Sep 21, 2021 | Get It Written |
“Write what you know… My No. 1 rule,” declares blogger Ellen Vrana. “Charles Dickens couldn’t have written Jane Austen and Austen couldn’t have written Dickens. They wrote the world and people they each knew. I’m not going to...Jun 8, 2021 | Get Yourself There |
I often hear from self-employed professionals that they are struggling. Running a business is hard work. Marketing and sales can be uncomfortable or even scary. You frequently don’t know where your next client is coming from. It can make you feel pessimistic, or...Feb 2, 2019 | Get Yourself There |
Every spring in my household, we experience a period we have come to call Groundhog Day. I’ve always loved the Bill Murray movie of the same name, a sweet fable about an egocentric, mean-spirited newscaster doomed to live the same day over and over until he...Jan 5, 2019 | Get Yourself There |
No, that’s not a typo in the title. Resolutions are easy; most of us make them at least once a year. A revolution, on the other hand, is something you may not have made since you started your business. Launching a new business is actually quite revolutionary....Aug 18, 2018 | Get Yourself There |
What made you decide to go into business for yourself? Did you want to make more money, gain more freedom, enjoy yourself more, or make more of an impact on the world? For many self-employed professionals, the desire to help others as well as themselves plays a...Apr 14, 2015 | Get 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,...
