So, there’s no need to think I’m being hard on you and no one else. I’m FIRST being hard on me. Before I show up to speak to the world (lol…) via my blog, before I hit PUBLISH on our private #EntrepreneurialEspresso blog, before I send one of “those messages” or have one of “those
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WHAT DO YOUR 2018 GOALS DO FOR YOU? Few things irritate me more than the (albeit well-meaning) suggestion that goals should be “realistic.” Anyone who suggests such a thing mistakes GOALS for TASKS. In the words of Steve Chandler, “It’s not what a GOAL is that matters. It’s what a goal DOES that matters.” Your
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Ambition. Pursuit. Achievement. Accomplishment. These are ALL noble. There are pockets of people, of course, who have demonized ambition. They see a RESULT that they want and think they “deserve” but they fail to acknowledge — nor, most importantly, attempt to replicate — the steps that CREATED that result. In other words, they want what
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As we dip our toe into 2018, I want to remind you of the only real threat to your business, to your brand, to your income. In 2008, I heard from many mortgage loan officers who laid off their teams and closed up shop, citing the economy as the reason they could no longer do
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As women entrepreneurs, I think we have a tendency to be HARD on ourselves when looking backwards, “I should have _______” and EASY on ourselves in the moment. “I deserve a break.” As I barrel towards 2018, I am taking a moment to take stock of all I’ve created so far: FREE for EVERYONE 15
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I want to quote a couple mentors, some from many moons ago, others fairly recently: “If what you are selling needs discipline, you have a problem. Sell the magic pill.” “You can’t sell work, Michelle. No one buys it.” And indeed, I’ve found some truth to these warnings.. There are SOME people who seem allergic
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