“Running a business is easy”, said no business owner, ever! Do you have days where it all seems a bit too overwhelming and just plain hard work? Or days when what usually works, suddenly stops working? (Here’s looking at you Facebook ads and your constant changing of things…) None of us knowingly launch our business with […]
Tell me – have you ever heard someone successful tell you their overnight success took several years in the making? This doesn’t quite play into our desires or expectations of instant gratification does it! The line from here to success is never straight, no matter what your endeavour. And it rarely happens overnight! But with […]
Don’t do this! Have you ever experienced cash-flow issues or periods of low sales in your business? (If you say “no” I probably won’t believe you. These things happen even in the most successful businesses!) If you have, I wonder if this might be the problem. Lately I’ve noticed a bit of an odd pattern: […]
Setbacks happen in business. It’s impossible to avoid dealing with failure on some level. Sometimes you make a mistake. Sometimes, someone else makes one that impacts you in your business. And sometimes, things change in the industry or market forces conspire against you. How you deal with business mistakes and failures will be the making […]
Yesterday I arrived home after a truly inspirational weekend at the AusMumpreneur Conference and Awards. And I just had to share with you my top take-outs and highlights! Trust your instinct During Susan Pearse’s presentation, we learnt about how the women’s style of leadership is actually more effective in the chaotic, fast-changing business environment we […]
Have you ever had that feeling of trying so incredibly hard to please everyone All. The. Time? Last week I asked the question, ‘Do your customers love you?’, and some of you may have been thinking, ‘Well I damn well hope so given how hard I try to please them all the time!’ But it doesn’t always […]
Over the weekend just gone, I was privileged to attend the annual AusMumpreneur Awards for 2015, in Melbourne, Australia. In fact, I was invited to sit on the panel of judges tasked with choosing the overall winner for the big gong, the AusMumpreneur of the Year! (Being a judge this year was lovely recognition of […]
So for my very first blog post I thought I’d discuss how important it is to know WHY you’re in business. Why you started the business you’re in. Thinking about this topic always brings to mind a quote from Dr Seuss: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can […]