This Makes Growing Your Biz Less Painful

Do you know the right time for you to be getting systems into your business? Yesterday. 🙂 Yup. Unfortunately, it’s usually sooner than we think. In fact, any time you start anything new in your biz you should simultaneously be setting up a system and/or tracking for it. Why? Because it’s so much more painful…

Do This And Get Results

Most “normal” people would tell me to see a psychiatrist. I hear voices. All. the. time. Bad voice: You’ve been trying this forever. It’s not going to work. Good voice: You got this! You are the bomb. People looooove you. Bad voice: You’re never gonna make it. Good voice: You’re so close! Just keep at…

If A 7-Figure Gal Can Do This, So Can You

  Shaking camera. Overcast day. Wait, was that a car horn in the background? This is what I’m experiencing in a 3-week online course I’m taking from a 7-figure a year entrepreneur. (And by the way, she’s delivering everything on a free audio platform…not a fancy web site!) I’ll be honest. I was expecting a…

Want A Majorly Productive Day?

Does this sound like your typical morning routine? Step #1: Grab a cup of coffee.  Step #2: Check your email. (You swear you’ll be off in ten minutes). Step #3: 90 minutes later, you make a to-do list. Step #4: Check off the easiest thing first. Step #5: Check Facebook for a quick update. Step…

11 Crazy Valuable Lessons For A Competitive Edge

You’re dreaming of crusty sourdough while you await your favorite meal, only to get to the restaurant and find the line around the corner. (So much for not having to make reservations). Disappointed, but starving, you duck into the next closest eatery, thinking, “Whatever. I just need to eat.” But you end up having THE MOST incredible meal. I’m talking a…

What My Wedding Taught Me About Business

Wanna hear a quick love story? I started dating my then boyfriend on May 15th. He proposed August 13th. Bam! But wrap your head around this. Within 2 1/2 months we pulled off a massive wedding. I’m talking 500 people. Yes, 500. Five times more than my graduating class in high school. (omg!) Oh, and to add in…

What Got Me From “Amateur” To “Pro”

Amateur. That’s what I was when I started my entrepreneurial journey. Not because I didn’t know what I was doing (I mean, who really does?!) But because of my excuses. After leaving my 12-hour-a-day corporate job and staying home with my kids for a few years, I was ready to get back to work. But…

How To Avoid The Dreaded Learning Curve (Of Anything New!)

I’m not going to sugarcoat it. The learning curve sucks! When? Pretty much any time you have to learn something new. And unfortunately that keeps us from doing important things. You know the drill… You hear about a tool that could help you be more productive, efficient or organized. You know it could save you…

My $25,000 Mistake

This is the first time I’m admitting this to anyone outside my hubby and a select few close friends. Because for years just thinking about it gave me a sucker punch right in the gut. One of my biggest entrepreneurial failures cost me over two years, lost time with my family and hard for me…

Why Thinking Like Legos Will Change Your Business

One thing most people don’t know about me is that I’ve built a car with my son. From the engine to the wheels to the trunk. My son was six. I was forty, I mean thirty-something. The truth is he could have built it without me. In fact, he mostly did. I just turned the…