Over the last 10 years, I’ve learned a little about myself and my business (you’re probably saying, I should hope so!!!) The one thing that I know for sure is that conquering my fear of public speaking, developing a signature talk and delivering it over and over has...

It seems a little odd – almost contrary! Far too many businesses are the best-kept secret in their industry – nobody knows about them. And on the other hand, there are far too many business owners sick and tired of posting on social media in an attempt to get seen...

While there are 3 common strategies for getting more clients to grow your business, you’ll probably only use one at a time. In fact, you may be using one now and then decide you’d rather use a different approach in the future! Here are the 3 common ways for getting...

It’s been a crazy week since we last chatted. You see an amazing opportunity to speak on a live stage, in front of 350+ business owners happened just 10 days before the event started. I was also offered a booth at the event. Was I nervous? Uncomfortable? Scared? HECK...

When we see successful people like Oprah, we often think how lucky they are to have wealth and a lifestyle. But deep down, we know she wasn’t lucky – she worked hard for her success. She didn’t just work hard – she worked hard on what she was really good at –...

“I’m so busy” are 3 little words that we often say in response to: How are you? How is business? Can you attend my _____? And so many other things. So why do we give that answer? Why is busyness causing stress that often leads to burnout? According to a study by...

If you’ve been listening to my podcast for a while, you know that I’ve taken a strong stand … you don’t need social media to grow your business. It’s true – you don’t need to USE social media as a lead generation tool – a tool to attract clients. In a nutshell, what...

A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a former client who reached out asking for help – she was ‘in the weeds’! She was feeling overwhelmed and didn’t know what to do next. Can you guess her problem?... Marketing. Sound familiar? Although this client knows her...

I was watching all of the posts on social media wishing everyone a long weekend (here in Canada, Monday was a holiday). That’s when I realized…… I always have a long weekend! And I love my business! But it wasn’t always that way.  For years, I worked hard – spinning...

Did you know…if you are at Disney and your balloon pops or your kid drops their ice cream cone, or your souvenir breaks, the vendors will happily replace them? That’s the ‘Disney’ experience. Disney has built a brand around exceptional customer service, i.e. making...