Pat has built the new business she's dreamed of, without compromise. She has been nominated, for the past 4 years, for the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award and have won 4 STEVIE Awards for Women in Business. Pat has also hosted her own local radio show for 4 years and now hosts a live talk show on local TV interviewing successful women entrepreneurs and sharing their stories. She has written 3 books – the latest of which is ‘Stop Compromising and Make All the Money You Want! A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Starting Up and Starting Over.’
3 Ways to Remain Calm Before Your Big Event “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” -William James Live events are one of THE best ways to grow a business. It is an ideal scenario where you get a room filled with your ideal audience, you get to…
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is Thank You, it will be enough.” – Meister Eckhart This is the quote inside the front cover of ‘The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude”, a book I have purchased each year for the past 19 years. To say that this book has changed…
‘The Intern’ – Just about the best movie I have seen in a very long time. I love and adore Robert De Niro at the best of times and Anne Hathaway has done some really great work, too. This past Saturday, I wanted some pure entertainment. I didn’t want to have to think, to predict,…
“I just don’t know what to write about.” Entrepreneurs know, intellectually, that it’s vitally important to keep in front of your audience consistently. And one of the easiest ways to do this is by writing a newsletter each week and getting in front of your community. While I love writing and have always kept a…
“I’m never going to get all of this done.” Have you ever felt this way in your business? Of course you have! We all have. While there are peaks and valleys in most industries, it’s how we handle all of it that really matters. And that’s why it is critically important to have a plan.…
“I don’t have a revenue goal for 2015.” If I hear this statement out of the mouth of one more entrepreneur, I think I will be sick. Honestly. Seriously. If you don’t have a revenue goal, how do you know if you’ve reached your goals? How are you even running a business? Being in business…
“I’m not sure I’m using your services in the best way possible.” This is a common statement from new entrepreneurs as they begin the process and relationship of working with a business coach. This is a timely conversation, and article, as we head into the last quarter of the year. This all just comes back…
“Who can I be calling?” I’m hearing that a lot these days as entrepreneurs get ready to flip the calendar to September. One of the reasons this question comes up is because many of you have not kept the funnel full over these past few months (of summer). Lack of planning leads to non-action. Many…
“It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to…….” Remember that song? I sang it often on August 16, my birthday, because actually there was no party. For many years, I would sit back and wait for someone to throw a party for me to celebrate my birthday. That led to many years of…
“How does one become a Mogul?” (That’s my high level coaching program) – I get this question quite often. How does one know when it is time to step it up in order to grow your business? My normal answer to that question is to ask your coach…….for those of you who are smart enough…