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Should we give free/discounted services to friends and family?
As a heart-centered business owner, you’re very supportive of others. This can mean you’re not mindful about your boundaries sometimes, and you give away more than you sustainably can.
When friends or family are interested in your services, do you instinctually offer them free sessions or access to your programs?
Here’s my recommended guidelines regarding what to offer for free to family, friends and colleagues:
One-to-One Services
You have a very limited amount of time and energy …
You have a very limited amount of time and energy …
What is “Authentic” Marketing?
A colleague asked why I qualify “marketing” with “authentic”…
What do I mean by authentic marketing?
Simply put, it’s about honesty.
Authentic marketing is about not pretending:
To be truthful about where we are in our journey (instead of suggesting we are farther along, or to try to impress), or that we are a bigger company, or more polished than we usually are in everyday interactions with our clients.
Let’s apply this at 2 levels:
- In selling a product or service, authenti…
From Hustle & Grind… to Joyful Diligence ❦
The mainstream perspective about being consistent and disciplined can be summarized as “hustle and grind”… a state of busy activity that suggests an underlying layer of struggle and suffering.
Many of us have grown up with such teachings:
- Be “hard” working — to work with diligence, hardship and strife
- Delayed gratification — to reward yourself *later* after you struggle with the “important” stuff
- “Eat the frog” — get the hard thing out of the way by swallowing (doing) the highly unpl…
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Make “selling” unnecessary.
Years ago, I received a simple piece of career advice:“Go where you’re respected.” — eco-entrepreneur Paul Hawken
These 4 words have defined my career since.
It applies to marketing too — aim to only sell to prospective clients who are already eager to work with you. Then there’s no feeling of “selling.” There’s only connecting from the heart, helping them genuinely, and answering their questions.
Imagine never having to overcome objections… do multiple follow-ups… use compelling incen…