This common addiction was strangling my bottom line. Yours too, I bet! Here's how to fix it asap.

Getting others to talk about your work and business requires making it feel safe for them to do so. Testimonials do help you establish professional credibility and build a reputation for the quality of work you do. But what if you don’t have any yet?   Fortunately, there are many other roads you can explore to help you bridge the gap until you’ve earned client testimonials you can share. Here are 5 things you can do to establish authority indirectly ... 

It’s reasonable to expect there will be times in your life where you’ll need to deal with fear in some form or another. Here are some tips to help you overcome resistance and push fear to one side so you can accomplish your business goals.

“No one starts a business with a desire to see it fail. But many start one without really knowing what’s needed for it to succeed. Then, as different demands and challenges pile up and information overload sets in, a secret fear develops inside these business owners.   

A fear they might not have what it takes to bring their dreams and passions to life. The business isn’t making any money. Nothing they’ve tried is working out as they’d expected. Despair starts to sneak in as the bills pile up, products don’t sell, and clients don’t come. Looming failure threatens their self-worth.  

That doesn’t have to be how their story ends. And it doesn’t have to be your story either..."

When you’re in business for yourself, life is always a balancing act. I get it. But, you'll get better results if you focus on rest vs effort and cost vs return on that effort instead. These can be monitored, managed and controlled, if you make a commitment to do so. And when you do, you'll find that balance you crave.   

When you allow yourself to feel guilty about  your pricing, you risk doing great harm to your business. These tips  help you let go of guilt.

When someone says, “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and rich is better!” it’s not hard to understand what they mean. But the question for you today is: Are you willing to change the 7 bad habits limiting how much money you can make in your business? Let’s find out!

Having your own business is the best path to controlling your financial security. But it's easy to slip into creating a business that doesn't serve you well at all. Yes, I know you desperately want to spring ahead, but you must have something to fall back on when you hit the inevitable bumps in the road. This list of "must-haves" for your business exercise gives you that. And you can print the details from here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-must-have-lists-make-before-starting-your-business-linda-m-lopeke/

There are 5 low-price lies just about everyone  tells him or herself when just starting out. And it isn't necessary.

There are many ways to read, but are you putting the three different types of reading to best use each day to up your business game? Listen to find out how to get more out of the time you spend reading!