Strategic Plan

Good morning. This week is not about strategy, revenue, or positioning. It is about something smaller that costs business owners more than they realize. Everyone has a pet peeve. Mine is being late to a Zoom meeting. What Happens Before the Meeting Here is what most people never think about ... Read More

I get the same phone call every few weeks. Different voice, same story."It's just been slow." A quiet month, maybe two. They're sure it'll turn around because it always has before. Sometimes they're right. Most of the time, they're wrong. Twenty-one years of doing this, and I can usually tell ... Read More

Getting found is only half the job. Here's what's silently killing your conversions — and what to do about it this week. Three weeks in, and I want to say something directly: the fact that you're still here matters. Most people read one email, nod along, and move on without ... Read More

I am bringing back something I used to do years ago, The Monday Tip, but with a new name. Every Monday, I'll send you a real business lesson from my 50 years working with entrepreneurs. These are the Monday Business Lessons, and they're based on my trademarked program, The Truth ... Read More

What's Going to Be Different This Year?Every week, the same promises. Every week, the same patterns.I'm finding my work exhilarating right now - the clients, the challenges, the transformations happening.If we're going to work every day, it should feel like this. Energizing, not exhausting.So let me ask you: What's going ... Read More

One of the biggest patterns we see in both entrepreneurs and professionals is this: people don’t struggle because they lack talent or drive - they struggle because their boundaries are unclear. When boundaries are weak, everything becomes heavier. Our schedules fill up with commitments we didn’t truly choose. Our workdays ... Read More

Now is the time to Accelerate Your Business Growth I hope you have plans to rest and have some peace and fun today! As we approach Independence Day, when we celebrate the birth of a nation, it's important to reflect on the commonalities between this significant event and the journey ... Read More

I am not a LinkedIn specialist; however, I am a business development/communication strategist. Many of my clients have been asking me to review their messaging and offers on their LinkedIn profiles and websites. I know that most profiles and websites are about the solution provider, not the prospect. If you're ... Read More

Hard to believe it, but there are only approximately 13 weeks until we arrive in the year 2023 Are things better, the same, or worse than last year at this time?  We get so caught up in our businesses and life that we often tend to get caught in patterns ... Read More

I have been self-employed for over 40 years and I had been coaching the self-employed for over 15 years. A report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics states that there are over 15,000,000 self-employed individuals in the United States and a report I found about freelancing on Upwork found ... Read More