5 days agoMember-only3 ways to burnout-proof your founder journeyAfter spending close to 15 years as an entrepreneur with five companies under my belt, I’ve come to see some patterns in the mindsets of myself and my fellow founders. …Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
May 23Member-onlyImportant Reminders You Need To Hear as a FounderIt’s important to ask what benefit the conveyer of a message has in sharing it. For example: you see a documentary on why eating 10 servings of red meat a day is going to improve your health and well-being. You’re suddenly reconsidering your diet and googling the nearest butcher shop…Women In Business3 min readWomen In Business3 min read
May 16Member-onlyYour Business Can Be A Vehicle To Access Time And Financial FreedomI’m rarely a believer in one-size-fits-all advice because we’re not all ‘one size’. Meaning: we each come to the table with a variety of experiences, scars, fears, circumstances, privileges, opportunities, and on and on. I’m an (elder) millennial and people mock us to say that we think we’re all ‘unique…Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
May 5Member-onlyHow To Create More Reliable Revenue In Your BusinessOutcomes > hours. I hope to be able to convince you of this by the end of this article. Why? Because if you’re looking to create more reliable revenue in your business, this question from Abby (and my subsequent reply) will offer some insights for you: “I’ve recently become an…Women Entrepreneurs3 min readWomen Entrepreneurs3 min read
Apr 27Member-onlyGrow Your Business And Promote Your Work Without FearIf you’ve ever created something and then hesitated to promote it because you didn’t want to come off as being self-centered….then today’s question from Todd will resonate and my response will have some insights for you: “I’m publishing my first book this year: a how-to guide on startup culture for…Women In Business3 min readWomen In Business3 min read
Apr 21Member-onlyHow to Shut Down Your BusinessToday’s question from Asa in Sweden may not pertain to you directly, but I have a hunch that whether or not you plan to shut down your company, there’s learning in this lesson for you too. She asks: “I have decided to shut down my life-coaching business (after 5.5 years)…Women In Business3 min readWomen In Business3 min read
Mar 27Member-only6 Steps for Effective Goal Planning“How do you recommend planning for the upcoming year? Setting monthly goals? Mixing personal and professional goals each week? Creating quarterly profit marks? I’m new to goal planning and I want to get great at it.” This question comes from Mollye, a regular reader of this column. I have six…Women In Business4 min readWomen In Business4 min read
Mar 6Member-only14 Books To Read as a Growth-Oriented EntrepreneurAfter devouring 60 books over the last year, I’ve whittled them down to my top 14 to help you find something you’ll love and that will support your growth this year. Because what I do lives at the intersection of life coaching and business strategy, my reading over-indexes in the…Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
Feb 22Member-onlyHow To Focus And Move Past Your Destructive Or Distracting Inner NarrativesI love a good story, don’t you? But what about the stories we tell ourselves? Have you ever paused to consider how those stories are impacting you? Here’s an unflattering example of a narrative I created that went like this: “Darrah: You’re not cutting it with this client. You should…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Feb 8Member-onlybeware of this trap as you map out your goals and growth planshave you ever received a compliment that once would have made you puff up with pride, but now feels like an ill-fitting shoe? i recently caught up with a group of people with whom i was in a networking group about eight years ago. while in a conversation, one of…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read