Got comparisonitis? Here’s how to cure it
You’ve had this brilliant idea for a new digital product or service. Your mind is buzzing with possibilities. You’re scribbling notes on every surface and you can’t wait to get to work…. Until you stumble across a competitor’s website. Suddenly your bright idea doesn’t seem so shiny anymore. Someone else is already out there doing […]
Are you afraid of being seen?
Choosing the right domain name for your business is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make when you’re starting out online. It’s the classic dilemma of the budding entrepreneur – do I create a brand name, or do I use my name as my domain name? “Use your name,” urged my mastermind coach at the […]
Six reasons to fall in love with online business
Last week, I spoke at my first live event, an inspiring women’s evening organised by local life coach Sharleen Greer of Midlife Courage. Sharleen specialises in helping women live their dreams in the second half of their lives. I spoke about the online business model and how any woman can leverage her lifetime of knowledge and experience, to […]
My $3000 false start – how to build the right online business, right from the start.
I confess I’m a bit of a geek. If I want to figure out how to do something, the answer in my head is always “find a course”. When I first got started online, I signed up for courses about building connections, starting a blog that matters, podcasting for beginners, Facebook marketing, starting a revolution… […]
Why success won’t eliminate self-doubt
A few weeks ago, a dear friend got the middle-of-the-night call she’d been dreaming of for the better part of a decade. She’d finally secured a two-book deal with a leading New York publisher. She was also a finalist for a prestigious writing prize to be presented at a conference in New York later this […]
3 ways to carve out time for your creative project
Lately, I’ve been working on a proposal for a major piece of work. It’s exciting but also daunting, because if it goes ahead I know I’m going back into my writer’s cave. Towards the end of last summer, I co-wrote my first book. It was an incredibly intense time. I was juggling my research and […]
Tired of being told to “follow your passion”? Read this
“Just follow your passion and everything will flow…” How many times have you heard that advice? So often, success stories of entrepreneurs read as if their passion just fell into their lap. Before they knew it, they had quit their job, founded a six-figure business and life was peachey. Now I absolutely believe that when your […]
Time to stop playing small and launch
For a long time I used the busyness of everyday life as an excuse to keep playing small in my business. I had a comfortable number of clients, and best intentions to grow my customer base as my children grew. That’s how it could have continued… But in 2013 my husband got temporarily assigned to the San […]
