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- How To Make the Most of Your Network To Save Time and Make Money - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2017 from Ursula JorchYour network, your circle of connection, is a beautiful gift. Wouldn’t it be a shame if you didn’t ever unwrap it? The wonderful thing about your network is that the people in it are willingly in connection with you. They want to help you! Most people do. Healthy humans want to help each ...
Views: 1194(1 vote) - Keep Talking: Speak to Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2014 from Ursula JorchOne of the best ways to build your business is to talk about it. It's not just talking to your clients or prospective clients that helps your cause. Taking the conversation to a bigger stage can give your business a significant boost. Talking to larger groups as a speaker can establish you ...
Views: 1366(1 vote) - The ROI of Success - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2015 from Ursula JorchROI, return on investment is an important matter to consider when you're making choices about how you spend time and energy in your business. If you choose to spend that energy on something with little or no return, then your energy is wasted. Your energy as an entrepreneur is one of your ...
Views: 888(1 vote) - How Being a Disruptor Can Serve Your Business and the World - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2018 from Ursula JorchWe’re all living through a period of significant disruption. When the seas are rough, the temptation is to hunker down, batten down the hatches, and hope you survive until it all blows over. But what if disruption represents an opportunity, an opportunity for your business? Then it makes ...
Views: 626 - 1 Out of 100: Forbes’ List is Just the Symptom - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2019 from Ursula JorchForbes Magazine recently published a list of the 100 Most Innovative Leaders. One out of 100 was a woman. And none was a woman of color. Seriously? In these times (or any time), for a list like this to appear in a reputable business magazine is, in my view, downright deplorable. They ...
Views: 627 - 10 Best Things About Being an Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2015 from Ursula JorchI don't often write articles with lists, but this one just begged to be written. This past week, I've been thinking a lot about why I do what I do. It can feel elusive. What's so fun, energizing, and amazing about it, that I just keep being called back to it? It's the starting point for ...
Views: 1086 - 10 Profound Insights from Impactful Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2018 from Ursula JorchYou can! Those are just three of the impactful entrepreneurs I’ve interviewed on the Work Alchemy podcast. And every time, I ask them: what advice would you give an entrepreneur who wants to make a difference, to contribute more, to have more impact? So here are 10 profound insights from ...
Views: 752 - 10 Reasons Why Impact Is Your Competitive Edge - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2018 from Ursula JorchEven if you have a unique product or service, before long, it’s inevitable that your company will be joined by others. With the advent of social media, it seems that it’s getting harder and harder to stand out from the crowd. Marketers have tried to address this by carving out niches and ...
Views: 754 - 10 Rules That Will Make You Thrive as an Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2017 from Ursula JorchDon’t be right. Be different. Know that you own everything that happens to you. Love your people – your customers, your team. Listen to them. Have a voracious appetite to learn – and feed it with reading, conversations, and your own observations. Obsess about quality. Abandon ...
Views: 833 - 10 Small Steps That Make a Big Difference - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2018 from Ursula JorchIn your business, it can seem like big decisions are all-important. In truth, it’s the small things that can trip you up. And it’s the small things that add up to create big change and enormous benefits. Like money invested over time, small steps have a compound effect. Your choice to take ...
Views: 888 - 11 Ways Investing in Impact Helps Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2018 from Ursula JorchYou’ve bought into the idea that investing in your business is a good idea. You’ve seen the results in action, the return on investment. ROI is by no means a guarantee. It never is. You do your due diligence and research, and then you decide if it’s worth the calculated risk for the return ...
Views: 699 - 3 Steps to Build This Key Business Skill and Increase Your Bottom Line - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Ursula JorchYour business success depends on relationships. With clients, team members, suppliers, and other business owners. So developing and honing your relationship skills makes sense, right? This is a lifelong process, but you can make a great start by fostering empathy. Empathy is the ...
Views: 887 - 3 Ways to Stop Struggling and Start Thriving in Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2018 from Ursula JorchDang, sometimes business feels like a struggle, right? All entrepreneurs struggle at times. Like the time I was $75K in debt. Ouch. The good news is, I was able to move through that struggle and within 6 months, I was back in the black. Whew! It’s not important that you sometimes feel like ...
