You Are in a Sales Slump; Now What?
People were on edge. There was a flurry of layoffs at the beginning of the year, mostly with tech companies. In January alone, Amazon confirmed they were laying off more than 18,000 employees; Salesforce cut 8,000 employees; Microsoft laid off 10,000; and...
Cultivate More Flow to Unlock Your (Financial) Potential
Can you recall the last time you felt like you were in the flow? You know that state of being where you lose track of time whilst you are in the midst of a task on hand, regardless of what that task is. Or, those moments when you are so fully immersed and...
What Do You Need to Start Doing Differently?
I know it’s still August and it is (sort of) premature to hop on the “end of summer” bandwagon. After all, the first day of fall is about a month away. But, let’s be real, a mood shift is afoot. The sun is now setting before 8pm. The evening weather is changing....
What Do You Love About Your Work?
On Friday, I got an unexpected, yet delightful message from someone who attended a workshop of mine in 2019. In it, she shared the progress she’s made since then toward her financial goals. I read her words, grinning from ear to ear, because I could not have been more...
Survival Mode Has Little to Do With How Much You Make
Everyone experiences money struggles, at one time or another. Including rich and wealthy people. I didn’t always know this to be true, though. I grew up in a single-parent household, with my mother, who worked for the Social Security Administration....
Thrown Into a Tizzy; Now What?
Last week was a doozy. As I write, I’ve been waiting on the plumber for five hours to fix the same problem, for the second time in as many months. The lab I complained about last year around this time gave me another reason to complain about them this year. You know...
Here’s a Way to Make Better Money and Business Decisions
After a recent workshop, I got some feedback. She started with wonderful accolades and then said, but we did get some criticisms. A few people made comments like, “we wanted something more substantive” and “I was expecting a more academic, how-to.” While she...
Do This To Unlock The Hidden Potential Of Your Business
When you look at your monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date earnings, what do you see? What do you notice beyond the numbers and whether they are going up or down? You may have heard me say, “there’s a difference between seeing and noticing.” This stems from...
What Makes You Say, “Damn, That’s the Best Money I’ve Spent!”
“Fluff the pillows.” During my last two years of college, I worked for Estee Lauder Companies. In the afternoons, I worked “in-house” in the showroom as a roving admin for all of the properties. (At the time Clinique, Prescriptives, and Aramis were part of Estee...
