Posts Tagged ‘choices’
The Less Is More Challenge | Work Less, Earn More | Small Business Strategies
Grab your planner because I’ve got a little homework for you this week. Don’t worry, it doesn’t involve typing up a 50-page essay or building a diorama. This homework is quicker and easier than any old school assignment. Your challenge is to spend this week DOING LESS. The current “hustle culture” might be popular, but me…
Read MoreHow to Stop Waiting and START DOING
I’m a huge fan of the animated show The Simpsons. If you hang around me long enough, you’ll hear me insert random catchphrases from the show into my daily conversations. In one classic episode, the bumbling dad of the family, Homer, starts a snow plowing business. “Call Mr. Plow. That’s my name. That name again is…
Read MoreHow to Be the BEST YOU on Your Own Terms
One of the saddest situations my clients deal with is realizing that the decisions they made years ago have made their present lives worse. For many of them, this included quitting their jobs to take care of their kids. The choice may have been made out of love or what was best for their family…
Read More“That Won’t Work for Me” Series Roundup
Today, we’re wrapping up my series “That Won’t Work for Me” focusing on different types of business owners and how my new program Goodbye 9-to-5 can help them earn a full-time income. My goal was to show you (in the nicest way possible!) that you’re not special. Hey, I’m not special either! And that’s OK. When we get…
Read MoreIf You’d Do It For Your Best Friend, Do It For YOU!
Let’s do a visualization exercise that I lead my clients through when they’re falling into bad habits and giving in to their excuses. Imagine your best friend (someone who doesn’t live with you) is standing at your front door. Her house just burned down, and she only has the clothes on her back. Her kids…
Read MoreThe Real Reason to Be Your Own Boss
When it comes down to it, the real reason I’m my own boss is because of salad. Let me explain . . . Back in 2010, I was a book editor working in an enormous skyscraper in downtown Chicago. I wore a suit every day, strutted around in high heels, and felt oh-so-business-y and professional.…
Read MoreHow to Take Fridays Off Forever
I remember how exciting it was as a kid to get an unexpected Friday off. Maybe it was a teacher planning day or a holiday, but we had been blessed with a 3-day weekend and that meant time to sleep in and watch “The Price Is Right” in my jammies. As an adult, my old…
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