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…
Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with several dozen people about their concerns regarding marketing. We’re talking a very skilled group of helpers – coaches, therapists or healers – who are feeling discouraged about growing their businesses because they can’t stand “all that noisy marketing”. Is there a way to grow a business without…
Have you ever noticed how some people plant a garden with little results while others in the same town get LOTS of fresh and tasty veggies with the very same crops? With the official start of summer less than a week away, I’ve seen this in several local gardens lately. A similar thing happens in…
If you’ve spent anytime researching social media as a client tool, you’ve likely heard a wide mix of experiences. Some will tell you it’s the single most important marketing tool every invented. Others tell you it’s a complete waste of time. Is Twitter a waste? Can you really attract awesome clients on Facebook? How come…
Anyone who’s been on the spiritual path for awhile starts to realize that there is no such thing as permanent enlightenment. Instead, there are only moments of greater or lesser awareness. Similarly, many people new to the world of business building think of their website as something fixed. In other words, you just get it…
In one of my Mastermind groups today, someone asked “How do you keep coming up with inspired content?” In today’s economy, clients expect to be able to “try before you buy.” In other words, they aren’t going to plunk down their money for your services until AFTER they have become inspired by your free blog…
In the early 1990′s, I was a psychology grad student in Cambridge, Mass. I didn’t get it at the time, but I was surrounded by a quiet revolution going on in the understanding of how humans work. People like Hebert Benson at Harvard and Jon Kabat-Zinn at UMass – influenced by their experiences in meditation…
One of the best known bloggers about inspired business, innovation and new media is Seth Godin. His new book is called Lynchpin. It’s a great book that I highly recommend to anyone interested in conscious business. In addition to being a remarkable book, there has been a very high level of interest in the book….
At some point in their journey, most of my clients decide to start their own business. Many of best business thinkers of our time, such as well known blogger Seth Godin, are very outspoken about entrepreneurship as the best path to success and satisfaction. So you have decided that for you, Right Livelihood means offering…