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Winter Action Tip #4 (Part 2): Pruning & Trimming
Time for pruning and trimming… Remember my pole saw from last week? Good thing I have power tools! I cut down the dead branches closest to my house a couple of weeks ago, just in time for the 2 tornado warnings last week. I didn’t actually see a cyclone, but the winds did get up…
Read MoreWinter Action Tip #4: Cutting Out Bad Business
We’re in the final month of winter. And our final winter action items ignite my deepest resistance. Cutting out the bad, and letting go of the good. I’ve started cutting, pruning, and trimming in my garden. Cutting feels easy. Take out the dead, diseased, and dangerous. Like that dead limb hanging over my shed. No…
Read MoreConnecting the dots for yourself with Rest
Rest isn’t a dirty word! Do you ever look back on childhood and sigh, “if only I had known how great that was”? I think that every time my little nephew takes a nap. And then, sometimes, I think, “wait, I’m an adult. I’m in charge of me!” So I just take one with him.…
Read MoreWinter Tip #3 – Building Connection
It is all about building connection! “um, I’m gonna need some context here…” That was a recent text from my brother-in-law. I sent my sister and brother-in-law a text last week. It was the code to unlock my phone. “in case I go missing,” my text read. Now my brother-in-law knows I have a true…
Read MoreInspiration from the Inside Out
Read about unexpected benefits of reusing content below or Listen right here 👇 You know I’ve really been cozying up to winter over the past few weeks. And last week, I talked about reusing old content. Kindergarten me dreamed of being a preacher growing up. And grown up me, is practicing what I’m preaching.…
Read MoreWinter Action Tip #2 – Making use of the Refuse – Using Old Content
I’ve already read this story, skip me down to the winter action tips! Toward the end of last year, I invested in some photography for the business. Side note: I highly recommend original photography for your marketing. It makes your website and all of your marketing materials more authentic. And it’s relatively inexpensive for the…
Read MoreThe Magic of Building a Business
Ready to build a business that allows you to do more life? I’ve been feeling a little antsy. I ordered living room furniture for my new house back in July. And it still hasn’t arrived. I found out a couple of weeks ago, it might never arrive. The company is going through a purchase of assets, and…
Read MoreEmbracing Winter: The Season for Assessing and Planning
Let me tell you why winter is the perfect time for assessing your business and planning for the future… When I was younger, winter was my least favorite season. It was Bare. Boring. Sad. Lonely. Dark. Still. And cold. You might understand my disdain for the season since I’m a 7 on the enneagram (an…
Read MoreMarketing Budget Formula for Small Biz
I watched Maverick a few weeks ago. By the end of it I was convinced of two things. 1. I need Jennifer Connelly’s anti-aging routine. 2. Maverick is the ONLY guy who knows how to feel his way to the fastest flying times in the worst conditions. Everyone else has to see him do it…
Read MoreGetting The Right Marketing Message To Your People
Are you reaching the right people with your marketing message? Let me set the scene… You walk into a stuffy, overheated elevator in a bustling downtown building. Although there is another rider in the elevator, you push the button to the 14th floor and face forward minding your own business. As the elevator rises and…
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