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the danger of humdrum limbo
I had a conversation last year with a potential client that broke my heart. She had a business that was doing okay. But she knew it was time to go bigger. To be seen by even more people. And yet, she’d been stuck for three years in a humdrum kind of feeling about her business….
“too fat” and “too old”
All day Monday, I coached clients by phone. These womxn have varying backgrounds and levels of success from $50k in revenue a year to $1 million. Do you know what we talked about all day? FEAR OF BEING SEEN. As imperfect. As vulnerable. Fear that others were going to judge the new thing they are…
uncomfortable AF
A picture of my friend & former client Lynne Hurdle Price and I. (and my dogs photobombed us lol) It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2019 and hello to a whole new year, where we’ll have new hopes, goals, and plans to go to our next level in our careers, businesses or lives. So I…
fear tango
A hand written note to Lisa from a client. A few weeks ago I was outside in my robe and slippers taking my dogs for their morning walk. The morning mist was coming over the mountains and the smell of ocean salt was in the air. When I’m in Santa Barbara, the place where I…
the Oprah effect
Photo of me with attendees at a speaking engagement. Have you ever heard of the “Oprah effect?” It’s what happens when you’re a small company and Oprah or some other big-name person/company mentions you and suddenly you blow up and everyone wants to order your product or pay for your services. One of the most…
contagious money thoughtforms
Me and clients eating dinner at the top-rated restaurant on the island of Santorini during a mastermind retreat in Greece A few months ago, I was on the phone with a woman who had built a gorgeous business with lush retreats in tropical locations. One look at the pictures of her events and you’d…
daddy issues, money issues.
Picture of a client at one of my mastermind retreats in Santa Barbara. Several years ago, I was scrolling through Facebook when yet another ad from some ‘guru’ offering to ‘triple my revenue’ popped up. I rolled my eyes, clicked ‘hide ad’ and moved on. I’d spent two years stuck at $300,000 in revenue…
hamster, meet money wheel
A picture of one of my clients on retreat with me in Santa Barbara A few years ago, I found myself on the phone with a client who couldn’t stop crying. She’d been running her business for three years and with a lot of hard work built it from a tiny passion project into a…
“too fat” and “too old”
All day Monday, I coached clients. These womxn have varying backgrounds and levels of success from $50k in revenue a year to $1 million. You know what we talked about all day? FEAR OF BEING SEEN. As imperfect. As vulnerable. Fear that others were going to judge the new thing they are putting out there….
cocaine, yoga and instagram superstars
Go online, to a networking event, or join a mastermind and you’ll notice this: everyone says they want to make seven figures and beyond. Impact the world. Speak at the UN. Become the thought leader darling of their industry. Get on Oprah. Or the New York Times Bestseller List. Have a Fortune 500 company. But…