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The Gift of Honest Conversations About Revenue in Conscious Business

Lately, I’ve been having some very honest dialogues with conscious entrepreneurs about revenue and revenue streams. I think it’s one of the most important conversations you can have when you’re trying to grow a conscious business. Authentic, real world information about what a conscious business offers and how those synch up to create a good living. Unfortunately, my experience is that this is rare in many conscious business and social entrepreneur circles. In the effort… READ MORE

When Social Entrepreneurs Aren’t Making a Full-Time Income (yet)

In speaking with a number of social entrepreneurs lately, the topic of what to do when you’re not yet making a full time income has come up. While you could get a part time job to close the gap, many social entrepreneurs have put so much time and money and care into growing their businesses that they’d really prefer not to. What do you do if you want to take your part time income to… READ MORE

When Conscious Entrepreneurs Get Social Media Fatigue (what to do)

  I’ve been having some very honest conversations recently with conscious business owners who are feeling tired and frustrated with social media. There’s a number of things they are mentioning including: Spending lots of time on sites like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn but not getting many paying clients. An increasing culture of polarization and conflict on social media that takes more time and energy to manage. Changes in the algorithms meaning fewer people even see… READ MORE

How to Grow Your Business Without Being on Social Media Everyday

As 2019 nears, I’ve been talking to a lot of conscious business owners about their plans for growing their business. And one of the issues that’s coming up the most is the concern about having to spend lots and lots of time on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and LInked In. While I do appreciate the power of these sites, I agree – I don’t want to spend hours and hours every week on… READ MORE

An Unconventional Winter Solstice Blessing for Coaches, Healers & Personal Development Leaders

Many personal development and spiritual entrepreneurs want to rush the process of turning us towards the light. To point us in the direction of dynamic movement, striving for goals, and building new things. The thing is, there are life-giving lessons that can only be learned by embracing the darkness. Denying these lessons often means repeating difficult and/or challenging experiences. Wendell Berry advised us: “To go in the dark with a light is to know the… READ MORE

What is the Best Business Coaching Option for Most People?

As 2019 quickly approaches, I’ve been having conversations with people who are looking at getting some support to grow their business. A number have asked me, “What do you think is the best option?” In general, there are 3 main types of ongoing business coaching options: Large group or membership community. These tend to have between 30 – 300 members (online courses can get much larger), have video or guidebook teaching segments, meet 1x month… READ MORE

How to Grow Your Business Through the Power of Generosity

  Going into 2019, you have a real opportunity to grow you business through the power of generosity. In these uncertain times, a business owner with a generous heart is a gift. It will really help you stand out from other entrepreneurs who are more focused on strategies, tactics and “charging what you are worth”. One thing I’m NOT talking about when I talk about growing your business through the power of generosity is giving… READ MORE

5 Tips for Using a Vision Retreat for Your Best Business Year Ever

The location of my recent vision retreat. Last week, I did a week long vision retreat for 2019.  Almost as soon as I posted the above picture on social media, I started getting requests for more information about what a vision retreat is and how to set one up.  So, I’m thrilled to share 5 tips to helping you have a successful visioning experience.   I truly think it’s one of the best things you can… READ MORE

On Love and Getting New Clients

This past summer, I did a strategy session (one time session on a focused topic). She was someone with a mix of values in her business that’s a perfect fit for my work. She blends a spiritual foundation in with specific ways she’s working towards positive social impact. It’s both deep and socially aware. After the session, we had a gentle and honest conversation that though we had developed a good plan, the realities of… READ MORE
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