Less Is More

Less Is More

One of the BEST entrepreneurial habits for success is to prioritize your actions each day. It’s a challenge for most people to limit their daily business action list to six to eight items. I always advocate a list of six priorities a day… and that means personal AND...
Create from a Clean Slate

Create from a Clean Slate

Go after a big and exciting goal or new venture and you’ll find that those who have done it before you always have a story. I’ve heard horror stories, advice on how to make it easier, and all the rules of what to do and not do. I’ve been told what to expect based on...
The Fear Alarm

The Fear Alarm

I catch myself all the time hoping things will turn out the way I want. The energy of hoping feels like, “I want this thing to happen, but I’m so scared it won’t.” Hoping kicks off an alarm system in my body. I’m usually very attached to an outcome. I think that if...
Rampant Overwhelm

Rampant Overwhelm

I’ve been writing about it for years. I coach clients on this topic every week. I watch colleagues fizzle under its pressure. Business owners are run by it. Everyone reacts to it ungracefully. It’s running rampant in the world. It’s called overwhelm. Overwhelm is a...
Follow the Niggles

Follow the Niggles

You can’t be reminded too many times of what is most important in your life. A dear friend came over to my house when my first son was young. She brought her daughter over to play. Over dinner, I was commenting about how my 16-month son loved to take objects in and...