It’s a tough question small business owners need to ask themselves. But it must be asked. A large portion of my productivity coaching client base is entrepreneurs. For the most part, the top three reasons they started their own businesses are: They had a passion for something that could earn them income. They wanted…
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For Women in Business
May
10
Is being self-employed all it’s cracked up to be?
Aug
15
3 Reasons Why Business Women Should Not Tilt Their Heads
Business Women, Avoid This In Your Body Language Ladies, when it comes to business we want to be: Taken seriously Seen as intelligent Viewed as experts and Respected as professionals But there is something that we women naturally do that can ruin our credibility in a second. It’s the lateral head tilt. Body language experts…
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Aug
09
A Client Called Me A B*tch & Why I’m Kind Of Okay With That
Before you read any further, let me disclose that this post is completely self-serving. I try to write stuff that is relevant to all entrepreneurs and there might be some things you can learn here. But the reality is, I need to write this experience down. It’s interesting that yesterday’s post was about the hard,…
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Jun
04
4 Tips For Authentic Networking
Do You Sound Tedious, Boring, and Desperate? “Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.” My eyes had glazed over. My mind was racing, trying to find a graceful way to exit this conversation without hurting the woman’s feelings. I was so done! I was at an event filled with women business owners, and had asked this woman…
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May
23
Business Friends Are Not Real Friends
Who Can Small Business Owners Trust? I received a call from a consultant today. She is a bright, sun-shiny woman with an eagerness to help others and an unfortunate naiveté which prevents her from seeing people’s true intentions. Today, she called to share a sad story. She had a new (and brilliant) business idea. She…
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May
08
Are Men Confident and Women Arrogant
Gender Perceptions of Confidence When is confidence a positive attribute? When does confidence cross the line to become arrogance? Those questions have been on my mind and I’ve been pondering the answers because of something that recently happened to me. The Story Several weeks ago I had the privilege of delivering Presentation Skills Training to…
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Apr
10
How Being Nice Can Hurt Your Business
Is it possible to be too nice in your business? Yes. Scenario 1 – The Nice Salon Owner I was looking forward to getting a pedicure at a friend’s salon. The pedicure machine was broken. The pedicurist continued to use it for three weeks. I talked with the owner about it. She said, “I guess…
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Feb
15
Are You Charging Enough?
Do you ever wonder how to price your services? When I first started my business, this was one of my biggest struggles. When I talked with colleagues, I found their rates were as low as $75/hour all the way up to $500/hour; that’s a pretty wide range. So I set a price, one that I…
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Jun
20
Why Women Ask More Questions Than Men
I picked up one of my favorite books to re-read last week: Talking from 9 to 5, by Dr. Deborah Tannen. Tannen is a linguistics expert, and has written several books to help us understand the differences in how men and women communicate in the workplace. There was a section of the book that fascinated…
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Jan
30
Do You Apologize Too Much?
Has this ever happened to you? Here’s the scene: My husband and I are standing at an elevator with a male tour guide . A woman is walking towards us. The tour guide sees her and says, “You look lost. Can I help you?” She looks at him awkwardly, drops her head down and says,…
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