2020 has been a year of reacting. We’ve reacted to the shock to our economies. We’ve reacted to injustice. We’ve reacted to the fear of getting sick (or spreading sickness to others). We’ve reacted to lost contracts and unexpected surges in demand. We’ve reacted to...
The way you think about your "job" can hold you back as a small business owner. But you probably won't notice the problem until you're feeling frustrated that your business keeps bumping up against a ceiling. Your ceiling might be how much you work, the number of...
We have just about made it to the final month of 2020. Which is the perfect time to look back on what you've created, what didn't work out, and what you learned. And, it's understandable if maybe that annual ritual is something you're thinking about skipping...
Raise your hand if you're feeling burnt out 👋 Lots of people are. Up or down, good or bad, growth or not—plenty of people are hitting a wall right now. On top of all of the unexpected stressors that we've experienced this year, many of us have just not gotten to do...
Where do you want to be a year from now? If you're like most people I ask, you immediately related your circumstances a year from now to your circumstances today. You did a fast & dirty projection from your current position in life and business to your likely...
I'm a ladder climber. Academic ladders, professional ladders, social ladders, athletic ladders--I will work the system to get higher and higher. I've not done it particularly well or with a master plan the way some folks do. But the drive to prove myself worthy of...
It's pumpkin spice season. It's apple cider donut season. It's even getting to be jacket season. And, soon... ...it will be ​small business planning​ season. You know, the time of year when everyone (including me) encourages you to take a step back, think...
There's a mason jar of flaky salt that has a permanent place on my kitchen counter. If you're not familiar with flaky salt, I'm very excited for you--and I'm excited to be the person to tell you about it. Flaky salt is just what it sounds like: big, crystalline,...
Planning, productivity, and getting through the never-ending to-do list are some of the biggest concerns of the small business owners we work with. They certainly were some of my biggest concerns for years. I'd come up with a "great" plan at the beginning of every...
Would all the people-pleasers please stand up? All of you? Oh, wow. Okay, whether you really identify as a people-pleaser or not, I'm sure you recognize that entrepreneurship & the internet has a tendency to bring out the people-pleasing tendencies in even...
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