There's nothing wrong with wanting to stay safe. The problem comes in when wanting to stay safe starts to interfere with your dreams. I started this conversation on this episode of Flip It! called "A Simple Marketing Exercise That Could Transform Your Business." There, I talk about committing to consistently taking action on one marketing tactic for a year and see what … [Read more...] about [Video] Flip It! Are You Trading Your Success For Safety?
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[Goal Setting Checklist] A Simple System to Make Your Dreams Come True
For a good chunk of my life, I struggled with goal setting. Growing up in Wisconsin, I was taught that hard work was not only valued, but the key to success. So, when I started my business as an adult, I WANTED to be so busy I was working nights and weekends. After all, if I was working long hours, that meant that I was "successful." Right? (It took years and multiple … [Read more...] about [Goal Setting Checklist] A Simple System to Make Your Dreams Come True
[Video] Flip It! How Do You Pick Yourself Up After You Fail?
Let me start by busting a myth: If you're successful at anything, you've also experienced a fail or two. And, likely, a lot more than one or two. I'm not sure it's possible to BE successful without also experiencing failure. Because, if you're not out there and trying new things and testing out new ideas and concepts while knowing you may fail, it's difficult to BE a … [Read more...] about [Video] Flip It! How Do You Pick Yourself Up After You Fail?
[Video] Flip It: Are You Letting Your Critics Win?
When I was a freshman in college, I was accepted into an advanced creative writing class. I admit, at the time I was pretty brash and full of myself (and not in a good way) and definitely deserved to be taken down a peg or two. And, that's precisely what happened. The creative writing professor didn't care for me, gave me a C, and told me it was because I didn't have much … [Read more...] about [Video] Flip It: Are You Letting Your Critics Win?
[Video] Flip It! Is Who You Are Getting In the Way of Your Big Dream?
It may not be your fault you haven't accomplished your big dream. The problem may be who you believe you are. Let me explain. You may have heard the famous saying, often attributed to Henry Ford, Whether You Believe You Can Do a Thing or Not, You Are Right. I would take that a step further and say who you BELIEVE you are, determines what you can do or can't … [Read more...] about [Video] Flip It! Is Who You Are Getting In the Way of Your Big Dream?
[Video] Flip It! Why Aren’t My Goals Coming True?
Has this ever happened to you? You have a big goal. Maybe you want to start a business or grow a business. Maybe you want to hit a certain income goal. Or maybe you're finally ready to start writing your book. So, you start taking action toward that goals. But ... something funny happens. All these fears start coming up. What if I fail? What if I succeed? What if I … [Read more...] about [Video] Flip It! Why Aren’t My Goals Coming True?
Supercharge Your Gratitude Practice and Grow Your Business Fast
How many times have we heard it? The secret to success is to have a gratitude practice — write down three or five or 10 things every day you're grateful for. Now, I'm not saying that's not a good thing to do. Any sort of practice that helps you focus on all the wonderful things you have versus what you don't have is a good thing. But, the problem with that gratitude … [Read more...] about Supercharge Your Gratitude Practice and Grow Your Business Fast
[Video] Flip It! I’m Spiritual so I Should Never Have Bad Feelings
If you're a part of a spiritual community, including the entrepreneurial spiritual community, it's not uncommon to hear things like: • Sending love and light. • I only focus on love, I don't want to put any energy on anything negative. • Don't call anything a failure, you should rephrase that into something more positive. • You don't have to do things that scare you … [Read more...] about [Video] Flip It! I’m Spiritual so I Should Never Have Bad Feelings
3 Tips to Getting Rid of Mind Chatter and Mental Noise, So You Can Finally Have Peace of Mind
It happens to the best of us: mind chatter, mental noise, mental chatter … whatever name you give it, you've undoubtedly experienced it. Maybe it happens just before you fall asleep at night, and you just can't turn off your mind. You're running through your to-do list for tomorrow, or going over and over a conversation you had with a client. Maybe you're so busy worrying … [Read more...] about 3 Tips to Getting Rid of Mind Chatter and Mental Noise, So You Can Finally Have Peace of Mind
[Video] The Story Behind the Story — “Love-Based Copywriting Method”
"Love-Based Copywriting Method" is the book that started the Love-Based Business movement. Before I wrote this book, entrepreneurs didn't have much of a choice on how they wanted to market themselves with their promotional copy (copywriting is writing marketing materials, nothing to do with putting a copyright on something or protecting intellectual property). They could … [Read more...] about [Video] The Story Behind the Story — “Love-Based Copywriting Method”