I love being self-employed because I always feel like I have such control over my life. Now we all know that this feels good and bad at different times. There is no one telling us what to do! (How often have I thought, “Should I be the one making this decision here? Surely someone else … Continue reading Goal Setting: Be Specific. Don’t just ask for “whatever”
Well, it’s January and I am knee-deep in work. Luckily, I’ve also set some time aside to work on my goals for the year. I think the topic of goal setting gets a lot of lip service, but I suspect many of us fall short in actually setting good goals for our businesses. What about … Continue reading One Way to Keep Your Goals in Front of You
Susan walked into my office and flung herself in my chair. “I think it’s time to simplify. Yep, it’s got to be back to basics for me.” At 46, Susan was a successful psychotherapist who enjoyed her work, but was tired of feeling financially stressed out. She had come to me for typical reasons—credit card … Continue reading Voluntary simplicity vs. noble poverty- one woman’s story
It’s snowing outside. And here in Seattle, where there are (maybe) three snowplows, everything stops. I mean everything. And of course this fairly rare occurrence would fall during one of my busiest client weeks. I could just scream! I am stacked back-to-back with clients every day this week, partially because I am not seeing clients … Continue reading Ode to Five Percent—Coping with Client Cancellations
As you read previously, I’ve been working on my 2009 income and spending plan for the Women’s Earning Institute. I planned out all my income streams for 2009. It was quite lovely. Then I had to plan out what it would cost me…. The process below is what I would recommend you do for yourself—it … Continue reading How much is 2009 going to cost me? Being proactive helps combat fear
I’ve been busy creating my 2009 income and spending plan for next year, for the Women’s Earning Institute. I do this work with clients all the time, and know first hand how powerful it is. (Don’t think for a minute that I don’t practice what I preach!) An annual income and spending plan process incorporates … Continue reading Time to make a plan for 2009 income—and open up to prosperity
Well, I’ve done it. I’m on Twitter (www.twitter.com/mikelann) and Facebook. Whether you call them social networking, microblogging, or life-streaming applications, they are here. The internet is changing right beneath my feet. So I jumped in. With both feet. The obvious challenge is how to avoid wasting all your time wading through these sites while you … Continue reading Twitter and Social networking: How to avoid blurring lines and wasting time
I can’t resist commenting on this bankrate.com article titled Why Women Fall Behind in Retirement, by Sheyna Steiner. I was pretty impressed with it. It didn’t give simple answers. The reality is that we are behind in our retirement savings for complex reasons—a huge one being that we don’t make as much money as men … Continue reading Seven real reasons why women are behind in retirement
Remember that underearning is the pattern of earning below your potential. In order to avoid it, you must charge appropriately for your time and you must protect your time. If you are in a service based business, you must make sure your time stays filled with clients. It doesn’t matter if you always charge your … Continue reading It’s time to tighten your cancellation policy
When my local barista (someone who makes coffee- I’m in Seattle!) greets me with, “Hey, haven’t seen you in a while. How are you surviving this economic crisis?!” You know everyone is worried. Let me share a few things that will help you. First, stay out of the money fog. This is the worst time … Continue reading Stressed about the economy? Five things to do to help yourself and your business
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