Companies “type” their employees.  Coaches “type” their clients.  People “type” themselves, doing research and taking online tests. You know what I mean.  Your birth sign, your Myers-Briggs type, your Enneagram, or any of the dozens of personality and style types – you probably know at least one of yours.  Some people pay absolutely no attention to these [...]

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As I wrote in my last post – I’ve been in business now for over five years.  And I still don’t know the answer to that question:  where do clients come from. I’m beginning to realize that I never will know.  That I can’t know.  (And neither can you.) That doesn’t make my mind feel [...]

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How many times have you offered to help someone … and actually had them take you up on it? A few weeks ago, a friend overheard me offering to help someone with her resume, and commented on how generous I was to do that.   Well, maybe.  I mean, even though I barely knew the person I was offering to [...]

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There are many things that hold people back from feeling ready to put their business out there, market themselves, launch their website, follow up with clients. You may think you don’t know enough about marketing.  Or you might feel as if your website isn’t complete or perfect enough.  You could be worried that prospective clients [...]

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This post is the second in a series following on my newsletter article “Don’t Just Do Something!” You may want to read that article first, and also the initial post in the series, ”Bright shiny things.” The links open in a new window, so you won’t lose your place here. I have serious perpetual-student tendencies.  I love [...]

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My mind is convinced that I’ve done almost nothing today. This despite the fact that – among other things – I’ve created an amazing list of programs and products that I’m ready, now, to start developing and offering.  The outlines are clear, I’m focused and inspired, and I know exactly what to do next.   Not only that, but [...]

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Are you aware of that? Really, way-down-deep aware of it? Your work matters.  Whatever it is that you do, it matters. I don’t mean this in the comforting way someone might say it when you’re feeling depressed or frustrated about your business. Quite the opposite.  There’s nothing comforting or reassuring about this. Because when you know it to [...]

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Saturday evening, I went with friends to see Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza.  Clarity?  You bet.  Absolute clarity about what they want to accomplish.  Absolute clarity about how they’re going to do it.  Focus?  Well, if you’ve ever seen Cirque du Soleil perform, you know there’s focus.  There has to be.  Without it, the show would [...]

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You’ll find that reading my business partner’s article “Need, Want, and Choose” will help this post make more sense.  The links open in a new window, so you won’t lose your place on this page. On New Year’s morning at dawn, I was on the beach watching the moon set and the sun rise. I’m a morning [...]

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I’ve spent the last few weeks answering questions on an “ask the coach” thread on a women’s forum called “altdotlife.”  It’s been great fun.  And I’ve been delighted by the sheer number of questions, and especially by the profoundly real quality of them – thoughtful, well-explained, and almost unanimously impassioned and heartfelt. Most of the women on this [...]

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