Disrupting Design and Embracing Your Inner Rebel
Maybe you’ve noticed from listening to my podcast and reading my recent emails that I’m in a particularly rebellious stage of my life. Oprah said that when you turn 60, “You take no shit. None. Not a bit.” (As if we needed one more reason to love her, right?) Maybe I’m ahead of the curve, […]
Your Business Strategy: Stop Doing This One Thing
The other day during one of our live DesignYou Zoom coaching sessions (we have these weekly inside the program), one of our members wanted advice around following through on a business strategy that relied heavily on social media. “I know I NEED to be showing up on social media,” she said (and I’m paraphrasing here), […]
Your Picture of Success
If you ask a random person to paint a picture of success, they’ll probably tell you it looks like a power suit and leather briefcase, first-class flights, standing on stage delivering a talk to a big crowd, driving a fancy car and living in a big ol’ house, getting featured in the media, being surrounded […]
Is Your Health Impacting Your Productivity?
Hi friend, Are your unhealthy habits at home taking a toll on your productivity at work? I get it – we can’t control everything that’s happening in our lives ALL the time. It’s so easy to let bad habits creep in. I’m living with a teenager right now so I’m lucky if I get to […]
Think Like a CEO
Hey there Creative Entrepreneur, Are you thinking like a CEO or a creative? They’re not the same thing and let me tell you why… I talk with so many creative entrepreneurs who find themselves in business because they’re really, really good at what they do. But that doesn’t mean they’re good at running a business! […]
Thoughts Are Not Facts
Hey there! Do you ever find yourself thinking things like: My clients are so cheap Millennial employees have no work ethic I could never charge that much in my area! If you’re thinking these thoughts, I have a secret for you: they’re holding you back! The way we know whether a thought is true or […]
Discipline in Your Finances
What’s new, creative? Today I have something special for you. What are the dirtiest words in the vocabulary of a creative? Discipline and Finances. I know creatives so well because I AM one too. For years, I ignored both discipline and my finances—and it never got me the results I wanted in my life and […]
Email Lists: How Much is Too Much Email?
How’s it going, friend? I’m a huge believer that you should email the heck out of your email list. I know not everybody agrees, so let me tell you why. I was listening to a podcast and heard someone ask: What do you do to not run off the people on your list? How much […]
Increasing Productivity Working from Home
Hey Creative, What if I told you I made ONE change three years ago that transformed everything in my business? It helped me to: Increase my revenues Decrease my expenses Double my output and productivity Double my salary Do you want to know what that one thing was? I got rid of my outside office […]
Building Your Audience Before Your End Product is Ready
Hello there! As a recovering perfectionist, I get it. I understand wanting to wait until things are ready and perfect. But the truth is: all that waiting is such a waste of time! There is SO much to be gained by not waiting. There’s no reason to wait on your new website, your new freebie, […]
Are You Afraid of Creating a Schedule?
Hi friend, How do you feel about scheduling? Does the thought of using a calendar to schedule out your days make you want to run for the hills? Trust me, I get it. I used to feel that way too! If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how much I geek out […]
Why You Need a Lead Magnet
Hey there Creative Entrepreneur, So, what the heck is a lead magnet?! Maybe you’ve heard the terms “content upgrade” or “content marketing” before. Today a lead magnet has to be valuable, mainly because there’s so much competition out there with content. There’s a reason why you want to spend your valuable time on creating a […]
