by S-L Short | Jul 2, 2017 | Business Mindset, Coaching, Female Entrepreneurs, Life
This weekend I’ve tackled a job I’ve been putting off for ages. I have a number of mature hedges in my garden. They are taller than me and are made of beech, hawthorn and another thing with little leaves that I don’t know the name of. Underneath them is some of the most vigorous ivy I’ve ever known. All of it has grown like mad in the warm, wet weather we’ve had so far this year. I am the proud owner of a hedge-trimmer, which for 99% of the year resides in the garage. This weekend I’ve had it out and actually used it to tame the hedges. While I was going, I found myself contemplating this massive amount of ivy underneath and the business lessons I can learn from it. (more…)
by S-L Short | Jun 25, 2017 | Business Mindset, Money
Let’s Talk About Money
I’ve been talking money with some clients this week. Isn’t money the biggest mind monkey of all? There are coaches who have made an entire business from helping women with their relationship with money…
Some of us, it seems are bloody brilliant with money. My mum was one of them. She managed to keep and feed a family of 6 on virtually nothing and I don’t ever remember even being aware that we had so little. I see women who have neat little bundles of receipts and log them in notebooks. I see women who religiously sit down once a week to do their books. Mostly however, I see women for whom money is yet another thing to ignore when it gets tough. As long as we small business owners can keep some cash flowing, we can wing it, right? (more…)
by S-L Short | Jun 19, 2017 | Business Mindset, Female Entrepreneurs, Life
Life Happens
A couple of weeks ago, we got a puppy. Her name’s Winnie and in the excitement that is ‘new puppies’, I allowed my weekly newsletter, my Monday Morning Motivator (MMM) to slip. In fact, it slipped my mind so completely, that if one of my readers hadn’t sent me a message to say ‘what happened to your MMM today?’ I wouldn’t have remembered at all.
Wracked with guilt, I put a post on my Facebook page with a picture of Winnie and said that normal service would be resumed next week due to spectacular distractions in the shape of a puppy. (more…)
by S-L Short | May 21, 2017 | Awesome Sales, Business Mindset, Coaching, Sales
Introducing Sue
Sue and I concluded our monthly coaching call a couple of weeks ago. Sue had a list of actions to take and she was confident about what she needed to do and why. One of the things on the list was the creation of a flyer for Sue to use to describe what she does. This of course, will be written to her Perfect Customer. Sue’s works in the health and wellness industry, with an emphasis on weight-loss. Her Perfect Customer is a ‘yummy mummy’ in a particular area of London. (more…)
by S-L Short | Apr 3, 2017 | Business Mindset, Coaching, Female Entrepreneurs, Sales
I’m in Cuba. It’s lovely. It’s also disconnected from the internet and that leads to old-fashioned things, like reflecting. I’ve been reflecting particularly on what you can achieve in 30 minutes. (more…)
by S-L Short | Mar 25, 2017 | Business Mindset, Female Entrepreneurs, Life, Sales
Hope Is Not A Strategy
Every now and again, my online and offline lives collide and I love it when they do.
I have a VIP client with whom I’ve worked closely since the middle of last year. Ruth and I have spent literally hours communicating on the phone and online and last week I had the absolute delight of meeting her in person for a drink. I happened to be staying close to where she lives for a few days and so I got in touch to see if she’d like to meet up. (more…)
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