Balancing a side hustle and a full-time job is both exciting and challenging. On one hand, there’s the thrill of growing something you’re passionate about and the satisfaction of supplementing your income. On the other hand, the time commitment can lead to overworking and strain on your personal life or career. The key question isn’t […]
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As an entrepreneur, your desire to give back to the community is both noble and well-intentioned. Volunteering can offer fulfillment and a sense of purpose beyond business success. However, the reality is that balancing volunteer commitments with the demands of growing a business can be challenging and, if unmanaged, can impede your entrepreneurial progress. […]
Are You Stuck in the Feast-or-Famine Cycle? If you’re a service-based entrepreneur—a coach, HR consultant, web designer, or graphic artist—you probably know the drill: Spend hours marketing and networking. Land a few clients. Get busy with deliverables. Forget all about sales and marketing. Then one day you look up, your projects are wrapped, and your […]
The AC is pumping. The drinks are chilling. And every supermarket is pushing charcoal and grills as you enter. Yup. It’s summer summer summer time. I used to live for this time of year. Even when I had my busiest client seasons. (Yes, I was crazy enough to develop youth entrepreneurship programs. Which meant […]
It’s tempting to get “goo goo gaa gaa” over creating new goals at the beginning of the year. The sales teasing you to buy new planners The webinars inviting you to set powerful intentions The books, blogs, the articles that beckon you to live your life fully The feeling of being left out if you don’t […]
You probably don’t have a time management problem. You have a revenue priority problem. Let me guess. You sat down Monday morning with a plan. You were going to follow up with those two people who said they were interested.Reach back out to that former client. Maybe spend an hour researching a few companies you […]
Are you freaking out about the business goals that you wanted to achieve this year….and haven’t tackled? Trust me, I can relate. It’s easy to get distracted from running your business: Family obligations Social events Answering crazy emails Bills Serving current clients while you stress trying to get new ones So if you glanced up […]
I used this tip when I first started using social media. Focus. Focus. Focus. Stop trying to do EVERYTHING all at once. Yes, yes, yes, I know the things on your list seem important. But are they really putting money in your pocket? Far too often, we focus on too many things. We miss out […]
It’s only a few days before one of my favorite holidays. I am dreaming of the sweet potato pies, the mac and cheese, the collard greens, the stuffing, the candied yams… But things are a hot mess right now with my schedule. I’m working on figuring out who is cooking and what time are we […]
I’m sure by now you’ve been hit with a ton of reasons why you need to be using social media. You know it needs to be part of your marketing plan. Everyone is raving about how much business is being conducted through social media. But if you are an old school entrepreneur and are not […]