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.
Gratitude, Aspirations, and Great Good Fortune
It's Thanksgiving week in the USA, and gratitude is a natural theme for this week's article. And, as important as gratitude is, the reality is that we don't always experience as much of it as we might wish. This got me thinking: How do we relate to gratitude when we...
Does your pricing strategy prevent customers from committing?
Just between you and me, how do you feel about pricing your work? If you're like many accidental entrepreneurs, pricing is not your favorite topic. Charge too much, and you lose clients. Charge too little, and you can't earn a living. It doesn't have to be this way....
Why nice people should use fear to market their work
There's no mystery about why marketers appeal to fear. Fear mongering works. Before Madison Avenue taught us to fear it, body odor was just a fact of life. Same with gray hair, weeds in the lawn, and dingy whites. Advertising has transformed what were at most minor...
When Trying Harder Gets in the Way of Authentic Wealth
The wealthy man is not he who has money, but he who has the means to live in the luxurious state of early spring. ~Anton Chekhov Have you ever had a friend who always seemed to date the wrong people? Often this is the result of a confusion of values and standards. If...
The Innocent Origins of Scarcity Thinking
Once upon a time there were three little pigs. The time had come for the little pigs to leave home and seek their fortune. Of course, the first thing they needed to do was to find shelter. The first pig built a house of straw he found scattered on the ground. The...
Setting prices: Why lowering them doesn’t work and how to resist the urge
A few years back (okay, 20, but who’s counting?), I participated in a three-day studio tour on beautiful, art-friendly Bainbridge Island. I was insecure about setting prices, so I spent most of the weekend scurrying around, pricing and re-pricing every scarf, sweater,...
Why You Don’t Need to Believe in Your Business
I know, it sounds crazy. Why on earth would I tell you not to believe in your business? I wouldn't. But there are times when we just don't have a lot of faith in what we're doing. Things go wrong. We feel tired. We lose a client or get hit with a late charge or miss a...
Review: The Shadow Effect (Movie)
Over the summer I had the opportunity to review Debbie Ford's movie, The Shadow Effect. Ford, you may remember, broke ranks with the forces of relentless positivity with her 1999 book, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers. In some respects, The Shadow Effect is a...
Just another come-on? What marketing, money, & body image have in common.
I've been writing up a storm lately as part of The Self Employment Telesummit Blog Tour. Among other things, the tour has generated some great questions. This week I want to talk with you about one question in particular, the relationship between creating sale-able...