Hello Reader, In this week's podcast, you’ll hear from Miki Maruko, a Performance Optimisation and Life Coach. Miki helps high achieving women who want to optimize their work and personal lives so that they feel as successful as they look on the outside and have the time and energy to truly enjoy their lives. Prior to starting her own coaching business, Miki had a successful global career in Corporate HR. We go DEEP in this episode and talk about, among other things: Transitions in her career...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I turn 50 tomorrow. Here are some lessons I've learned from my business building journey that I hope will be useful to you. 1. Allow your journey to evolve. I used to shame myself for having shiny object syndrome. I thought it meant I was fickle and couldn't commit. Now I know it's just a process of evolution as you discover more and more about yourself. It's an ongoing learning process of growth and refinement that keeps getting better and better. There's no need to shame...
7 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, It isn’t easy being the voice of positivity in a sea of negativity. Or grow your business in a way that's different from how most people do it. People call you all sorts of things: Naive Idealistic Unrealistic Delusional Woo-woo Privileged Out of touch with reality I may be all of those things. But when I see others experiencing great success because they’re: Naive Idealistic Unrealistic Delusional Woo-woo Privileged Out of touch with reality It makes me think: I can do it too!...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I've been building businesses on the side for a long time. Friends ask ME, 'You're still at it?' 'How do you stay consistent?' Growing a business takes time. There are many steps to take and skills to learn, such as: Discovering your niche Uncovering your strengths Learning new skills Matching these to what the market wants All this on top of dealing with your real life like: Raising the kids Putting food on the table Keeping the lights on Taking care of elderly parents Working...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Women who decide to start their own business have self-selected themselves as: Ambitious Proactive Creative Risk-takers Go-gettters Amazing traits and qualities to create the business of your dreams! But it's also a receipe for exhaustion and burnout. Based on what I've seen recently, and as a business owner myself, I know this is real. You're so driven to create the results you want in your business you either forget or disallow yourself from taking the break you need. You feel...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, It wasn't so long ago I felt trapped inside my own prison - the prison of financial anxiety! Have you ever experienced that? You worry non-stop about not having enough money. When it comes to business building, that's the #1 stressor! Yes, we want to build a sustainable business with meaning that gives back to our community. But you can't keep the business going without the oxygen it needs: profit! The irony is that the more you worry about money in your business, the further it...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, What makes it hard for you to take consistent action in your business and make your dreams come true? No time No skills No energy Not sure if this is the right path Need the 10-step roadmap before starting Tried it, didn't work before, why should it work now? Yes, you need time, skills, energy, the right path, track record, and to believe what you do is gonna work. Why else would you bother otherwise? Growing a business is fraught with uncertainties, risks, dead ends, and...
19 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Transforming your idea or vision into reality in the 3D physical world takes time, effort and energy. You're moving something from the light, fast and metaphysical world of ideas and inspiration into the heavy and dense physical world of a tangible thing! During this process of transformation, CONSISTENT ACTION IS EVERYTHING. It's the difference between dreamers and practical dreamers (me!). I love the term our beloved LKY used to describe himself: a pragmatic idealist. A...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Transforming your idea or vision into reality in the 3D physical world takes time, effort and energy. You're moving something from the light, fast and metaphysical world of ideas and inspiration into the heavy and dense physical world of a tangible thing! During this process of transformation, CONSISTENT ACTION IS EVERYTHING. It's the difference between dreamers and practical dreamers (me!). I love the term our beloved LKY used to describe himself: a pragmatic idealist. A...
21 days ago • 1 min read