“If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.” Unfortunately I can’t tell you who the quote is from because it’s pretty much in dispute, but it doesn’t matter because it’s a great quote anyway. I was prompted to think about this quote as I was having lunch with someone earlier today. As she […]

Whenever I do any kind of coaching, I usually try to ask questions to get people to give me answers that I figure they know already. It doesn’t always work that way, but for the most part it works pretty well. I start with that statement because there’s a sharp divide among coaches as to […]

(originally published March 8th, 2005) I was talking to another solo proprietor this evening. She’s been in business for herself for close to two years, and she’s struggling. She’s making some money, but not nearly enough for the amount of work she’s putting into it. Mentally, she’s frazzled, and putting in upwards of 15 hours […]

(originally posted February 28th, 2005) I have a mentor, but not in the traditional sense. I was thinking about this a couple of days ago when I received this phone call from someone who’s hoping to contract with me for services. I asked them how they’d heard of me and they mentioned this person’s name, […]