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What is a "Hat Manual"?
16 years of running my business, and one simple tool has made the biggest difference in staying calm and productive — hat manuals.
These are basically checklists — step-by-step recipes for any task or project you do regularly.
Why is it called “hat manual”? You wear different hats in your business — when you put on your bookkeeping hat, you have a manual for that. When you put on your content creation hat, there’s a manual for that too.
Here’s the thing: a hat manual doesn’t need to b…
Client or Friend? Where do you draw the line?
I’ve worked with hundreds of clients since 2009, and naturally, I’ve had to reflect on this question:
How close is too close?
How intimate should we allow our clients to be with us? At what point is it wise to set boundaries?
As a soulpreneur, a heart-based service provider, you care deeply for your clients. Real connection is part of the magic. Yet we must also protect our own energy, and the integrity of our work.
I look forward to your thoughts about this. Here are some ways I’ve navigate…
Lots of (boring) routine in solopreneurship… how to make it interesting? 🤔
I’ve been creating content, usually several pieces per week, since 2014. I’ve also been a solopreneur running all aspects of my business since 2009. Naturally, I’ve had to deal with a lot of routine — tasks that must be done over and over…
A client asked me:
How do I handle the boredom of routine?
We know that consistency is key to progress. We have to keep showing up, day after day, to write the posts or make the videos, to serve the clients, to clear the inbox.
Yet, a part of us is restles…
Strict about showing up, lenient about the results
A client asked:
“George, how do you stay with such a regimented schedule… yet remain calm and joyful as you work?”
Every workday, I stick to a schedule, getting a lot done in an easeful manner. Even with a full day of tasks and appointments, I don’t feel like I’m in a hurry when I meet with clients. I can still access my creative self with them.
It has taken a lot of practice.
Here’s the key:
I’m strict about showing up, lenient about results… and gentle about refocusing… again and again.
…Support is Everywhere
Are you pouring your heart into your authentic business, yet sometimes feel lonely, wondering where support will come from? Where are the kindred spirits, the allies who will understand and uplift your efforts?
You’re not alone in feeling this way. Trust that there is definitely a path forward — a way to uncover the connections and resources waiting for you.
It involves four key shifts:
1. Ask.
Remember that there is a subtle, often invisible, power that’s present in your life, right now. Al…