Are you meeting your clients where they are? I don't mean physically, like meeting them at the corner store or a networking meeting. I mean meeting them where they are in their lives. Where they are ... Read more
A Gratitude Attitude… All Year Round. Tough Love Tuesday Tip
Thanksgiving is 2 days away! (That is, if you live in the U.S.) This is the perfect time to express your appreciation, gratitude for your clients, colleagues, partners and everyone who makes your life ... Read more
Why You Don’t Hate Marketing… Even If You Think You Do
“I hate marketing,” she said, “And I’m not any good at it.” I was at a conference in Miami with over 300 entrepreneurs. The woman sitting next to me, a beautiful, dark-skinned woman with deep brown ... Read more
Delight Your Clients with the Unexpected: A Tough Love Tuesday Tip
Last Saturday, it snowed here in New York. Snowed like crazy! To have snow before Halloween is surprising and rare. In fact, according to the Daily News, this is the fourth time snow has fallen in New ... Read more
The Scary Monsters of Doubt, Fear and Worry
3:06 am. I'm lying in bed, awake, sweating and full of anxiety. My heart feels like it's being crushed inside my chest. I just want to sleep, but my body is agitated and my mind is being pummeled by ... Read more
Who’s Got Time for Social Media? A Tough Love Tuesday Tip
If you feel like Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn are sucking away too much of your time, I hear you! And I have a Tough Love Tuesday Tip that will help! ... Read more
Got Intention? It’s Tough Love Tuesday!
Do you set an intention when you're about to meet someone or before you go to a conference or business-related event? Before you pick up the phone to call someone, do you set your intention for that ... Read more
May I Interview You?
If you would be willing, I’d love to interview you about your business and what you’re working on right now. Why? Because when I send out my newsletter The Fuse every two weeks or so, or creating ... Read more
Take My Breath Away: An Advertising Epiphany
Last Sunday, I had an experience in a movie theater that left me stunned, speechless and in tears. If you’ve been to a movie theater lately, and if you get there early enough, you’ve probably had to ... Read more
What’s Bugging You? It’s Tough Love Tuesday
Do you know what your clients want and need? Do you know what's bugging them, what they worry about, what they think about all the time? Last week on Tough Love Tuesday, we talked about how to ... Read more