One of the blessings of being a coach is being able to help people identify and follow their dreams. And the opposite is also true because one of the major challenges of being a coach is meeting people who are so clear about what they want, but they’re afraid or unwilling to go for it….
I’m an information junkie and have loads of unread books and information. For a long time, I was addicted to signing up to success and business mailing lists. Anything that promised me “secret” ingredients to getting customers or making money…and I would sign up so fast that I almost gave myself whiplash a number of times. I…
“Mum, my fear is bigger than me”, declared my 12-year old son. We were exploring why he’s suddenly acquired a fear of swimming, and the fact that this fear has grown over the last couple of months. Being a regular Kenyan mum, I forgot to be a coach and tried everything to get him swimming – including…
Over the years, I’ve met very few people who don’t have the wish to start a business. It’s always interesting for me to listen to people’s comments when they get to know that a large part of my work involves helping professionals start businesses. While this is the case, the reality is that not everyone is…
I’ve been a life and business coach for some time now. Over the years, I’ve observed that there are more professionals who talk about getting into business than those who actually dive into business. Many of those who don’t start are stuck because of one or more of these common business startup myths. 7 Business…
What happens to your business beyond startup? You’ve been focusing on getting the business up and running for some time, so what to do now that your dream is a reality? I was chatting with my sister a few weeks ago when we realized that few people think about what will happen after they achieve their…
In this series of articles on how to double your business income, you’ve seen how powerful it is to go back and look at your business through the eyes of your customer. You’ve also identified ways in which you can improve your customer service experience and start getting more referrals and repeat customers. But there is often…
In the second part of the double your business income series, I’ll look at word of mouth or referral marketing. Part 1 in this series examined how you can increase your income by improving your customer service experience. Word of mouth marketing is a topic I’m up close and personal with because it is the…
The year is one month gone and it feels like January just flew away. I can safely bet that you set goals to increase your revenue this year. Maybe you want to double your business income compared to last year. Maybe you shot for the moon and decided to triple, quadruple or even 10x your…
Starting a business without conducting a SWOT analysis is risky. SWOT will give you clarity about the viability of your business idea.
Many people long to quit their jobs and move from employment to business. The reasons for wanting to go into business vary, ranging from wanting to be your own boss to wanting to create and grow a business out of something that satisfies you. What holds most people back when they consider moving from employment…
Whether you run your business as a solopreneur or have employees, you have to find out how to create momentum in your business so that it can grow fast and without too much effort on your part. As the business grows, you’ll also discover that some of the skills and tactics that got you started…