What Your Business Says About You
Marcus Aurelius on what your work reflects back In the early years of running my home health agency, I poured everything into it. Long days. Late nights. Weekends spent handling paperwork and managing the endless moving parts of the business. It was demanding. I didn’t mind. In many ways the business was a reflection of […]
The Morning Struggle
Marcus Aurelius on how the day starts Some mornings I get it right. I wake up early. Take time for gratitude and reading. Start my day centered and focused. Those days feel different. I’m moving with purpose instead of reacting. I make better decisions. I handle challenges with more patience. I feel more satisfied with […]
Is Your Business Really Living?
Marcus Aurelius on what existence isn’t “Just teach her daughter an exercise program and get out of there.” Those words changed a lot for me. I was working at a so-called nonprofit home health agency, caring for a patient who had suffered a massive stroke. She could only use one side of her body. She […]
Notes from Donald Miller and Mike Michalowicz on Coaching
I listened to a conversation between Donald Miller and Mike Michalowicz on coaching as a business. Mike has been a successful coach himself for years and now trains and certifies other coaches in his methodologies. He’s worth listening to. Here are the things from their conversation that stuck with me. Why people hire coaches. Mike […]
Read This: Find Your Red Thread by Tamsen Webster
If you’ve got a big idea and you can’t quite figure out how to make it land with the people you’re talking to, Find Your Red Thread by Tamsen Webster is the book I’d put in your hands. The Red Thread is Webster’s name for the underlying message or theme that runs through your idea, […]
Read This: Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg
I read a lot of books about habits. Over the last fifteen years, I’ve read pretty much every popular one. They’re all helpful in different ways. The best of them is Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg. If you’re a solopreneur or small business owner who wants to improve your daily routines without trying to overhaul […]