99% Procrastination and 1% Work
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The assumption that faster communication is better is erroneous. I don’t check email sometimes for days. I take all the tasks for my clients and move them out into a system my clients never see and then work without seeing any notifications in my project management system. I don’t answer my phone often. I don’t…
Why I went out of touch for 2 weeks
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Like I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was on vacation. You got no emails from me for almost 2 whole weeks. Well, you got two actually. One today and one last Friday for things I already had done. While I was gone, I wrote no emails. I didn’t sit down and write a blog…
There is no such thing as Trucker’s Block
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There is no such thing as trucker’s block is there? Yet we persist in saying that as creatives we have ‘creative block’. A trucker gets up and does her work every day. Block’s don’t come into it. Today I’m going to talk a bit more about why there is no such thing as a creative…
Higher Paying Clients does NOT Mean More Profit
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One of the fine people on my email list recently got in touch with me to ask about their niche. They’re tired of seeing websites with no clear benefit to the business that paid good money for them and that’s where they want to specialise. Redoing sites so they actually provide a return on investment.…
How to Build a Prosperous Business
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We all want a prosperous business. A business that pays the bills, and leaves something extra for us to enjoy life. While some professions trade in ‘hard goods’ that are needed, like a website update, coaches trade in things that no one needs. If you didn’t get coaching today, you’d keep doing what you’ve always…
Your Word is all You Have
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While listening to Game of Thrones I got to thinking about your word. Not the words you use, and at the same time all about the words you use. All you have is your word. It’s your reputation. When you tell a client you’ll finish a project, you need to finish it. If you can’t…
How to Make Your Communication Compelling and Get Your Prospects to Take Action
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We are all selling our ideas to others, all the time. In meetings, whether formal or informal, we are trying to get support for our plans and dreams, and at times, the stakes are monumentally high. It’s on this note that The Compelling Communicator starts. If you don’t believe that, then stop reading here. If…
All Task Managers Suck
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This is from my email list. Go sign up for 5 days a week of emails on how to run your business and not have your life ruined. The problem isn’t the tool, it’s the user. I can take down a tree with a chainsaw but I can also take off a couple fingers. Whichever…
If you want your message to come across, practice
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You can’t just show up and ‘wing it’, not if you want your message to land. Today I’m going to talk about practising before you talk to your prospects so that you can turn them into clients.
How To Stop Avoiding Hard Work So You Can Become The Master You Long To Be
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You didn’t start a business to be mediocre. To be one of the many that can do what you do. You’re not hoping to be just another designer or another theme developer. You never planned to be a generic writer or a dime a dozen coach. When you started, you wanted to be a master.…
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