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The 10 Metrics for Authentic Business

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You’re diligently working on your authentic business… but how do you know if it’s going in the right direction?
 
Or maybe you’ve hired a coach or consultant to help you, but how do you know they’re really helping?
 
I recommend these 10 metrics to gauge your business success. In this post, I’ll explain each one.
 
  1. Content Consistency
  2. Content Reach is Growing
  3. Engagement on your content (likes, comments, shares)
  4. Audience Research is giving you market …

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Can you be creative on schedule?

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(Originally written Dec 2017, updated Sept 2019.)

Imagine if you had the ability to tap into your creativity anytime, on demand, and joyfully so!


You would accomplish so much more in your business and life. You could more effectively fulfill your creative mission and calling.

I wish this ability for you. It is a skill that you can develop.

For example, as I'm typing this to you, I'm on a deadline, one that I set for myself.
 If …

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The 7 Disciplines of Authentic Business

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In any area of life, if you want to sustain well-being, discipline is required. Specific actions, when done consistently, allow you to thrive. 

In physical health, the disciplines may include: eating nutritiously, exercising adequately, sleeping enough, and loving relationships.

When it comes to authentic business, there are 7 disciplines that I recommend. In my group coaching program, I work with participants to consistently track their actions in th…

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Every business (including yours) can benefit from more collaboration

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There are 3 types of businesses that need to do more collaborations:

  1. Those with no audience need to collaborate with other new businesses to clarify message, products, and their position in the market.
  2. Those with a small audience need to collaborate to further grow their audience or create new products.
  3. Those with a big audience need to collaborate to increase their sales.

Which of the above are you? I will soon be teaching a course on …

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Capture, Categorize, Calendar.

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(Originally written in 2016, updated in August 2019.)

A reader asked: 


"How to stay on top of my big volume of tasks and not feel overwhelmed?"

Think of tasks and information just like physical clutter: how do you solve that problem? Everything important goes into the right place. (What’s not important should be given away, recycled, or eliminated.) Then create a system for reminding you where the important stuff is.

​Similarly, here is h…

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