As we look back to 2020 - and 'ease' into 2021 - what can we expect as service providers? What are the opportunities for us out there today and how can we make the most of them? To say 2020 was a doozy of a year is to put it mildly, and yet it was a year that opened...
Is it you or is it them? (team issues)
I do a lot of work with people around their teams – and what I've come to see is that it's a 50/50 split when something isn't working. 50% of the time it's a "wrong person was hired for the role" issue. And the other 50% of the time it's a leadership issue – not...
How not to use assessments in hiring
I love me a good assessment! But... they are often misused in the hiring process (and might actually get in the way of finding the right person.)
3 signs that it may be time to create a certification program
One of the biggest questions I get about creating a certification is WHEN? "Is this something I should do now or later?" There is a ‘season’ of the business journey that I find especially ripe for creating a certification, and it will often include one (or all) of the...
Carrying the weight of your business on your shoulders
There is a simple truth that we don’t talk about enough as we grow. And that is - the bigger your business grows, the heavier it is... the more responsibility you carry. You are responsible for taking care of clients and team. Making sure everyone is happy. You are...
When you are tired of hustling…
When we start our business it’s all about the hustle... We hustle to get clients. Serve clients. Keep clients. It’s the hustle that brings in the money. BUT there comes a point where the hustle starts to work against you. Where working harder and harder actually...
You should get paid the most for this…
"You should get paid the most for what comes easiest to you" I was flabbergasted when I first heard this on a coaching call... because it wasn’t at all true for me in my business at the time. I was getting paid to "get things done" and I was darn good at it. I was...
Resilience
I was feeling something new bubbling in me this week and I wasn’t quite sure what it was. Then it clicked for me Wednesday morning... it’s resilience. I’m feeling like we are coming out of the hype and initial chaos of these first few weeks of change. Even though...
This has taken on new meaning for me
Our thoughts create our reality. This isn’t a new concept for me... I’ve known this for many years but am living it now in an entirely different way. One of the things I started doing early on in this pandemic was limiting the amount of news and theories I’ve allowed...
Be gentle with yourself
You do NOT need to do it all right now. Change the world. Learn a new skill. Pivot. Grow. Shift. I’ve talked with a lot of people this past week who are feeling the pressure... "Things are fine for me right now but I feel like I should be doing more" "I keep seeing...