Fees are always a topic of discussion with my clients, but curiously, two identical references to Tony Robbins' hourly rate stopped me short this week. In a recent mastermind circle, one gentleman was asking what the going rate was for coaches. Another mentioned a...
From the moment I heard an essay comparing life to a series of trapeze swings, I've held onto that metaphor. In November, I'll be co-leading a retreat with my colleague (and workshop mentor...) Ken Nelson dealing specifically with that topic. Paula Harris, who...
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your level of politeness to telemarketers and customer service reps? I used to hover between 0 and 4 depending on my mood that hour. Not something I've been proud of, but I'm trying to change. The Universe presented me with...
While waiting for my editor to go through my entire manuscript, I faced a somewhat open calendar which quickly got filled in. A good friend and mutual seeker recommended a 21-day abundance meditation program she'd recently completed. At the end of her three week...
Philanthropy is on my bucket list. My parents were excellent role models for giving back. They contributed annually to my dad's alma mater as well as to various other organizations throughout my childhood. I witnessed them making financial donations on an annual...
I received an unsolicited testimonial last week from a client I completed with in November after our 6-month coaching period ended. Her primary goal was to raise her rates and her overall income. Here's what she wrote in a recent email (and I have her permission to...
In the last week, I've gotten more than a few queries from colleagues and clients asking my opinion on how much to charge for a particular service. Don't you wish there were a reference book or website where you could plug in your years in business, the prospect's...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P78o2bC_1hc Everyone has issues around money. Gambling, credit card debting, hoarding, big-shot-ism. To one degree or another, our idiosyncrasies play themselves out, once in a while or chronically, through the medium of money. Like...
When I was first invited to speak at the premiere session of the new, high-level networking group, the Entrepreneurial Women's Club, I had at least two months to prepare my talk. That was great, because I was offering a whole new topic--our relationship with money...
Terry Scarborough has been a trusted friend and colleague since we met several years ago when I spoke at an ASID CT event. As a past president, Terry immediately embraced me and helped me to become an Industry Partner, which I remained for several years. I recently...
I heard a wonderful podcast last week--a story told by a woman who participated in a trial drug for her depression. She was given a month's worth of pills and a very serious warning that eating chocolate while taking these pills could cause temporary or permanent...
I received this testimonial from a client I worked with a few years ago. I was so happy that she shared it with me that I asked her permission to share it (anonymously) with you. I hope you feel as inspired and motivated as I did reading it. Short story: I’m...
Please, someone, anyone, remind me that I'm a smart person. Because I'm surely not feeling it lately. There's something about tax time that raises my self-doubt to the tipping point. (Or maybe it was the addition of a rough stomach virus that had me considering...
I recently bumped into a friend I hadn't seen in a few years. We had a lot in common when we first met--young kids, young businesses. We were close friends during those early decades, but life, moves and different industries took us in different directions. It's...
Getting specific around numbers is an awareness that continues to grow within me. I still remember my 10th grade math teacher, Miss Stone, who always referred to things that happened "a hundred years ago." Invariably, it meant something from two decades prior--or...
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