Views: 697 - 5 Business Lessons I Learned From My Mom - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2018 from Ursula JorchWho would you expect to be Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran’s most important mentor? Barbara says in her new podcast, Business Unusual, that her mom was her best teacher when it came to business. I’ve been fortunate to have had several mentors (I always have at least one coach, usually ...
Views: 788 - 5 Infectious Diseases of Small Business and Their Cures - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2016 from Ursula JorchYour business can come down with maladies, wheezing and coughing and not functioning as well as it can. The infection can spread until multiple parts of your business are affected. You can cure them if you make the right diagnosis and take action. Bug #1. Nostrategitis. Lack of strategy is ...
Views: 934 - 5 Interesting and Unexpected Books To Improve Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2017 from Ursula JorchOne of the biggest and most profound shifts in my business was prompted by a book. My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor described the shift in her world view after a stroke. While I gratefully did not have a stroke, her book affirmed a similar shift ...
Views: 880 - 5 Reasons Why People Fail in Business - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2016 from Ursula JorchDo you ever worry that your business will fail? It’s hard to contemplate failure, especially when you’re working so hard and want so much to be successful. Considering failure is valuable, though, because the very ingredients that make for business failure can be transformed into business ...
Views: 1063 - 5 Strategies to Keep Your Compliments and Build Your Confidence - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2015 from Ursula JorchHow do you feel when someone pays you a sincere compliment? Great, right? That compliment has more to offer than giving your spirits a momentary boost. You can put that simple compliment to work for you in ways you might never have thought of. Let's explore further. 1. Keep your ...
Views: 1270 - 5 Ways to Recognize Your Best Business Partners - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2019 from Ursula JorchPeople you partner with in your business are powerfully able to influence your financial health and your impact. So it’s important to choose the right ones. A bad choice can use up your time and energy, and sometimes lead you down sticky paths that are hard to undo and can lead into financial ...
Views: 704 - 7 Ways You Can Make Your Company a Great Place to Work - by Submitted on May 04, 2019 from Ursula JorchLosing a great employee is costly. Your company loses time, money, and the information stored in that person’s brain about how things work well and what to do next. It’s clear that employee retention is a priority for you as a leader and for those working with people in your company, which is ...
Views: 841 - A Simple and Powerful Tool for High-Impact Achievement in 2019 - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2019 from Ursula JorchIt’s coming up to a new calendar year. A great time for planning. When you plan for your upcoming year, you can be ably guided by your Impact Purpose. That defining statement that summarizes the impact you want to have with your business. I’ve covered the process for clarifying your Impact ...
Views: 828 - Aim for Progress, Not Perfection - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2020 from Ursula JorchThis year has really thrown a wrench into so many business plans. And the pandemic continues to wreak havoc for businesses that aren’t prepared for change. Let’s face it, things didn’t always go to plan before COVID. But we do like to create myths about the good old days, don’t we? As ...
Views: 659 - All You Have To Do Is Ask! - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2015 from Ursula JorchDo you hold yourself back from asking for something, because the person is high profile? Do you figure that they don't want to hear from you, that you're not important enough? Do you assume they'll say no? In truth, none of those things may actually be true. I've been doing bold ...
Views: 1026 - Are You Afraid of Your Own Impact? - by Submitted on May 08, 2020 from Ursula JorchWhen I was a little girl, if I got too loud, too rambunctious, too ME, I was quickly pulled aside by my mother and told to stop. It was too much for her. When I tried to have impact in my family, to be myself, whether it was self-expressing with crayon on the basement wall or being ...
Views: 629 - Are You Becoming the One? - by Submitted on May 29, 2020 from Ursula JorchWe sometimes talk about impact like it’s a done deal. That once you realize the impact you want to have, all that remains is to execute the steps to have it, like a to-do list. It’s not that simple. Impact calls you on a deeper level. If impact were just about taking action, you would ...
