I’ve been thinking a lot about what your price says about you. It’s true that it can be very scary to occupy the high-end niche. Charging top dollar brings up a lot of issue for people. (“Who am I to charge that much?” “Am I really worth charging that much?”) But no matter what you … Continue reading Do you want to be the Wal-Mart of your niche? →

A while ago a colleague sent me a great link to Robert Middleton’s More Clients Blog, with a great piece on Knowing Your Value (5.22.06). I just found it (yes, I got behind when I bought my new computer…) and wanted to pass it on. It’s so true: Most professionals don’t feel they are being … Continue reading Your “wealth thermostat” →

I have to pass on this fabulous article called Friends with Money from the Elements of Feminine Power ezine. Read this excerpt: Well, for one thing, you KNOW they don’t happen among men, do they?!? Don’t get us wrong – we’re not guy-bashing when we say it. But the truth is, women have a lot … Continue reading Money vs. Relationships? →

A lot of women I work with don’t like to sell. They fear being seen as pushy and would rather wait for someone to come up to them and say “Hello there, can I buy from you, please?” But sometimes people need and want us to sell to them, especially if we have something they … Continue reading Sometimes people need us to sell to them →

Rate-setting issues are in the air! I am getting many emails asking about how to set and raise your rates. Fortunately, I’m in the middle of writing an eBook called A Woman’s Guide to Setting and Raising Your Rates. Unfortunately, I can’t write fast enough. (I’m struggling a bit with balancing seeing clients, running groups, … Continue reading Rate-Setting: One Sign it’s Time to Raise Your Rates →

“The Good Girl Syndrome”, which I write so much about, is alive and well in me. I’m a good girl! Good girls want everyone to like them and they don’t want to make anyone mad. They don’t want to rock the boat. Good girls have a hard time negotiating for themselves and asking for what … Continue reading Being the “good girl” holds me back →

I’ve been thinking a lot about masculine and feminine energy, since I wrote my last newsletter on how women can balance these energies. In my latest newsletter (email mikelann@womenearning for an article copy) I said that obviously society is out of balance and favors the masculine too much. “However, in your personal life, many of … Continue reading Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energy →

Well, I seem to have fallen off the blog-o-sphere. Since my grandmother died, I’ve felt scattered with my work. Time to pick up the pieces! Actually, things are going quite well. Last month I announced the creation of my “Earn Your Worth—Business Support Groups for Self-Employed Women”. The first group filled within three weeks, maxed … Continue reading The Key to Successs is Failure →

Recently, I attended a branding seminar with Chuck Pettis of Brand Solutions, Inc. It was a day devoted to “archetypal branding”- understanding archetypes and how to use them effectively in your branding. Here is the classic definition of a universal archetype, right from Chuck Pettis’ website: An inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived … Continue reading Archetypes and Branding →

Perhaps no one noticed, but I’m a day late posting this blog. My grandmother, LuCylle Davis, passed away last week, and I’ve spent the last days at family gatherings, wakes, her funeral etc. What perspective this lends me! In the midst of such loss, updating blogs and returning emails seems so trivial. Usually, business is … Continue reading Death Lends Perspective →