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So You Think Nobody Reads Newsletters
I can't tell you how many business owners I've met who have told me that they refuse to create and send newsletters because nobody reads them.
How Unsuccessful Business Owners View Sales
When I constantly see how a business owner's view of Sales creates or slows down their success, I want to write about it so that you too can catch yourself if you're constantly falling into this trap.
Every time I See An Entrepreneur Give Up and Get a Job
When a job is what you go get because you've failed at the dream of entrepreneurship, that's when I'm sad. Because Entrepreneurship was my dream when I was working for others for 2 whole decades. I don't want you to ever lose that dream.
The Secret To Overcoming Sexism, Ageism or any Prejudice in Business
There are a lot of perceived prejudices in business. I'm going to stretch you to believe something you haven't been taught to believe right now. I'm going to tell you that the real one secret to overcoming all limitations in business (and in life) is the most...
Why We're Designed for Success but Programmed to Struggle
After a mind-blowing 2-days spent with my mentor David Neagle, I couldn't help but share my biggest aha's with my readers. What were those 2-days like? Inspiration to change? check, butt-kicking? check, sense of amazement? check! No Struggle In Nature Have you ever...
5 Things I Did Right To Grow My Small Business in 2015
2015 was a banner year for my small business. For the first time, I made the revenue target my husband and I had set for when he could leave his job. (of course now that that moment is here, we're too scared to actually act on those plans!) I am beyond thrilled at...
Quick Ways To Generate Cash For Your Small Business
Are you in a cash crunch? Well driving spikes in cash flow in your business is akin to an enema. You might feel good after the occasional one but if you binge on them, you'll wreck your system. So go ahead and implement one of these solutions below from time to...
Meet The People I Let Tell Me Off So I Can Grow
Yes, as crazy as it sounds, I actually let people tell me off. Worse than that, I pay them to do it. I mean, I don't actually ask them to tell me off and they don't always tell me off but you get the idea. Here are the people who I let shape my life and future...
Why Speaking My Mind Gets Me Clients
I have long thought that being yourself and speaking exactly what you're thinking about your business, your clients, your prospects and your industry is the number one way to market your business. After muzzling myself for the first 20 years of my corporate career,...
Your Success is a Direct Result Of What You Will or Won't Do
Nothing lands responsibility more squarely on someone's shoulder than to accept the title of this blog as truth (thank you David Neagle!). I love this truth because it helps me grow faster, to do more, to get me out of my own way and to inspire others to do the...
Why Slowly Building Trust To Sell Is a Crock
"Chala, I didn't ask for the next appointment in my meeting with the corporate buyer because we're just getting to know each other. That's how I've always built trust with prospects" said my client who had hired me to double her sales and half her sales cycles....
Social Media Is Like Teen Sex (Mom Don't Read This Post)
I recently read that a Google Executive said "Social Media Is Like Teen Sex...Everyone wants to do it, nobody knows how. When it's finally done, there's surprise it's not better". I laughed and laughed when I read this because it's exactly what I'd been thinking....
About Chala
Chala Dincoy is a Marketing Strategist who helps B2B service providers reposition their marketing message to successfully sell to corporate clients