by chala | Aug 28, 2014 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
What would you do if a client told you she disliked you? What if it was a client you liked and respected as someone smart and successful in her business? Well, that’s what I found out, when I asked the same client for a referral. Here’s the unedited...
by chala | Jan 24, 2013 | Ezines, Inspiration, Just in case, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
I am not a Trekkie (although I’m married to one) and yet somehow I’ve coined the phrase “Say-Do Continuum” in observing my fellow humans. The Say-Do Continuum is a phenomenon when a person actually does something as he promises to (Do) and tells you (Say) what he’ll...
by chala | Oct 1, 2012 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Small business growth
Even as a small business growth coach, I am the least technical person you’ll meet. Every time my computer obsessed dad would call me over to tell me about a new and amazing thing he’d found online, I’d glaze over and paste a polite smile on my face....
by chala | Aug 29, 2012 | Ezines, Inspiration, Marketing, Small business growth
Tough nut to crack Picking a niche has been the bane of every entrepreneur’s existence. If you are a small business owner and recognise that to grow your business, you need to focus your marketing efforts on 1 target market (WHO) and talk to them about only 1...
by chala | Aug 27, 2012 | Ezines, Inspiration, Leadership, Small business growth
I just got back from a weekend away and it’s now back to work Monday. I must admit I feel ALOT better about Mondays since I started my business growth coaching practice full-time. However, stress comes in all forms. Positive stress, son having tantrum stress,...