Monthly Archives: April 2010

Lessons from my Labrador Retriever #7: Focus

 

  Picture the scene: It’s a beautiful August morning on the beach in the Outer Banks. The sun is dancing off the water, and the waves are gently lapping at the sand. And look, there’s Jasmine running briskly and gracefully along the shoreline, tennis ball clenched in her teeth as if it were the waterfowl [...]

3 Easy Steps You Can Use to Overcome Distraction and Get A Lot More Done

As an entrepreneur or small business owner, there might not be anything more important to your ultimate success than knowing how to overcome distraction and get things DONE! After all, you can have million-dollar ideas, read countless best-selling books, attend dozens of motivational seminars, and buy all the home study courses in the world. [...]

Are You Serious About Skyrocketing Your Coaching Business?

  I just got wind of a great opportunity that I want to pass along to you…
But first, let me fill you in on a new, groundbreaking event that’s being hosted by one of my colleagues this summer. Proven business leader and Inc. 500-ranked CEO Ali Brown will present “Coaching Business Intensive,” designed for those [...]

The “P-Myth”: Why Focusing on Passive Revenue Streams Can Spell Disaster for Your Service-Based Business

  Okay. So, it’s been pretty well established that if you’re a solopreneur in a service-based industry, such as a coach, consultant, speaker, writer, photographer, professional organizer, bookkeeper, voice actor, etc.—and you don’t want to work yourself to the bone—then in order to build wealth, you need to create passive revenue streams.
The main benefit of [...]

Solopreneurs: Beware the Emotional Vampire!

As a savvy entrepreneur, you know you need to guard your time wisely! You realize you might need to delegate tasks or follow a streamlined organizational system for maximum efficiency. But what no one tells you is that there is an insidious time-stealing threat lurking right outside your door. That, my friend, is the [...]

7 Things Solopreneurs Can Learn from A&E’s “We Mean Business”

Every Saturday morning, as I’m going about my weekend “chores,” you can catch me watching A&E’s line up of Sell This House, Flip This House and, my favorite, We Mean Business. The last show follows business guru Bill Rancic, technology wiz Katie Linendoll, and branding expert Peter Gurski as they lend their professional savvy [...]