Years ago, my sister would come over for Sunday dinner, and once the dishes were done we would sit at the kitchen table and talk about the business of business.  She was a veterinarian.  She had graduated a few years before, worked for another vet, and now she wanted...

I'm going to be honest with you -- I didn't learn to step back from my business because I read a book about it or because I suddenly wanted more freedom.  I learned it because I had no choice!!  When my daughter needed me as her advocate through a health crisis, my...

There are two kinds of business owners – ones that chase leads and others that magnetize premium leads. I remember being in that ‘chase’ mode for many years – it was exhausting, time-consuming, and often demoralizing. Learning to ‘magnetize’ premium leads is how I’m...

There’s an old saying…what got you here won’t take you there! And for a long time, I didn’t really understand what it meant. Now, after 40+ years as an entrepreneur, I really get it and want to be sure that you understand too. Take a look at this Skills &...

This past year, Katie, a bookkeeper with 10 team members, joined my beta group for Momentum Coaching with two goals: one to improve her profits by 10% and 2nd to take a week-long unplugged vacation. She accomplished both in the first 90 days! She’s on the road to...

I see you out there! Showing up, creating content, following all the advice. So why does your marketing still feel like you're pushing a boulder uphill? Here’s what I realized after trimming my business down to 2.5 days a week – most marketing advice wasn’t...

I’m filled with so much gratitude that so many incredible female founders attended #SHIFT2026 in Smiths Falls. I knew in my heart and soul that this would be the region’s premier live event for women business owners of all types, sizes and shapes. I wrote a similar...

Let me tell you about an accountant I worked with. Two offices, same business, same owner. One ran like clockwork, profitable, humming along. The other? Chaos. She came to me thinking she might want to sell the chaotic one. I asked her a simple question: who wants to...

She was profitable. Growing. Booked out for months. And terrified to take a week off. Sound familiar? I had a conversation recently with a founder who told me something that I hear all the time: "I just need a vacation." She did. But exhaustion wasn't the real...

Let me ask you something uncomfortable. If you disappeared, totally unplugged from your business for 30 days or even 2 weeks, what would break first? If that question just made your stomach drop, keep reading. Because that feeling isn't anxiety. That's your business...