Archive for the ‘Support’ Category

Are you ready to hire help with your biz?

Friday, July 9th, 2010

You’re a successful soloprenuer that has been working your butt off to get your biz off the ground. Lately you’ve felt, well, completely overwhelmed. No matter what you do, you never feel caught up. There is always something to do. And you feel that your work has suffered as a result. It’s time to take [...]

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5 steps to taking a vacation (and becoming a better business owner)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

In honor of the start to the summer holiday season here in the US, I’m talking about taking breaks and vacations. On Friday I wrote about the importance of creating (instead of just reacting) and how to build renewal + self-care into your business plan. All work and no play makes Jack Jill a dull [...]

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Liberate yourself from harmful work patterns

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Do you ever have those days when you run into problems with every task you try to complete? The internet goes down at your house. Your website host/newsletter service/blog host is on the fritz. Your phone appointments are no-shows. Suddenly it starts to feel close to impossible that you’ll get anything done that day. I [...]

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The art of asking for help

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Last week you gathered a list of the people in your life, and listed the potential ways they could help you and your business. (If you’re new here, go back and check out part 1 and part 2 in this series so that this one makes sense to you.) Now, you didn’t think I was [...]

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Advice on Building Your Confidence Muscles, The (Free) E-book

Friday, March 12th, 2010

As promised, to celebrate the launch of Red Dress Studios, I’ve got something special for you. I asked some of my favorite female entrepreneurs to respond to this question: What advice would you give to women business owners that want to build their confidence muscles (and generally rock at what they do)? I’ve created an [...]

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The value of getting help

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Last week we talked about getting over yourself long enough to realize the abundance of wisdom the people in your life have to offer for your business. And you started to make a list. (If you’re new here, I highly suggest you start with the first post of the series before this one.) So, you [...]

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Get over yourself (on asking for help)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

This is part 1 in a series on asking for help. It’s all about building the confidence to ask for help with your business. Sound useful? Read on. Chances are that as a business owner, you’ve fallen into this trap before. I call it the “My Way or the Highway” or the “Shoot Myself in [...]

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I only included one link that references New Year's resolutions (you're welcome)

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Confession: I’m really into simplicity. One of my pet peeves is when people post links to cool stuff that I want to read on their blogs–except they post about 15 links–and there is no way that I can read all of them! So, here are my recent picks for articles that caught my eye, made [...]

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the power of supportive girlfriends

Friday, August 14th, 2009

today i’m guest blogging over at girlfriend circles – the online community that helps you build friendships with women on- and offline. my blog post on how to bring girlfriends into your life that support your most authentic self is available here. what have you found to be some of the best ways to find [...]

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right livelihood is not taught in school

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Today I want to chat about right livelihood, which has been on my mind since the release of my e-book this week. Right livelihood is not something that is taught in school. It is something that few adults grasp the importance of, let alone pass the importance of loving what you do on to their [...]

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