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.’
How many times have you committed to something and then backed out? In my opinion, this ‘habit’ is becoming an epidemic. I see it happening all the time – one lame excuse after another – and people ‘bail’ on what they said they would do, be where they said they would be and do what…
Have you become so ‘busy’ in life that you are overlooking all the blessings that you have? I know that many people are just too busy running from one life event to another to even stop and notice a beautiful sunset – a smile on someone’s face – enjoy a fabulous meal. How has it…
Want to know why you don’t have new clients? Why you cancelled your event? Why that tele-class didn’t fill up? It’s because you STOPPED. What do I mean by that? Simply this: You stopped making contact with potential clients because you were afraid of what they would say. You stopped sending your ezine (or any…
(Please note that this article is a repeat of one published in 2012 but it’s so good, it’s worth a repeat!) The Lone Ranger IS dead and yet many of you, as entrepreneurs, are still acting like one. This has got to stop – if, in fact, you are serious about growing your business, making…
I don’t need any help! How many of you, as entrepreneurs, are still carrying this core belief? If you are, it’s going to kill you and your business. Seriously. No one can succeed on their own. No one! But, if you were raised in a household anything like the one I grew up in, then…
Hosting a live event can scare the pants off many entrepreneurs! I know that – I hear it all the time. But what I also know for sure is that by hosting a live event, entrepreneurs can grow their business in record time. Why would you even consider doing this? You would want to becauseyou…
One thing I keep telling my clients is ‘that which comes easiest to you, you should charge the most for’! I learned that from my own coach and have really come to realize that I have many success habits that are not shared by my colleagues, friends or clients. That’s always an eye-opener to me.…
“Just what does your day look like?” “How do you stay out of overwhelm?” These are questions I get all the time and, at my workshop last week, it was obvious that many entrepreneurs are lost when it comes to some of the fundamentals of growing a business. It is essential to manage your time…
Did that get your attention? Well, it should have! What you know and have learned intellectually is totally and absolutely useless until you actually apply it. That’s what I’m talking about. How often do you attend professional development events, take lots of notes, get back to your office and……..then…..nothing?! That’s when your notes become shelf…
I just love the month of August – always have, always will. I know that not all entrepreneurs feel that way though. Many of you have slacked off over the past few months of summer and now look ahead with a sense of panic because you have no business in your sales funnel. “Don’t count…