Views: 575 - Are You Called To Adventure? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2015 from Ursula JorchYou may be thinking, adventure? Who has time for adventure? I'm trying to run a business here! Adventure isn't just for vacations. And it doesn't have to mean jumping off a cliff with nothing but cloth strapped to your back, or riding the wild whitewater in some exotic place. Our word-y ...
Views: 901 - Are You Doing Too Much? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2020 from Ursula JorchAre you, in fact, doing too much? Seems an odd question to ask right after one of the biggest holiday seasons of the year, but who hasn’t experienced the tiredness that comes from trying to pack in as much as possible in a limited period of time? The thing is, when you’re trying to have ...
Views: 618 - Are You Enough? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2020 from Ursula JorchIn the explorations of my own growth, I’m always deepening my understanding. Always wanting to grow, even if the growing pains hurt and I avoid it at first. A number of years ago, I was talking with a coach about working with her. I knew I wanted the support, but what I also felt was a need ...
Views: 625 - Are You Honoring Your Values? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2020 from Ursula JorchSo much is going on in the world right now, that it can be difficult to focus on your business’ values. You may be going through some financial challenges due to the pandemic, and even if that’s not the case, it can feel hard to consider one more thing as you pivot and adjust. I have had ...
Views: 603 - Are You Living Your Fears or Your Dreams? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2018 from Ursula JorchAs I sat in yet another corporate meeting, I was running a list in my head. The list I’d made of the things to do before I started my own business. I’d been thinking about this business and doing preparatory things for 5 years. And still no business. I was scared. What if I failed? What if I ...
Views: 726 - Are You on a Mission? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2014 from Ursula JorchBeing an entrepreneur is bigger than just owning a business. It allows real transformation to happen. Transformation in you as a person, and as a business person. And it goes even further than that. That opportunity to transform goes hand in hand with your ability to have impact. You impact ...
Views: 1073 - Are You Playing Hard To Get With Your Clients? - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2016 from Ursula JorchI sat over my computer keyboard, finger ready to push the Send button. I couldn't do it. I'd just spent the previous 6 weeks creating my first online course. All that I'd learned in my 20 years in business about leveraging what you already have for rapid income, in one package. I knew it ...
Views: 919 - Are You Prepared? Hint: If You Are, You’ll Have More Impact - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2020 from Ursula JorchNo, this isn’t another coronavirus / COVID19 article cautioning you to wear full body armor or avoid contact with other humans for the foreseeable future. Those would produce a certain kind of impact, but is the exact opposite of what we’re going for here. Impact lives and breathes ...
Views: 596 - Are You Ready for Abundance in Your Business? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2016 from Ursula JorchTrue or false: there’s an unlimited supply of income available for my business. The answer is: true. And false. Either way, it’s what you believe that will determine your level of success financially and in every other resource in your business. Whether you believe in abundance or ...
Views: 551 - Are You There for Your Customers? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2018 from Ursula JorchI have a question for you. Are you there for your customers? I don’t mean, do you show up for work every day? That’s a given, an implicit agreement. That’s the bare minimum. I don’t even mean, do you have a customer service process that works? That’s also the price of entry: it’s how you ...
Views: 695 - Are You There for Your Customers? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2018 from Ursula JorchI have a question for you. Are you there for your customers? I don’t mean, do you show up for work every day? That’s a given, an implicit agreement. That’s the bare minimum. I don’t even mean, do you have a customer service process that works? That’s also the price of entry: it’s how you ...
Views: 697 - Are You Wasting Your Time as a CEO? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2019 from Ursula JorchEffectively managing your time becomes more important once you’re the leader of a company, a CEO. The impact of your decisions is great, so addressing and moving through issues efficiently is going to have positive repercussions. So how do you best spend your time as a CEO? It’s not like the ...
Views: 737 - Are You Wasting Your Time? 5 Turnarounds to Change Time Drains Into Time Well Spent - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2017 from Ursula JorchOne of the resources that you have available to you that can’t be recaptured, can’t be built up again, is time. Once spent, it is lost to you. After that sobering beginning, let’s focus on what we can do with our time and our energy. Let’s look at how you may be wasting your time and how ...
