Theoretically, we all know that starting and running a business is risky. But we often behave as though there's a way to eliminate all the risk. Every time we wait to launch a product until it's "right," every time we hesitate to change things up with our content...
ANNOUNCING: The Candid Confidence Project
We know you have big goals for the rest of this year. There are numbers you want to hit, things you want to create, and relationships you want to nurture. And, we know those goals can often make you question your ability and readiness.
The Candid Confidence Project is designed to guide you through examining your own stories about confidence, how you handle insecurity, and how you find the drive to level up.
Moving Into The Next Chapter Of Your Business With A Fresh Mindset
Both as humans and as business owners, we tell ourselves stories. I might tell myself that no one will pay what I need to charge for my work. You might tell yourself that you can’t hire anyone who will do the work the way you want it to be done. Someone...
How To Thank Your Customers: It’s More Than a Note Or Gift
What would 11-star service look like? That’s the question that Brian Chesky asked himself to figure out how he and his team at Airbnb needed support hosts to help everyone involved have an exceptional experience. I first heard this idea of 11-star service during...
The 5 Subtle Changes Thriving Business Owners Make To Overcome The 6-Figure Ceiling
Look, it’s not too hard to see how your business can (and does) earn $100,000 more in revenue per year. Whether you’re a coach, a financial professional, a trainer, a consultant, or a marketer, the path to that milestone is pretty straight forward. You need to book 10...
11 Small Business Owners Talk About Fear & How They Push Past It
I got married this past summer in Glacier National Park. For our honeymoon, we decided to camp out in Glacier so we could take in parts of the park that we generally don’t give ourselves the leisure to enjoy. The day before we set out for camp, my stomach tied itself...
The 5 Small Business Questions We See Most Often–And What You Should Consider Asking Instead
How much time have you spent learning the ins & outs of online business? Go ahead. Take a stab at it. 10 hours? 100 hours? 1,000 hours? More? If you’re like most of the small business owner members we run into here at CoCommercial, you’ve no doubt spent countless...
Why Small Business Owners Need Peer Support More Than Gurus
When small business owners look for support, it’s common to get tangled up in a web of free training, video series, and sales funnels put on by the “biggest names” in small business today. These big names share tidbits of their signature systems with promises of...
Spraying Beta: The Problem With Giving & Receiving Small Business Advice On The Internet
The What Works Network is a small business community with a policy against offering small business advice. Sound strange? There's a very good reason for our policy. We firmly believe that there are better ways to trade information, ideas, and know-how about growing...
Small Business Events Aren’t Just For Extroverts: How We Plan Introvert-Friendly Experiences
My first experience with a retreat gave me my first ever migraine headache. Despite being in a spacious house with fantastic women who were ever-so-respectful of personal energy, the sheer demand on my social capacity overwhelmed me. Even as “just” an attendee, it...
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