What’s in the Water?
Guidance for Swimming Against the Stream
In waking up to whiteness, there are questions to answer and ideas to confront. Molly’s insights bring perspective and clarity.
Chop Wood, Carry Water: Generating Mindful Profits
There's an old Zen saying: Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. In other words, self-realization doesn't exempt us from the day-to-day activities of life and work. Yet I often see otherwise spiritually savvy people...
Is Your Battery Low? Business Vision and Spiritual Overhead
A participant in Profit Alchemy recently told me she was overwhelmed by the scope of her business vision. How could she hope to be and do what she aspired to? Was her vision just too big? Read my answer below... Remember the olden days? It used to be that you had to...
Are you being vulnerable in your biz or doing an emotional striptease?
If you want to connect with just-right clients in an authentic way, you need to be willing to be vulnerable. When you are vulnerable, you not only affect others, but also agree to be affected by them. You lower your defenses. You let go of any pretense to being...
Success and Spirit: A Manifesto
Last week I was honored to be among the women Evelyn Kalinosky interviewed for her upcoming podcast, Moving from Success to Significance. Before we talked, I did a lot of thinking about what success means to me. For me, success means continually waking up to Reality,...
Why You Must Learn to Love the Goo
When this article by my friend Eric Klein showed up in my inbox, I knew instantly that I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy! Our theme for March is Renewal. But, before you renew - you gotta experience the goo. Before a caterpillar can become a butterfly, it must...
Why paying close attention to money connects your biz with your heart
Once upon a time I spent the night with the Charming Prince at his waterfront rental on Bainbridge Island. We walked down to the beach before I headed off to work as a cocktail waitress in Seattle. I was wearing a short skirt and heels, not exactly ideal for the...
The Five Reasons Your Marketing Communication Is Falling Flat
I'm away this week, skiing with our grandchildren. (Yay!) Isabel Parlett has written a guest article. Isabel is brilliant at showing Accidental Entrepreneurs how to say what they do, when what they do is deep, powerful, and hard to explain. One of my associates sent...
Who’s the boss of you? Sovereignty and the intentional entrepreneur
You'd think when you work for yourself that you'd be the boss? But as you doubtless know, sometimes it doesn't work that way. Sometimes money is the boss, sending you scrambling after new clients or making your cringe. Sometimes ego is the boss, leading to agonies of...
How to Prevent Business Heartbreak: The Importance of Authentic Trust
When someone breaks a business commitment, it can be heartbreaking. It can cost you money or time you can't afford to lose. It can threaten your self-esteem and confidence. Who wouldn't want to prevent these disappointments? Fortunately, while you can't control what...