Mar 10, 2025 | Writing and Creating |
When I first started coaching aspiring business owners, I quickly discovered that many of them were lacking a certain crucial element for their success. They were waiting for someone to give them permission to do all that they wanted to do. Happily, I am blessed with...
Mar 25, 2024 | Self-Employment Secrets |
As a self-employed professional or creative, you’re creating new stuff all the time. You may write blog posts, design courses, produce marketing copy, craft speeches, create designs for clients, devise strategic plans, or dozens of other possibilities....
Sep 5, 2023 | Writing and Creating |
Writing holds the potential to provoke a considerable amount of fear. We worry if we can turn into completed prose the vague thoughts in our heads. We’re anxious about what our readers will think of what we’ve written. We’re afraid we’ll never...
Jun 21, 2022 | Get Yourself There |
They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. I’ve noticed that we self-employed professionals indulge in this practice fairly often. For example, you have some potential business to discuss with...
Jul 19, 2020 | Getting Clients |
“Grow your email list.” “Speak in your community.” “Get active on social media.” “Meet people at events.” “Start a blog.” These are all recommendations a self-employed professional will hear when exploring...
Apr 14, 2015 | Getting Clients |
Lately, I’ve been playing the “what if you were wrong” game with my coaching clients. It goes like this: Client: Jane at XYZ Company hasn’t called me back. They must not want to hire me. C.J.: What if you were wrong about that? Client: Hmm,...
