One of the things that my clients most struggle with is juggling between work and family/life responsibilities. Even years into their businesses they find themselves rushing from one to the other or…even worse, feeling like they need to choose between them. I want to offer a reframe. You don’t have…2 min read2 min read
Feb 14Getting Out of the Hustle Trap.Do you find yourself hustling and juggling even though you hate the hustle? There’s a good reason for that. Even the people who hate the hustle slip sometimes. Here’s why: Right from the time we’re children, we’re trained to believe that our productivity is the basis of our worth. The…2 min read2 min read
Feb 7The Problem With Tracking Your Metrics.I was talking with my coach the other day about tracking metrics for better business insights: revenue, external amplification opportunities, sales call conversations, etc. When I was an early business owner, this sort of conversation would have me wanting to burn it all to the ground and run away screaming. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 31You Were Meant For This.Your life path does not need to be linear in order for it to be right for you. You don’t need to check off boxes on some arbitrary and antiquated list. You don’t need to follow in the footsteps of people you don’t respect. You don’t need to do things the way they said you should do them when you never wanted the same results. Your life does not need to make sense to someone else in order for it to be valuable. Your business does not need to complete a set of random levels in order for it to be successful for you. You don’t need to be there already, wherever there is.1 min read1 min read
Jan 26It’s Okay To Feel Uninspired.Here’s the truth. I put off writing this for nearly a week. So long that my assistant pinged me to see if I’d forgotten. I hadn’t. I just felt…uninspired. I went back through my IG posts, I looked at old newsletters thinking I might revive something, I looked through my…2 min read2 min read