What's the biggest mistake heart-centred service professionals make when it comes to making a sale in a sales conversation?
They don't ASK.
I liken it to having a conversation with a friend. Imagine you are having a conversation with your friend, Amy, about a party you are throwing at the ... Views: 553
Do you want to know one of the easiest and quickest ways of building your business as a heart based entrepeneur?
Joint venture partnerships.
Yep, this is the fastest growing trend when it comes to building your list both on line and off line. If you don't know what joint venture ... Views: 849
We talk a lot about attracting in our ideal clients or our target market, but have you taken the time to work out the specifics? By the specifics I mean what your ideal client looks like, thinks like, acts like, wants in life and so on? Have you been specific and let the Universe know who to ... Views: 789
One of the most valuable pieces of advice I give my clients, is follow up, follow up, and follow up. Now this might seem like an obvious piece of advice, but I can’t tell you how many people I speak to, that just don’t do it.
And why don’t they do it? Well that depends on the ... Views: 612
This week I did a free session with a lovely lady who really wants to create a business model that serves both her and her ideal clients. She has a beautiful vision and an obvious passion to make a difference in the world.
There were a few blocks that she could see to her bringing this ... Views: 920
The world of marketing has been changing over the last few months and in my humble opinion the new face of marketing is much friendlier than the previous one. This new paradigm, as many are calling it, works on the preface of collaboration rather than competition.
How great is that? You no ... Views: 1014
There are a multitude of benefits of being your own boss for sure, I love it, but on the other hand there are plenty of challenges too! Not least being the isolation factor for the solo-preneur. It can be tough not having anyone to talk to, to bounce ideas off, to ask opinions of, to lean ... Views: 938
What do you do when cashflow is down, or even non-existent?
Well the first place most people look is to the experts. So Googling “how to make cash fast” or calling up a friend who has done what you want to do or is bringing in money doing what you do is often the first port of call. I know ... Views: 759
So, you are working on your business, you are getting out there networking, you are talking to potential clients, writing articles, advertising, got the website up, and so on and so on, but you feel like things are just not moving fast enough.
In fact, you’ve done way more than you ever ... Views: 492
When a business owner asks me what's the first step I recommend they take in order to get their business off the ground, my answer is to get very clear.
Clarity is one of the most important keys to success.
If you are not clear about the who, the why, the what and the when, then it's ... Views: 609
I was recently asked by a colleague, what I considered to be the most helpful or important learning I have received during my period of marketing coaching. It was a great question, and I wanted to share the answer with you since it is so powerful.
Having said that, it was difficult to choose ... Views: 631
I had a beautiful conversation with a beautiful soul recently who happens to live in Kathmandu in Nepal which I think is very cool that technology allows us to do this! It was our 2nd attempt after the Skype connection failed the first time, and I am so very happy we persisted and made it ... Views: 698
Understanding the inside out nature of life has been so empowering in my life on the one hand, and then on the other, there have been many times when I have found myself extremely frustrated because I “should” know better now that I know how it works and be feeling happy, happy, happy!
Now ... Views: 964
I made up my mind last month that I was going to live more simply, stop complicating my life and making it so hard. I had an insight that showed me just how much I was complicating things for myself. Well, you know how the best laid plans don't always work out......... that's what happened to ... Views: 1408
I always speak about the win-win-win, my favourite kind of result. And I am an advocate of making it as easy as possible for your clients and potential clients to come in and work with you wherever they happen to be on their path.
That's why the A Frame is such a vital component to your ... Views: 976
Marketing is a word, a label for something, that’s all.
So why does it drum up so much anxiety or disdain in people?
Well, that’s an interesting question.
A friend shared this on Facebook a couple of days ago and I shared it because it really impacted me and illustrated my point so ... Views: 816
We are conditioned from birth to seek approval, it's in our bones, our muscles, every cell of our bodies.
At a recent seminar I attended it was likened to an addictive substance and I thought it was a brilliant analogy to highlight the power it has over us. So to share it with you, imagine ... Views: 699
I want to tell you a story ….
Once upon a time there was a door-to-door salesman selling vacuum cleaners who knocked on a door. The lady of the house came to the door, listened very politely to the sales pitch and said “no thank you”. The salesman gave her a big smile and thanked her very ... Views: 1683
I was once told by a clairvoyant that I would always have enough money, that he saw two pots of money next to me, and when one was empty the other one would be full. I had forgotten all about this, until my brother reminded me of it a year or so ago when I was talking about my financial ... Views: 1236