In the creative business community, there’s nothing worse than coming up short on ideas when you need to be busy producing. Authors and artists will tell you of their writer’s block or those empty canvas blues. Even the most successful creative entrepreneurs get stuck sometimes. The difference? They have some interesting ways of sparking ideas […]
Saying Yes to the Stretch
What scares you when it comes to growing your business? There are a LOT of things in building and growing an online business (or ANY business for that matter) that will seem big and scary and intimidating at first. Some people never progress beyond a certain point because of it. I often quote a coach […]
Stretching When It’s NOT Easy
This week was the official kick-off of the 10th anniversay of the Stretch Yourself Challenge – a content marketing challenge designed to help you stretch out of your comfort zone and do great big things with your content. I’ve done this challenge a few times in years past (at least twice, possibly three times, I […]
It’s NOT About Resolutions – It’s About Actions
[Email from Tuesday, January 8] This time of year stirs up lots of talk of change, of goals, and of course, of “resolutions.” I do it too. For one thing, new beginnings are attractive to all of us. We get to leave behind what’s not working and start fresh. IF we actually do that. I’m […]
Freestyle Friday [Week-at-a-Glance]
(Freestyle Friday from January 4) Welcome to your first Freestyle Friday email of 2019. This is your week-at-a-glance summary of everything that’s been going on throughout the week. Let’s Rock 2019 Together! As I’ve been mentioning for the last few weeks, my holiday chaos extended past just the regular holiday dates. Yesterday I had to […]