by Molly Gordon | Feb 19, 2012 | Creativity, Marketing, Selling, Success
When you work for yourself, it’s easy to feel vulnerable. And if you resist it, vulnerability can interfere with your ability to focus. It can sap your confidence. And it can keep you from receiving support. In short, it can play havoc with your ability to do...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 15, 2012 | Goal Setting, Productivity, Success
“Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask, but when we are challenged to be what we can be.” ~Morris Adler What if desire is a compass, and the objects of desire are merely lodestones, intended to send the needle in our hearts spinning...
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 | Feb 5, 2012 | Ambition, Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Getting clients, Meaning, Self-employment, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized
Self-doubt is especially frustrating—and embarrassing—when you have a high degree of self-awareness. It seems to fly in the face of all the work you’ve done on yourself. But self-doubt can actually be a grace note, an ornament to your business identity....
by Molly Gordon | Jan 29, 2012 | Goal Setting, Life purpose, Meaning, Mindfulness, Self-employment, Small business, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized
“Wisdom begins with a radical self-knowledge before it becomes wise enough to be helpful and useful to others.” Michael Meade in Fate and Destiny, The Two Agreements of the Soul The most practical thing you can do when you work for yourself is to know your...
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...
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