One of the more draining dynamics in a helping business is repeated cycles of the enough-clients-then-not-enough-clients dance. It will melt your enthusiasm faster than a double scoop ice cream cone left in the hot desert. I see many spiritual business owners stuck in a limiting belief that all of your marketing should be deep. When…
2011 has been the best year yet in my business, my third consecutive year of greater than 35% growth. (Insert happy celebration music here.) However, the successes of 2011 went far deeper than how much money I made. In fact, I believe that these deeper changes allowed the financial prosperity to show up while experiencing…
People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Folk saying Recently, I’ve spoken with several heart centered business owners who were ready to give up. That sort of getting by but not really, wondering about how you’re gonna keep a roof over your head thingy gets old. They started…
When a yoga teacher takes her place at the front of the room for the first time, something changes. She’s no longer among the rows of bodies practicing together. She becomes something new. Something different. She becomes a spiritual leader. Intuitively, you know that stepping into a leadership role is a different animal. That’s one…
Have you ever noticed how things often come in waves? Lately, I’ve had a wave of clients who’ve been called to share more deeply in their marketing. It’s been a pleasure to help them work through any fears about “Can I really do this?’ and find ways to do so that are effective, authentic and…
During a recent session, a client asked me why it was a struggle for her to sustain the change that she worked so hard to make. She is smart, motivated, and she’s been doing her inner work for years. Yet, when it comes to making changes in her business and other areas of her life,…
Every good writer knows one piece of essential wisdom – “Show, don’t tell.” This ability took JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, from living on welfare to a 2011 estimated worth of over $1 Billion. In just a few short years! Most helping professionals are terrible at showing. It makes it much harder…
When I was a kid, we went camping a lot. On summer weekends, we would pile bikes, raingear and enough food for 12 people (we were 4) into our blue Ford station wagon. From getting lost in the Disney campground in Florida to having lobster races on the Maine sand, we laughed, sung and cried…
Spiritually, these are wild times. The old ways of doing things are in major flux. One area where it’s showing up in a BIG way is in intimate relationships. It can feel like quite a rollercoaster ride! Over the past year, I’ve seen many clients and colleagues struggle with this. Because of our big hearts,…
Spring is here where I live. The days are longer, the birds are singing and we ate our first salad out of the garden. Delicious! Along with spring comes the opportunity for peeling off layers. And with the process of saying goodbye to those outside layers, I’m seeing the theme of being afraid to be…
