by Molly Gordon | Mar 25, 2012 | Emotional intelligence, Marketing, Money, Self-employment, Selling, Serving others, Small business, Success, Uncategorized
A few years back, when I began sending newsletter subscribers occasional messages offering a class, book, or program, a few readers complained. One asked if it were possible to receive the newsletters but not the offers. As I read that, my heart sped up, the bubble...
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 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...
by Molly Gordon | Dec 4, 2011 | Ambition, Creativity, Getting clients, Life purpose, Marketing, Meaning, Money, Self-employment, Selling, Serving others, Small business, Success, Uncategorized
When you work for yourself because you love what you do, your muse—your source of inspiration—matters. It connects you with a value, principle, or ideal that is bigger than you are. That lights you up and infuses your work with meaning. But it takes more than serving...
by Molly Gordon | Sep 5, 2011 | Ambition, Confidence, Creativity, Meaning, Money, Self-employment, Small business, Success, Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but I’m afraid of heights. And the idea of walking across a rope bridge suspended high above the water gives me the heebie jeebies. But sometimes a rope bridge is what you have to work with. In this article I’ll look at how...
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