Where are you stalling? Where are you saying 'I'm not ready'. Where has fear got your guts truly locked in? Just start. Start now. You don't need to have the full colour picture of the end result in your mind before you begin. Any end result before you get there is just a projection anyway, it's not fact or truth as it is yet to exist. There are no guarantees that what you are trying to achieve is going to be successful beyond your wildest imagination. There are no guarantees that … [Read more...]
Your Little Biz
Below are all the blog posts in the category moxie business.
Quit Comparing You and Your Business to Others
ooh-bee-doo oop-dee-wee I wanna be like you-hoo-hoo Hope-dee-doo-bee-de-doh I wanna walk like you, talk like you The Jungle Book There isn't a problem with making a comparison, no, not when you're choosing your gas and electric supplier! But it sure as hell becomes one when you go beyond weighing up one thing against another logically to switching on the Green Eyed Monster when it comes down to your business. That is a problem. And I'm pretty sure we've all done it, … [Read more...]
Suffering From SOS (Shiny Object Syndrome)?
I have suffered from SOS. When running a business it's one of the worst illnesses that will kill your mindset, productivity, sanity and ability to move forward and get stuff done. What's sad is I see time and time again other solo biz owners being floored by it's virus. Back in 2008, I had it bad. Real bad. I wanted to bring my business online (successfully) and I didn't know how to, so I went searching. I went looking for the person who had the holy grail of getting more clients. What … [Read more...]
Lessons from Jack and Jill for Your Business
After meeting on a hill walk, Jack and Jill (from to fetch a pail of water + broke his crown fame) discovered they are in the same business, they both sell water buckets. Both of them have the same range and their prices are similar. Both of them started from scratch. Jack has no profit and not enough paying clients. Jill has increased profit in her business by 100% the first year, 300% the second and 500% the third and has more than enough clients. The difference? The strategy Jill has … [Read more...]
The Two Biggest F Words That Will Kill Your Business Success
Are you sitting on a great idea, plan or project? Scared to release it to let the world judge it's impact? Are you playing small? Do you only go so far to the edge of your comfort zone in business and never make the breakthrough steps you know you are capable of but fear keeps you back? Do you worry what people with think about you and say behind your back? Let me tell you a truth ... I waited a 18 months before I started speaking about helping ethical and hippy … [Read more...]
Is Your Little Business Testing Your Values?
You have strong values. You won't do anything to jeopardise your own ethics and standards. Me too. But what would you do if communication and messages got all mixed up and resulted in you having to bend them to such an extent where you were left feeling uncomfortable? You'd never let that happen? No. Neither would I. But I did. And completely oblivious of my own part until it was too late to change the path. Nothing serious but it did leave me feeling a little angsts to say the least. … [Read more...]
How Not to Use Facebook Events, Tagging and Groups for Your Business (A Teeny Rant)
You all know that Facebook is my preferred procrastination strategy and Internet addiction of choice. Where I used to say 'I'll stop for a 'cuppa', I now say 'I'll stop for a cuppa and a wee 5 minutes stalking session on Facebook'. Stalking?! Hell, yeah! You mean that's not what Facebook for? No? Darnit. On more than one occasion I've caught myself looking at holiday pictures of somebody I don't even know and saying to myself 'that's a nice villa' or 'wow, that looks tasty' … [Read more...]
5 (Tiny) Ways To Show Website Visitors You Do Care
Today I received an email from someone with the subject heading 'Urgent' -- they had used my contact form to send me details (telephone number included) of a friend. They believed that the contact form was public, therefore their friends details would be all over Google in a few hours, hence the urgency for any correction to be made. What if other people haven't sent a message or used the contact form because they thought the same thing? The fix? This one was easy I just added a line of … [Read more...]
Want To See Results? Then Do This First …
(Update: Tipsy died on the 4th of November. Not from his back injury would you believe. Why is the loss of a pet one of the worst things in the world?) Remember last week I told you Tipsy cat broke his back. He's HOME. (Not shouting. Caps intentionally used to display signs of glee and happiness.) Because he can hardly walk at the mo there are various Kitty Nurse duties I'll be undertaking for the next couple of months. He has achieved what all cats really want: his personal … [Read more...]
Do You Have a Frills and Copycat Business?
The email went something like this... I have a blog for my business. I have readers who like and share what I write, but I feel like a fraud. I want to tell them what life is really like, that the person behind the website isn't all 'sorted' and together like the articles she produces every week. I want to just be myself and I am scared that people will hate what I say and do online. I've tried so hard to be the expert, I follow others and I watch what they do and wish I could be more like … [Read more...]
There Is No Shame In Removing Your Mask…
Who is the mask for? It doesn't matter if you put it there, or others placed it upon you. We all are wearing masks, covering up and keeping ourselves 'safe' and protected. How dare we reveal what is really going on in our world. How dare we say what we really feel. How dare we ask for help. When the mask begins to slip the first reaction is to shoot up your hand and put it back in place. Did anyone see the real you even for a second? What will people think? How will they react? What … [Read more...]
