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
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
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
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
Are You Talking to Me? Tough Love Tuesday
Who are you talking to? When you write your website copy, promotional emails, marketing materials, ezine or newsletter... do you know who you're talking to? Who are you talking to on social ... Read more
Give It a Rest! Tough Love Tuesday
Did you give yourself a long, 3-day rest over this past Labor Day Weekend? Did you spend some time doing nothing? Lazing about in a hammock... or staring out the window... or sitting in your garden ... Read more
Are You Staying In Touch With Your Clients? It’s Tough Love Tuesday!
When was the last time you connected with a past client of yours... just to say Howdy? As solo entrepreneurs we all get so dang busy that it's hard to just keep up with what's on our plate from day ... Read more
The Myth of Purpose, Passion and Mastery: It’s Not For Everybody. Tough Love Tuesday!
You've heard that old figure of speech, "Jack of All Trades, Master of None," right? It describes the person who is good at a lot of things but not exceptionally outstanding at any one. And I'm ... Read more