Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Sep 19, 2018Why Many Fantastic New Life Coaches Fail(It’s not the reason you think) Note: What I am about to share will probably make you feel a little uncomfortable, and it’ll definitely make your path to getting your first paying coaching client longer. …Coaching6 min readCoaching6 min read
Sep 17, 2018Why Most Fantastic New Life Coaches Fail(It’s not the reason you think) Note: What I am about to share will probably make you feel a little uncomfortable, and it’ll definitely make your path to getting your first paying coaching client longer. …Coaching6 min readCoaching6 min read
Jul 17, 201820 Unexepected Business Lessons from My 30'sThe entreprenurial stuff that hits you over the head…but is also fun! I turned 40 this year, and it was…a lot. But to try and keep learning, I looked back at my 30’s — the decade I started and launched my business — to see what lessons lurked. Join me…Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Jun 4, 2018Why I Grumpily Shut Down a 3,000 Person Free Facebook Group (and You Should Too)Do you ever overthink a decision? Agonize about it, going back and forth while you anxiously chew your nails or think about eating more chocolate? Me too! My latest business decision involves what I like to call “Annoying Uncle Matthew” (relative we can’t get rid of even though we desperately…Marketing8 min readMarketing8 min read
May 15, 2018Billion Dollar Business: Should You Be a Life Coach?Probably. Does it feel like everyone seems to be a life coach these days? Or that life coaching is everywhere? It hit home for me when Jackie on Roseanne turns up in the reboot as…you guessed it! A life coach. Which = #awesome. Life coaching is a growing industry, IBIS…Coaching5 min readCoaching5 min read
Apr 10, 2018The Dark Side of Being a Life CoachDoes it feel like everyone seems to be a life coach these days? Or that life coaching is everywhere? It hit home for me when Jackie on Roseanne turns up in the reboot as…you guessed it! A life coach. Which = #awesome. I’ve been a successful coach for 6 years…Coaching5 min readCoaching5 min read
Feb 28, 20184 Marketing Problems That Make You Want to Quit Your BusinessI was mooching around recently misting my orchids (there’s a sentence I never thought I’d write), when the phone rang and it was one of my clients. She was stressed. She’d spent the last month putting herself out there as a coach, and she was worried that she just didn’t…Marketing7 min readMarketing7 min read
Dec 19, 2017Want to Own an Online Business? Don’t Believe These 5 Myths.Myth #1: “I work less now than I did before! And I just retired my wife/husband/partner!” We’ve all seen the gratuitous ads of entrepreneurs in our Facebook feeds. Images of people posing on the beach or in Paris, trumpeting how they work less, live more, and lead an amazing life. (Sometimes while sitting on metaphorical piles of gold). True, all of that is possible. But is…Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
Dec 14, 2017Ready to Quit and Start Your Own Thing?4 Questions to Make Sure You Aren’t Making a BIG Mistake — Have you been day-dreaming about starting your own thing? Maybe you imagine flouncing in and throwing down your letter of resignation, and then strutting out the door to finally *finally* be your own boss. Or maybe you are picturing working from the beach, taking in the ocean breeze with a…Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read
Dec 11, 20175 Snarky Myths about Being an Online EntrepreneurMyth #1: “I work less now than I did before! And I just retired my wife/husband/partner!” We’ve all seen the gratuitous ads of entrepreneurs in our Facebook feeds. Images of people posing on the beach or in Paris, trumpeting how they work less, live more, and lead an amazing life. (Sometimes while sitting on metaphorical piles of gold). True, all of that is possible. But is…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
