Building a creative business is simple. If that doesn't seem true for yours let's talk. What if marketing was nothing else than helping the people who need and want what you offer find you. What if you treated marketing as one of your creative projects?...

Building a creative business is simple. If that doesn't seem true for yours let's talk. Life would be so much easier if I just .. - had more money - had more time - lived somewhere else - had the uni degree I never finished Whatever it is for you (I'm...

Building a creative business is simple. If that doesn't seem true for yours let's talk. Do you sometimes feel frustrated about - where you're at with your business - not having enough time to do what you want to do - not having more money - the people in...

Building a creative business is simple. If that doesn't seem true for yours let's talk. There are so many different kinds of coaches offering all types of services that it can be confusing. I like to compare building business with building a house. At some...

We live in a noisy world - talking to people, listening to music, watching tv, videos, social media .. there is a non-stop stream of input. We're not used to silence and many of us don't handle it well. When we have a problem we seek more information. What...

Business itself is simple, we're the ones who make things complicated with our expectations, our beliefs, the meaning we give things. As Steve Chandler says (I'm paraphrasing) .. When something feels hard it just means you believe a bunch of stuff that...

My grandma's story - her waiting her whole life for the chance to do the things she'd love to do and passing away "with the music still inside her" - has been a driver for pretty much everything I do - moving countries, changing careers, starting a...

When we find out about someone else offering the same we do, or when we meet someone who is way ahead of us in an area we'd love to be further ahead our default reaction tends to be a pang of jealousy mixed with a dosage of fear. But there is another way...

While it makes no sense to give too much attention to the competition, knowing what others in your market are up to and charging can save you from leaving a lot of money on the table.   Pop-up not popping up? Click here.

Competition - I don't even like the word. Other people offering the same as you or something similar isn't a bad thing. It definitely isn't something you want to focus your energy on. By all means, know what other people are doing in your industry but when...

"I need to finish my website before I can talk to people about my services" "I need to take more classes before I can start speaking Spanish to people" While I'm the first one to say throwing yourself into the deep end without knowing anything is a waste...

Building a business takes up a lot of our time and energy and it is pretty common for our partners and family to say things that let us conclude that they don't support our efforts. The thing is we're dealing with their expectations, our expectations, our...

I started my business when I was 39. I thought it was fairly late to change tack again but I've since met ladies who were well in their 60ies. Others started to work for themselves right out of the gate. There is really only one age that's perfect .....

There are 3 stages every entrepreneur goes through on the journey of building their business. I'm here to help you through stage 2 before the enthusiasm and passion that got you started gets lost in the struggle.   Pop-up not popping up?...

When we do all the right things and work really hard but still don't see the results we want we often look for ways to get more focussed, to work even harder. What if there was a better way to get results?   Pop-up not popping up? Click here....

I finally went to SIMOF, the most important fashion show for flamenco fashion, held each year in Seville. Ever since I got involved with flamenco fashion I looked up to the designers who exhibited their work there. Now, after seeing things from close up,...

Building a business is like a roller coaster ride. You have super exciting days and you have shitty days - those days when everything looks bleak and you feel you'll never make it. On a day like this there are a couple of things worth remembering.. Pop-up...

We are swamped with tons of information. There is always the next book, the next technique, the next course that promises all the answers. What if you took a fresh look at something you think you already know? Pop-up not popping up? Click here.

Sometimes we spend a lot of time thinking, "I really should do some exercise" but never get around to actually doing it .. until something changes and you make a decision. What pushes the thing over the edge for you?   Pop-up not popping up?...

"I don't have time for that", how many times do we say that about something we want to do. Of course we don't. Nobody has big holes in their agenda. We fill our time with things to do and when we want to do something new we need to shuffle things around to...

"You're too nice", my mum would say when I let other kids copy my homework. I heard it while I was at uni and later at the office. When someone asked me to do something my default answer was YES. I kept doing that when I started my own business and what I...

When we want to learn how to market and sell our services we turn to all kinds of different resources. But there is a powerful one that we often overlook.   Pop-up not popping up? Click here.

Women entrepreneurs are often encouraged to "charge their worth". The intention is well meaning, no doubt, trying to help women to stop undercharging. But telling you to "charge your worth" brings "you" into the equation in a way that's less than helpful...