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“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”  Anais Nin

The other day my sixteen-year-old daughter came home from school practically in tears. Sensing her distress I gently inquired as to how her day was. With animated emotion, she began to tell me about the project she is working on in science class. She’s studying electricity and has to build an electric generator. She made it abundantly clear to me that she’s never felt “dumber“ in her whole life and she hates the project. (more…)

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” Tony Robbins

Stop for a moment and think about what type of energy is driving you to put another day into your business. Would you say your motivation’s coming from a painful thought - “I better make this sale so I can make payroll”, or based a pleasurable thought, “I can’t wait to satisfy my next customer.” Be honest with yourself. (more…)

This month I’m focusing on a common pitfall every self employed woman can relate to - finding innumerable distractions to pull you away from working your business. (more…)

As a home-based, self-employed woman, mundane tasks can be as compelling to me as chocolate. Laundry. Dishes. Email. Try as I might to stay focused on running my business, at times, these uninspiring tasks beckon to me as a moth to a flame. (more…)

I love when things like this happen. I was having a conversation with a friend who’s wife owns and operates her own small business. Suddenly, in the middle of our chat he asked me if I wouldn’t mind talking with his wife to explain what “coaching” was about. Although I was a bit surprised by his sudden request, I happily agreed - and he handed the phone to his wife. (more…)

When I announced the launch of the new website, www.playthecoach.com, many people wrote to ask why I chose the name, so I’ll not only share the philosophy behind it, but also the power in carrying that perspective into your day.

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When your teen phones home to ask you to do a task
for him or her, (more…)

A funny thing happened on the way to a Micro Enterprise Conference for youth. (more…)

Since we’ve taken the new Let’sTalk MONEY Card Parties™ “live,” I’ve been blown away by the breakthroughs people have experienced, thanks to the amazing coaching skills of our players. (more…)

Honey I Am Building a Business

Hi Creators and Big Thinkers!

I coach a lot of new business owners–many of them are women–and most of them have a common struggle. They have a spouse that gets stressed about the amount of money it takes to build a profitable business. (more…)