[Video-NSFW] Capacity: Creating Space For What Matters Most
There’s plenty of info about what to do when you’re already overwhelmed, overworked, or overextended, but I think it’s smarter to not even get there. Today, I’ll help you understand how to do THAT. Chief Takeaways Your capacity is the place you get to when you realize...
read moreIndispensable: Being Fully Human in the Time of Automation
In 2006 I was introduced to Daniel Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. It was the first time I had my eyes opened to the idea of a real possibility that automations of various sorts could, ultimately, displace people from their...
read moreTwo Things to Learn From My Experiece With Airbnb
I recently went to look for something on my Airbnb app, and was stopped by a screen that asked me to agree to their nondiscrimination policy before it would let me continue. It didn’t display the full policy, but gave the barest of statement about it, and that’s what...
read moreWhenever You See Two Options Choose the Third
There was a client who came through the Registry at AssistU for a referral to our VAs. A variety of VAs found him interesting and responded to his request. In response, he sent each a laundry list of questions he expected her to answer prior to his setting up a time...
read moreWhat to do When a Client’s Beliefs Break Your Heart
Although on sabbatical, I don’t exactly hide away from the world, and so when a friend reached out to me about an issue she was having with a client who revealed information that cut my friend to the quick, I made time to talk. It quickly became apparent that I needed...
read moreLeaving on Sabbatical, but not Leaving You High and Dry!
Another October, and here I am again, just starting my sabbatical. In case you’re new to me, I go on sabbatical for Q4 of each year and use the time to travel, sleep (a LOT), engage in even better-than-usual self-care, and rejuvenate. In doing that, I get bursts of...
read moreMoxie Starts in a Deep, Quiet Place
I had the most interesting conversation with a new mentee at AssistU. Her POV on moxie had it dealing with action. Strong action—ballsy action. I shared with her that while it’s often true that moxie deals with action, moxie starts with strength…internally,...
read moreNever Agree to Being Paid for Outcomes
One of my coaching clients said that she’d been approached by a prospective client who, in discussing his needs, said he wanted to only pay her for successful outcomes based on the work she did, rather than simply paying her for her work. She asked what I...
read moreAccept or Shift Your Primary Commitments to Reach Your Goals With Ease!
The brilliant Alice Inoue of Happiness U wrote a smart post about why people don’t reach their goals. I loved it, wanted to share it, and felt called to add one more piece to the discussion in case it’s helpful. Be sure to read it, then come back and continue to read...
read moreDon’t Leave Money on the Table!
Jasmine picked my brain with a billing question. One of her clients has her making lots of phone calls. Often, Jasmine ends up sitting on hold for long periods of time. And when she does, there’s another client’s work that’s easy to do at the same time. Her question...
read moreDo It! Rock the Boat!
This is an older story—one I use because I think it makes the point easy to understand. Years ago, at lunch with a friend I hadn’t seen in quite some time, I ordered the Chicken Peppercorn Salad, but I wanted it with blue cheese dressing rather than the usual...
read moreWhy You Can’t Discount Your Fees and Come Out on Top
Last week, Ranetta wrote to ask: I know you’re a fan of the retainer model. But my coach says what’s smarter is to bill at the end of the month, but require a minimum number of hours. That way you get the best of the retainer idea, without having to deal with overage...
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