Category: favorite business tools

  • Need ideas? Try this hack.

    Need ideas? Try this hack.

    You know what used to stop me cold in my business all the time – IDEAS. Such a scary word, I know. I always thought of myself as not-an-ideas person. Yes, I can take an idea that’s already been thought up and turn it into a viable project or business, even. Bring it to the…

  • Business Tools I Love: Voxer

    Business Tools I Love: Voxer

    Can I share a secret with you? The past month has been a complete whirlwind. I just finished up a monthlong sprint in Seth Godin’s altMBA program. It was 31 days of reading books and articles, watching videos, listening to audios, writing projects, looking at new ways of thinking, thinking about at new ways of…

  • It’s Not ONLY About the Exercise

    It’s Not ONLY About the Exercise

    If I were to ask around on what the foundation of a successful business is, common responses would likely be… Innovative Marketing Quality Product or Service Evergreen Programs Better Leveraging your Time and Team Efficient Operations Those are all important, no doubt. What if I told you that was all wrong?!? Or maybe not completely…

  • Excuse Me – You Need to Check That

    Excuse Me – You Need to Check That

    Have you ever done something in your business and you were so sure of the outcome and then … it falls completely FLAT? Like, you post the most incredible Instagram story and are sure you’ll get you hundreds of new followers, and nothing happens. Or, you spend 10 hours connecting with people at local networking…

  • Want to be a Better Business Owner? Here’s How.

    Want to be a Better Business Owner? Here’s How.

    As a business owner, there’s so much you feel like you need to know, read up on, become expert at. But think about that for a moment. Why task yourself to read it all, when I’ll do that for you. Without further delay, my tailored list to help you step into the next level business…

  • The Cost of Being Inflexible

    The Cost of Being Inflexible

    “Comprise where you can. Where you can’t, don’t. Even if everyone is telling that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say ‘no’, you move.” – Peggy Carter via Sharon Carter…

  • Top 10 Lessons That Have Revolutionized My Business

    Top 10 Lessons That Have Revolutionized My Business

    Today is my 10th wedding anniversary and in celebration of this milestone, I’m sharing the 10 most important lessons I learned while launching my business. These are the strategies that took my business from a little side gig and launched it into a full-time, successful operation. Stay out of your clients’ wallets. You know never…

  • It’s About Trusting Yourself and Looking Around You, Not Inspiration

    It’s About Trusting Yourself and Looking Around You, Not Inspiration

    My recent post on not making your newsletter about inspiration seemed to cause a bit of a ruckus with you all. Many of you responded back about how much you loved the idea of treating your newsletter and blog like any other business task, not something that’s consistently relying on spurts of genius. But… then…