Most of us love a good dose of competition. We like to see our name at the top of the scoreboard, take those steps to the top of the podium and raise our fists in sweet sweet victory.
In this week’s #SmileySessions we’re breaking through the myth that business needs to be all about competition, and how to bring balance – and better results – home for your business.
Read MorePerseverance. Tenacity. Stick with it –ness. All excellent traits, and especially prized among the entrepreneur set. There’s no space for ambitious entrepreneurs like us to pout, sulk or give up because ‘it’s hard’. But this isn’t the same as stubbornness. Or blind pursuit of an outcome. Can you tell the difference?
Read MoreMoney is an awkward topic for most people. There are all sorts of judgments around having too little, too much, spending it in the right places, or not spending it at all. So over time it can start to feel as though ignoring it, or sticking your head in the sand is the way to go. Less stress and drama…but unfortunately that also means less clarity and progress on the financial front.
In this week’s Smiley Sessions I’m challenging you to take a look at where your Money Love skills may not be up to par, and find a way to remedy it.
Read MoreWhen you hear the term ‘pricing strategy’, the first thing that comes to mind is discounts. And a lot of the time that’s the only thing that comes to mind.
But when you’re trying to boost sales of your products or services, relying on discounts means that you’re in a race to the bottom…and there’s no profit to be found down there.
Instead, motivate people to press that shiny Buy button by using the pricing techniques I’ll share in today’s Smiley sessions to tap into an innate human instinct.
Read MorePricing mistakes happen to everyone. And anyone. Even me. And I'm sharing a pricing mistake I made in today’s Smiley Sessions.
Did making this mistake suck? Yup. Am I embarrassed to share it with you? Nope. Because I know that by giving you a sneak peek at a boo-boo even us experts can make, I can save you from making the same mistake in your business.
Check out the video for my big mistake, and bigger lesson learned.
Read MorePricing is simple, right? Figure out your costs, add on some profit, and slap that tag onto your latest greatest offer. Done.
Not so fast.
There's a magic mix of price, branding, marketing, niche and ideal clients that goes into creating a successful product or package. And if any of those variables is off, you end up with confused clients, and no sales.
Here's how to master that mix.
Read MoreIncreasing your prices can lead to some great side effects - higher revenue, greater confidence, a lot less resentment - but there are some side effects that are scarier than they are scintillating.
In today's edition of The Smiley Sessions, you'll find out which one of these fears is actually something you want to have happen...
Read MoreYou can have the best goal setting system that money can buy. All the bells and whistles. Automated this, tracker app that. All of it.
And you can still end up accomplishing nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
Because what’s lurking alongside all of those shiny tools and your snazzy goal statements is still the same ol’ mindset you had the last time you tried this.
If you want different results – and to slap those giant gold stars onto your achievement tracker – you’ve gotta get your mindset in shape.
So strap on those sneakers, stretch out those gams, and get ready to learn 6 mindset tricks for setting goals that won’t kick your ass.
Read MoreHaving doubts and questioning our decisions is perfectly normal. But as an entrepreneur there's a bit of a difference between those rational moments of reconsidering our choices, and the fear or anxiety driven second guessing that comes up when we set your prices.
This week on The Smiley Sessions we're taking a look at the bad pricing habit you need to break - pronto!
Read MoreYes siree...you're an expert. A pro. You've got your work systems refined and you can get an incredible amount done in a short period of time.
Except that sometimes you lose track of that time. And what feels like minutes can end up being hours. Your coffee is cold. The dog is scratching at the door. And you're not quite sure where the day went.
This week's episode of The Smiley Sessions shares the 1st key step in making sure you've got a handle on those hours of the day.
Read MoreMoney is great and all, but there’s more to running a business than just keeping your account balances cushy. Because let’s face it, if all we cared about was how much we were earning, there are plenty of high-paying traditional jobs out there that we could have. Sure, they’d be soulless and leave you feeling empty at the end of your 12hr day working for someone else…but the pay would be good! Look at that six-figure success! Weeeeeee!
Nope. Not a chance. You’ve started your own business, and taken the risk of going out on your own because there are other things you value. Your time, your energy, your spirit, your ethics.
Here are 4 keys to building your empire that won’t leave you running on empty, even though your bank account is full.
Read MoreOne of the harshest realities of being an entrepreneur is the fact that not everything is under your control (I know, right?). There will be times when a client isn’t going to behave exactly as you wish they would, and that frustration can drive you around the bend AND destroy your finely tuned professional process.
Read MoreMerriam-Webster defines business as: “the activity of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services in exchange for money”
So why is it that when you’re running a business, it seems as though everyone wants you to forget about that last bit, the ‘in exchange for money’ part, and just give away your work for free?
The answer to the question “Is it ever ok to work for exposure?” is – it depends. And today’s post is going to outline some examples of when saying yes to that opportunity may be worth your while, even if there isn’t a payday attached.
Read MoreFrom time to time (usually when ordering sushi) I suffer from a case of my eyes being bigger than my stomach. I way over estimate how much spicy tuna goodness I need, and the end of the meal becomes less than enjoyable as I try to save face.
In business, you may have noticed that clients have the opposite problem.
Read MorePlanning Fever is here. That time of year when we break out the pristine pieces of paper and map out those goals and dreams, along with the nitty-gritty to-dos that will make them a reality. The blog content, Instagram graphics, Twitter engagement, guest post pitching and community building. It’s all there in glorious Technicolor and we know we’re on the right path.
Except…we’ve forgotten something important. Our pricing.
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