Views: 1057 - Armor Up: What’s Holding You Back as a Leader - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2018 from Ursula JorchA great deal has been written about entrepreneurs and organizational leaders dealing with their fear. I’ve written about it myself. I have to admit, I always thought that it was fear that holds us back from being the leaders we want to be: bold, courageous, inspiring. Not so. Brene Brown, ...
Views: 697 - Authenticity: Just Another Item for Your To-Do List? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2016 from Ursula JorchThere's so much talk about authenticity. It's becoming one of those overused words that people roll their eyes at. It's easy to talk about authenticity. But actually being authentic? Not so much. All this pressure to be authentic can start to feel like yet another dang thing that you have ...
Views: 1489 - Be a Voice, Not an Echo: 7 Ways to Blaze Your Own Brand’s Trail - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2017 from Ursula JorchYour business is defined in the outside world by your brand. The voice of your brand is what helps set you apart. Your voice is about person to person communication. Nobody wants to be spoken to like they’re a dollar sign. Your prospects and customers want authentic communication. And ...
Views: 938 - Be Unreasonable To Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2017 from Ursula JorchHow unreasonable are you? Odd question, isn’t it? I for one try to be reasonable most of the time, though my loved ones may not agree! Still, it’s a worthy goal, right? That reasonable approach doesn’t always work. Sometimes, it pays to be unreasonable. On purpose. Why? Being ...
Views: 847 - Be Willing to Fall Flat on Your Face - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2020 from Ursula JorchWhen my mother died, I went shopping for a nice dress for her to be buried in. She’d been in a dementia ward for some time, and almost all of her beautifully handmade (by her) clothes had vanished. The dress I found was perfect, but had cap sleeves and I, perhaps strangely, was concerned ...
Views: 622 - Best Advice from 13 Impactful Leaders - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2020 from Ursula JorchMentoring advice is extremely valuable, even for experienced leaders. It can be a lighthouse, guiding you away from rocky shoals and onto a clearer course. At the end of every Work Alchemy podcast interview, I ask the highly impactful leaders that I interview to share one piece of advice with ...
Views: 644 - Boost Your Business Income: Leverage Your Pricing - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2016 from Ursula JorchWant to increase your business revenue, or at the very least, know how to ramp up revenue when you choose? The good news is, you can. And without investing big in new marketing avenues or sales staff. Sure, there may be times you’ll want to do that too, to grow your business. But that ...
Views: 782 - Boost Your Business With a Mastermind - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from Ursula JorchEver wish you had a whole crew of trusted colleagues supporting you in your business? You can have just that, with a business mastermind. The term 'mastermind' was coined by Napoleon Hill, the author of the iconic book, Think and Grow Rich. He called a mastermind a "coordination of knowledge ...
Views: 2945 - Bouncing Back from Rejection - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2019 from Ursula JorchRejection can hurt. My client recently pitched her business to a group of investors, and she was turned down. She was understandably disappointed. She wanted to use that money to grow her business, and saw immediate opportunities she wanted to jump on. As we debriefed after that ...
Views: 668 - Business Takes Courage: How to Harness Yours - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2014 from Ursula JorchCourage in business can take all kinds of forms, from meeting with your first client to putting your first offering out into the world. Courage is often about firsts. And it can be about ongoing issues like dealing with client complaints, in a way that is respectful for both you and your ...
Views: 1007 - Celebrate! One of the Keys to Unlock Business Success - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2015 from Ursula JorchAs entrepreneurs, we can get caught up in our to-do lists. Or our get-to-do lists, as I like to call them, because after all, we are the creators of our own work! Setting intentions, taking action, getting things done - these are all important. And what happens when we do get something ...
Views: 757 - Change Your Approach To Improve Your Results - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Ursula JorchAre you someone who thinks big? Or do you move ahead incrementally, in a ‘slow and steady wins the race’ process? There’s all kinds of advice out there about how to get better results in your business. Go big or go home! Step by step and you’ll eventually get there! Whatever the advice, ...
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