Authenticity allowed — for Service Professionals

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Authenticity allowed — for Service Professionals

I really do believe we attract what we focus on, and what we believe — in fear or in love. I believe — and perhaps that belief is why I attract the experience — that this applies to the people and relationships we attract as well, clients included.

When we shift our mindsets to focus on what we love or what brings us joy, and we begin to recognize that we inherently believe that, and not the thing we feared. The momentum of that takes a little time to show up, so it may seem as if we’re still attracting the previous focus, when in fact the shift simply hasn't yet shown up in our physical reality yet. Exciting, isn't it? That means we just need to stay focused on what we want, rather than fear, to see more of what we want. In my experience, it is quite literal, and it happens more readily now, than when I first started focusing more mindfully. Here’s one look at a small mindset shift that helped.

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Pricing. Are You GM, GM's Suppliers or Smarter?

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Pricing. Are You GM, GM's Suppliers or Smarter?

It's easy to say "I'm smarter than that" when you're not in the situation, but we all have blind spots. I'm, therefore, not here to critique, but to help prevent others from fates similar to CCM's. Let's take a look at some of the parallels for Entrepreneurs, and how we can release some of our more common excuses. 

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Pricing. What's Your Strategy?

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Pricing. What's Your Strategy?

If you don't have a profitable business, if you rely on venture capitalists (V.C.'s) and angel investors to cover operations costs beyond the start-up phase, then your business is not sustainable. As a small business or solo entrepreneur, do you want to keep relying on external capital? OR Would you like to build an independent, sustainable business? Is your business revenue covering your business and living expenses? If not, let's see if we can turn things around. 

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Where do I find social media Content?

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Where do I find social media Content?

You're busy. You haven't found time to create the caliber of content that truly reflects you, so "Where do I find content to post on social media?" Let's streamline your content search. The content calendar is your canvas, but having sources ready cuts your posting time in half. Let's explore this further.

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Client Followers & Referrals on Social Media

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Client Followers & Referrals on Social Media

How do you get clients to become not only Followers, but also your most Authentic Referrers on social media (and everywhere)? It depends on how you engage with them. If you'd like to develop this Client Referral Culture, let's dive in. Why? Well, because 50 followers, clients or referrers, who value and invest in your services, are more worthy of your time, energy and resources than 5,000 1-time followers. What do you think?

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Client Engagements "How do I work with You?"

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Client Engagements "How do I work with You?"

Do you have preliminary consultations to determine if you're a good fit, or to understand how to best serve clients? I'm not talking about "what", but the "how", of your engagement. Some entrepreneurs thrive on the rush of 'seeing where it goes', but for others, clarifying "how" you'll work with clients, saves both parties time and money. Which one are you?

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Where do I start?

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Where do I start?

You're careening along, clients are coming in, business is going well, but things are getting busier  and you can't maintain this pace. You have let a few things slide... okay, more than a few... and you haven't looked at 'follow-up' in quite some time. Some projects are grinding to a halt, but you still don't have time to take a step back and review your entire business plan (wait, did you even have one?) Well, where do you start?

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