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November 18, 2020
The 3 questions you need to answer to finish 2020 with aplomb (and a happy wave goodbye!)
2020 was a year. While I usually sense fatigue in my clients by this point on the calendar, this year, many folks are completely wiped out. We do not need to go into a mad dash to finish the year. We have done enough just to get this far. But there are three key questions […]
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October 11, 2020
Why the fantasy of writing your blockbuster book in a snowy cabin in the woods is killing the likelihood of writing your blockbuster book
When I was a little girl, I used to love to read books by the fire, nestled in a gigantic bean bag chair. One winter break, I read seven books in seven days. Such prolonged bouts of reading were the luxury of being a kid in the 1970s when there were no cellphones or home […]
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September 2, 2020
Feeling awkward, stressed and frustrated in your business? You may just need this model
I settled in my chair in the airplane, flying from San Francisco to Mexico City for my sophomore year of college. My classmates and I were headed to the ultimate destination of Morélia, Michoacán, to stay with host families for a few months before going to small villages for another family stay. I opened my […]
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August 12, 2020
Two dozen favorite tips, tools and inspiration from two dozen years in business
My 24th business anniversary is this week (August 15). It blows my mind to reflect on all the places, projects and experiences that my business has taken me over the last two dozen years. I am so grateful for it! Last year, I wrote 23 lessons from 23 years in business. This year, I wanted to […]
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July 27, 2020
Activate a flood of referrals with the PB&J Strategy
Let’s think of some word associations for summer. Grass: cartwheel. Barbecued chicken: corn on the cob. Front porch: ice cold lemonade. Some things just go together, like my husband’s favorite sandwich, peanut butter and jelly, otherwise known as PB&J. These natural pairs are so complementary that when you think of one, you can’t help but […]
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July 6, 2020
3 Keys to Navigating Your Business Relationships While the World Transforms Before Our Eyes
The meme above pretty much sums up the last six months. No way were we ever prepared to deal with one massive transformation like a global pandemic, let alone multiple transformations at the same time. Such change is both shaking ourselves and our relationships to the core. I believe we can and will recover and […]
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May 31, 2020
Resources for addressing racism in ourselves, our neighborhoods and our businesses
Like you, I have been watching with deep pain over the state of racism and injustice in our country, spurred to the world stage by the murder of George Floyd, as well as two weeks of other public incidents involving specific Anti-Blackness. I am not surprised by protests across the country, since systemic injustice has […]
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May 28, 2020
Do you skip this step when building your network?
photo by https://www.instagram.com/liwordson/ on nappy.co Building a strong network has been core business advice ever since people have been in the business of giving business advice. When we know smart, supportive, connected people who can introduce us to ideal clients, recommend us for speaking engagements and partner with us on exciting projects, our business flourishes. But in my […]
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April 29, 2020
The Groundhog Day Strategy
I have been a soccer mom for many years, standing and cheering on the sidelines of my son Josh’s games. After witnessing so many matches, the coach in me began to see a pattern: in games where there were a quick series of errors (like letting goals go by from the other team, or missing […]
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April 1, 2020
How to manage short-term pivots with long-term planning
I was listening to Brené Brown’s new podcast Unlocking Us on my morning walk today and she said something like this about this time: “We don’t know how to do this. No one does.” It is the topic of her first episode, FFTs, or F-ing First Times. Most people have lived through one or more of things like […]
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