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Avoiding Entrepreneurial Burnout While Growing Your Business

Avoiding Entrepreneurial Burnout While Growing Your Business

This has been a great summer – I have spent over a month at our family cottage at the lake, relaxing and recharging with my family. We went swimming, boating, hiking, and reading  as much as possible. Many business owners struggle with the concept of taking time off...

Designing your Business Around Your Vision for Your Family

Designing your Business Around Your Vision for Your Family

Yahoo’s new CEO, Marissa Meyer, is stirring up a lot of debate with her maternity leave plan. She has said that she plans to take a few weeks of maternity leave but to keep working throughout her maternity leave. This stirs up a lot of feelings for me and other moms....

Is this the kind of life/business you want to have?

Is this the kind of life/business you want to have?

Today is the anniversary of the passing of Thomas Leonard, the father of modern coaching and a mentor to me when I started coaching. He was known for the quality of his questions and one of them, “Is this the kind of life you want to have?” from his blog (yes, he...

Are you Arguing for Your Limitations?

Are you Arguing for Your Limitations?

This has come up quite a few times in my coaching calls with clients. They argue for their limitations. Defend them like they are truth. I am too busy, old, young……. the list goes on and on. Your perceived limitations are not truth, you can bust right through them.

Are You Ready for Oprah to Call? Paralyzed by Opportunites

Are You Ready for Oprah to Call? Paralyzed by Opportunites

Most business owners are looking for opportunities to grow their businesses, their brand, and make more money. That is why most of us are in business. As you become better at marketing more and more opportunities will show up. Then what? You have to decide which...

Are You Making it Easy for Your Clients to do Business with You?

Are You Making it Easy for Your Clients to do Business with You?

You may automatically think that the answer is yes but do you know why your potential clients may choose your competitors? This became very clear to me last weekend when I stopped for lunch at Tim Horton’s with my daughter (for the non-Canadians, this is THE doughnut...

Fourth Quarter kick in the butt

Fourth Quarter kick in the butt

October 1st, it is the 1st day of the 4th quarter of the year. I love October, it always a very productive and fun month, the kids are back to school and in the groove, plus it is my birthday and Halloween. But for some business owners Oct 1st can be a stressful time...

Are You Being Lifted Up or Dragged Down?

Are You Being Lifted Up or Dragged Down?

If you have big goals and are taking action to make them a reality but you are not surrounding yourself with the right people you may find yourself stalled without knowing why and not reaching your goals as quickly as you could have. Jim Rohn , the modern philosopher...

Back to School Reading List for Business Owners

Back to School Reading List for Business Owners

Did you think when you were in school that you couldn’t wait to stop studying all the time? Well if you are a business owner the learning and studying should be a part of your daily routine. Here are some great books to help you grow yourself and your business.. The...

Solutions for Sleepless Nights: Energy Boosts for Entrepreneurs

Solutions for Sleepless Nights: Energy Boosts for Entrepreneurs

    Being an entrepreneur can lead to sleepless nights, launches, projects that must be done, a brain that won’t stop thinking…if you throw some kids into that mix, I am sure you can relate to sleepless nights and not being able to call in sick. Lately my five year...

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