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Building FreeEO Days into Your Workweek — No Clients, No Meetings, No Rushing
Ever heard of a “CEO Day” for your business? A day where you do strategic planning, finances, take a walk…all the things that help you plan for the month ahead. I love this idea, but the name is problematic. Have you ever met a typical CEO? They’re in non-stop...
How to Set a Boundary That Actually Works
Overworking to meet a client’s ever-escalating demands. Checking email in the evenings and on the weekends. Catching up on work on your days off. Taking on a client you know isn’t a great fit for you. Letting invoice payments drag on and on. These are common...
I Schedule Stuff in My Calendar and I Don’t Stick to It…Help!
You’re trying to get “back on track” and “get organized” so you start putting all your appointments and tasks in your calendar. You “time block” like people (including me) suggest. Monday morning comes and before 10am you’re already off the rails and behind...
The Truth About Free Coaching and Why I Offer Gift Sessions
Hand up if you’ve spent a ton of non-refundable money on a service, only to find a pit in your stomach because you really didn’t align with the practitioner… Other hand up if you’ve been on a “discovery call” with a coach or practitioner only to be sold to by them...
Note to Self: It’s Okay to be Awkward
I know I’m not the only one who struggles with outreach — this is a common theme in coaching calls with my clients. My response used to be “just pretend they’re human and say what you would want to say to another human”, but now I know better. Now I know that it’s...
You Don’t Need A Big, Grand “Why” to Have a Successful Business
It happened again. 9 years in, so I should have seen it coming. I don’t know why I thought this time would be different. Last week I was really excited. I started working with a new coach in a new group and one of our first topics was “core message”. I cannot tell...
How can a self-belief coach help with my business?
As I approach my 10 year business anniversary, I reflect on how much my understanding of my own job has changed since the beginning. I used to believe that basic coaching was enough to get someone unstuck — and it was for a lot of people! But over the years as I...
14 Things a Thought Partner Can (and Should) Do for You
When you’re running your own business, typically you’re faced with high levels of complexity, a constantly changing marketplace, a deluge of ideas, and lack of community. Where do you look for trustworthy support? How do you sort out the conflicting messages you’re...
9 Years to Reach $100k — why it took so long, how I did it, and what I learned
Am I ready to write about this? I’m not sure. Am I sick of hearing B.S. rhetoric of instant financial success? Absolutely. So here it goes. The coveted $100k year. For most entrepreneurs, this is the milestone they aspire to. They speak it in affirmations, they...
Why Morning Routines Don’t Work for Me and What My Clients Are Experimenting With Instead
The first, last, and only time I ever had a successful morning routine was in 2015. The childless, spouseless (and largely client-less) whimsical days of my business. I decided to write an e-book. Writing is not my favourite thing, and I had just learned the “eat...