by Molly Gordon | Mar 12, 2012 | Emotional intelligence, Meaning, Money, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized, Vision, Wealth
We each have a story about money. It could be a happy story, one in which you are creative, generative, and capable. Or it could be a story in which money has you at a disadvantage. Your money story defines your relationship with money. It determines the success of...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 8, 2012 | Ambition, Getting clients, Marketing, Money, Selling, Success, Uncategorized
When you work for yourself, trustworthiness is your most important asset. In good times and bad, clients and customers patronize those they trust and avoid those they don’t. I’m betting that makes sense to you. But are you as understanding and patient with...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 15, 2012 | Marketing, Meaning, Money, Resources, Success
It happens. You forget to show up for a class you’re supposed to teach. (Yes, I have done this.) You lose track of a bill and get socked with a late fee. (Guilty.) You send an email that you think is merely succinct, and it comes across as hurtful. (Yup. Done...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 8, 2012 | Ambition, Authenticity, Getting clients, Marketing, Money, Selling, Success
A while back I wrote that it’s essential to know what your clients want from their point of view. I said that it’s not “Do what you love, and the money will follow,” but “Do what you love and what serves others, and the money will...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 2, 2012 | Creativity, Emotional intelligence, Goal Setting, Mindfulness, Money, Self-employment, Small business, Success, Vision
Risk is woven into the fabric of self-employment. Every choice you face entails a measure of risk. How will you look? How will you feel? Will others approve? Will you gain or lose money? Will you have more or less quality time? For the self-employed, risk is a...
by Molly Gordon | Dec 11, 2011 | Community, Getting clients, Marketing, Money, Self-employment, Selling, Service, Serving others, Small business, Success, Uncategorized
Marketer and blogger Seth Godin defines a tribe as “a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea.” In the case of your tribe of just-right clients, you are the leader, responsible for giving them care and...
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