From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Following My Own Advice

January 27, 2010

It’s funny how being a coach causes me to turn inward and examine my business practices. I regularly have to ask myself if I’m taking the advice I give to my clients. Unfortunately, the answer is “not always,” particularly with regard to niche markets. You see, I’m doing a lot of work with clients (and [...]

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Get Off Your Butt

January 14, 2010

Yesterday was session one of Business Building Boot Camp. Everyone had “ah-has,” including me. My friend and SEO specialist Matthew Egan, @imagefreedom on Twitter, wrote about his revelations in his post “Hey Mr. Big Stuff.” Among other revelations, the rest of the business soldiers (aka participants) discovered they have a few things in common: Perfection [...]

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You Be The Coach For Referral Fees

January 11, 2010

I was at a networking event and one of my friends (a small business owner) said: “Someone referred a client to me and they are asking for a 20% referral fee. I don’t charge for referrals. If you’re someone I know and I believe you will do a good job, I’m going to refer business [...]

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2010 What Ifs

January 6, 2010

A preview to my San Antonio Business Building Boot Camp, January 13, 2010: One of the things I love about Twitter is the ability to connect and speak with people I never would have met otherwise. This week I had the fortunate experience of speaking with two super-intelligent business owners: Patty Farmer of Envoy Mortgage [...]

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How Big Is Your Bark

January 4, 2010

We recently adopted our 2 year old dog, Lucy. We were quickly reminded that dogs have an ingrained “fight or flight” response when they feel threatened. When Lucy seems threatened by other dogs, she fights which involves lots of barking and growling. Dogs can be trained to change the undesirable behaviors with help from dog [...]

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