It's been four days since we all left the beautiful Compass Workshop room and came back to our individual offices. And it's taken me four days to get my head and heart around what really happened at the Compass Workshop, to process the entire weekend and find my own gems. After spending Friday through Sunday with a group of self-employed …
Create Strong Passwords
As a small business owner, you can't afford to have your identity or business information stolen. Using the internet to help run your business is absolutely necessary, but being lax about the passwords you use on banking, hosting and other business sites is short-sighted and dangerous. So, what makes a good, strong password, one that a hacker is …
How To Create Strong Passwords
As a small business owner, you can't afford to have your identity or business information stolen. Using the internet to help run your business is absolutely necessary, but being lax about the passwords you use on banking, hosting and other business sites is short-sighted and dangerous. So, what makes a good, strong password, one that a hacker is …
Learning to Tolerate the Ambiguity
When rethinking your business, you're sometimes in a state of "not knowingness." Questions swirl in your head: What do I want to become? What's next for my business? What do my customers want? What's the right path to take to reach my goals? NOT having answers to these questions can make you feel restless, uncertain, and even fearful. But this …
How Many Members Should Be in Mastermind Groups?
Getting the optimal number of mastermind group members is an important decision. I've been running mastermind groups for over 20 years and I've seen groups of all sizes. There are some questions you need to ask yourself before deciding how many members should be in your mastermind group: How much total time is available at each meeting? …
Be Daring – Ask People to Unsubscribe
Today I'm sending an email to my entire mailing list, asking them if they're receiving two emails from me -- and suggesting that they unsubscribe from one (or both!) in order to help them deal with email and information overload. Here's how it happens: someone signs up for your mailing list by registering for a free class. Next month, you offer a …