Make Your Work Hours Count!

The years 2011 - 2014 are a bit of a blur. I don't remember everything, but I remember the way I felt after coming home from work each day. I remember crawling in bed night after night thinking to myself, "I just worked my tail off, but did I actually accomplish anything? I worked hard, really hard for 12 hours today, but did I even make any money? Why am I working so hard and have nothing to show for it?" During those years, I could have won an academy award for my act. "How's business?" they would ask ...

Tough Love

I need to speak to those of you who are working from home. Those of you who have little ones running around while you are simultaneously trying to build your own business. Those of you who are preparing lunch for your kids while you answer client calls.

Why I Quit

Every single day I quit the same thing - I quit my work.

Have you ever been home with your family and that little “ding” sound goes off notifying you of a new email? You immediately check it and feel the urgency to respond right away. While you are simply trying to get your thoughts from your head through your fingertips and onto the screen so you can press send, and your child walks over to you and says, “Mommy, look at…” only to be abruptly cut off by you with a response that resembles something like, “Honey, I need you to give mommy just a second - I’m just trying to finish this one thing then I can listen to you.”

My Business Therapy Secrets Revealed

Ever wonder what creative coaches like Katie Selvidge and me do when it’s OUR businesses that need some fine tuning?

We call each other for a little business therapy session.

The Finish Strong Challenge Day 11 - This is just the beginning!

So glad you’re joining me for Day 11, the final day of the Finish Strong Challenge! Today, we’re going to plan how we’d like to spend our work hours in 2020.

Yesterday, we talked about how we actually spent our work time. The secret to transforming and multiplying your work hours is in today’s video! But before we jump into today’s challenge, I want to share one of my student’s story.

The Finish Strong Challenge Day 9 - I’m here to help you problem solve

It’s one of my favorite training days! Today, my whole job is to help you strategize how to improve your business game for 2020.

It’s baaaasically a mini coaching session. Nobody is perfect, but we gotta do what we can to avoid making the same mistakes twice.

The Finish Strong Challenge Day 8 - We all make mistakes, right? Here are some of mine...

Business mistakes. They’re unavoidable.

Whether it’s missing a deadline, making a bad investment, or failing to keep up with finances so you’re dreading tax time (yet again!), we all make mistakes. I’m sharing some of my business mistakes from this past year on today’s live training.

The Finish Strong Challenge Day 7 - Let’s get down to business!

For the past few days, we’ve been focusing on our personal lives. But now, it’s time to get down to business! Today, we’re going to talk about what went well in business this past year.

Whether you own your own business like me, or you work for someone else, it’s important to evaluate what’s working when it comes to work.

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The Finish Strong Challenge Day 5 - But how do you want to spend your days?

But how do you want to spend your days? So maybe yesterday’s training revealed some broken systems in your day, or a few missing hours you could be using to create your dream life but are instead using to fuel your Netflix mastery (we’ve all been there.)

Never fear! Today we’re going to look at what our ideal days would look like.

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Business Spotlight Series [2 of 4]

I can’t wait to share another business spotlight with you this week. Let’s take a peek into the behind the scenes of Whitney’s business...

Whitney is a mother of three young kids. She loves staying home with her kids, and adding to her family income with some wedding work. She got her start doing flowers and planning for weddings, baby showers, and parties for her family and friends. Now, she’s trying to transition from a side hobby to a real business that makes real money. And that means working with people who aren’t just looking for a good deal (aka… not family or friends).

My Happy Place Says Everything!

This photo will forever make me laugh and here’s why:

I received a phone call from Arkansas Life Magazine and they said they wanted to feature me as one of the seven Arkansans who are “just as good at getting dressed as running successful businesses” (their words not mine). They also said they’d like to photograph me in one of my favorite spaces, a place that makes me truly happy.

How Treating Your Clients Well Helps Your Business

Want to know a secret to getting dream clients? Treat the clients you currently have really well, be kind, and most important be honest with them. People respect honesty. People trust honest people. Word will spread that they love working with you.