Success Strategies
Handouts that Can Get You Clients – Tips for Public Speaking Part 2
Always have something to give to audience participants when you speak. Audience members may forget you when you walk out the door if they do not have a part of you to take home with them. Here are some other tips related to what you give an audience to solidify your success in front of [...]
Tips for Using Public Speaking to Attract Clients Part #1
In celebration of the completed revamp of my professional speaker site, I want to share with you some tips on public speaking to grow your business as it a great way to build your business. Unlike the Internet where there are thousands of experts, when you are speaking live to a group you are usually [...]
Be Easy to Connect with or Miss Out
You know what I appreciate—being able to look at a website, see a phone number and call it. Remember years back when you could find the phone number for any business in the phone book? If you are like me, you have not picked up a phone book in a while, and you probably look [...]
Be a Booster for Your Team and Watch Your Team Carry You
In my early entrepreneurial life, I ran an Italian café and catering business. My biggest problem—besides staying away from the gelato we sold—was finding good help. Today, as someone who shows entrepreneurs how to build thriving businesses by raising their expert status and as a publisher of multi-author books, I can honestly say I no [...]
If You Want Something Done Right, Hire an Entrepreneur to Do It
Many business owners need help but are hesitant to hire employees. I understand this; in a past career, I hired and fired people. Hiring people is tough because it usually takes time to know if you made the right hire, and firing people—well, that ruins your whole day and maybe someone’s whole life. This is [...]
Strategies to More Easily Use Writing to Build Your Visibility, Credibility and Expert Status
The other day I held a teleclass on this topic and the call was info-packed! There were a lot of great ideas and tips shared for using writing to build your visibility, credibility and expert status. I would like to invite you to listen to the recording of the call if you missed it! You [...]
Are You a Waiter or a Chef?
I have been waiting seven months for an exciting training program to be approved for continuing education by an association. I have been waiting eight months for non-profit status to come through for a charity I started last year, A Good Deed Tea http://www.agooddeedtea.org. I am not waiting in the usual way. Metaphorically, I am [...]
Skinned Knees are Easy to Hide
Here is the thing about being self-employed. You never know—I never know—what the future holds. Maybe that is true for any situation in life. Still, I do know one thing: I will always be just fine. Here is why I can say that. I know I will always keep moving. “Fall down seven times, get [...]
Perfect VS. Good—You Decide
French philosopher, Voltaire, is known for saying: “Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien,” which translates to “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” I think of this today as I edit several chapters for one of our upcoming books, Mompreneur Extraordinaire. There are times when perfect is necessary like when publishing words on the [...]
Smart Leadership for Entrepreneurs – Part 3 of 3
This is the final installment of a three part series about smart leadership for entrepreneurs. Read Part 1 about creating accountability and listening, or Part 2 about making requests, using positive language, brainstorming and acknowledging. Use these skills discussed here with your employees, clients, vendors and anyone else you find yourself working with skills and [...]
