How To Handle The Rough Patches And Find Your Gold

How To Handle The Rough Patches And Find Your Gold

Six mindset tips to reframe and regroup for 2017

How are you handling the rough spots that come with being in business? If you are anything like me – you handle them some days MUCH better than others! But those down days – boy they can be tough!

The good (though somewhat paradoxical) news, is that we learn the most in the tough times and we become better entrepreneurs, better leaders and all round better people when we go through them! This is where we find the true gold in ourselves! (more…)

How to beat writer’s block

How to beat writer’s block

It’s happened to all of us – that blank screen with the cursor blinking in a very lonely way back and forth at us. Nothing is coming out and the longer the screen is blank the worse it gets. It’s called many things but mostly we know it as writer’s block, or in the case of building a successful online business, I call it “blogger’s block”. When you are building a business and a brand you need to have great content to draw people to you. Writer’s block can be a killer to your business if you don’t manage it!  On the other hand, great content that supports your offer will help you shine even more brightly with your prospective customers. (more…)

How to smash your networking nerves to learn more about your audience

How to smash your networking nerves to learn more about your audience

Are you developing a new product or are you just starting out in business –  and not sure what your audience wants or is looking for? Maybe you are wanting to take your business online or wanting to build a list. Either way, understanding what your audience wants and needs is vital if you are going to create an irresistible offer for them! One great way to learn is to go offline and meet people at networking events and ask them!

You may be asking – “I don’t have a list so how can I meet people I don’t even know?” (more…)

How Gratitude Turned My World Around

How Gratitude Turned My World Around

I had a big realisation last week about myself and my attitude to my business that made sense of my last couple of months. You see I’d been off colour for a while – not enough to rest in bed  – but just unwell enough to feel extremely tired and pretty average as I went about things. Then when I thought things should be better, they got worse. About two weeks ago I was hit by waves of vertigo that were pretty un-nerving and, at one point, dangerous. Well, if nothing else the vertigo made me STOP,  look at what I was doing and finally seek some health advice. (more…)

How to Convert a Lead into a Client: Conversations that Sell

How to Convert a Lead into a Client: Conversations that Sell

Strategy #5 of our 5 Simple Strategies to Build the Business and Lifestyle You Dream Of

We’ve all been there – in front of a potential new client but just not sure what to do or say next to “close” the sale. There can often be awkward silences and there can be times when we “give away the farm” to secure the client – only to find we don’t have the time or budget to do the job properly once we win it. These conversations can also bring out the worst of all of our internal demons and negative self-talk. (more…)

How to put yourself out there to create new leads and community

How to put yourself out there to create new leads and community

Strategy #4 of our 5 Simple Strategies to Build the Business and Lifestyle You Dream Of

 

The saying “build it and they will come”‘ was popularised by Kevin Costner’s baseball movie Field of Dreams. The thing is – in this noisy, short-attention-span world that we live in – we must let people know we are alive and kicking if we want them to come to our particular party!

Today’s post focuses on “Putting Yourself Out There to Create Leads and Community”. It’s the fourth of five strategies in our series on Simple Strategies to Build the Business and Lifestyle You Dream Of. This step-by-step series will help you make a difference in the lives of others and create a great income for you and your family. (more…)