50 Ways to Tick People Off When You’re Networking

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OK, this is a tongue-in-cheek post for a bit of humor although..... it may help increase networking effectiveness, who knows.  :)  Just couldn't resist sharing. I was just on Facebook reading a thread on "Networking Pet Peeves."  As you can imagine, it was really hilarious! It's one of … [Read more...]

Get New Clients Tip: What to do when they can’t afford it

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OK, so truth be told, there's no such thing as a 100% sales closing rate, right? BUT, if you're getting a LOT of people telling you they can't afford it, it's time to look at what may be going wrong. Not only that, you'd want to be sure you're not falling into the trap that too many business … [Read more...]

Confessions of an Information Addict (and how I stay in “recovery”)

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"Hello everyone, my name is Allison Phillips and I am an information addict." That could very well be my opening line in a support circle of entrepreneurs aspiring to overcome the info-junkie within us. This addiction constantly compels us to seek out the next "info-fix", and robs us of the … [Read more...]

Why my coaching practice failed…

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Failure stings.  In the worst way.  But I've learned that we have to make the decision to bounce back. When you think about it, there really is no failure - just the decision to not continue past it.  As Thomas Edison said, "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they … [Read more...]

Get New Clients Tip: How to Make Your Marketing More Effective & Successful

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In my experience this question is not asked nearly enough or regularly enough by business owners. It's a great question to ask regularly because marketing often requires testing to discover what's most effective for your market. But even before testing, there are some components of marketing … [Read more...]

Rarely… are we ever asked this

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As kids, it's a typical question.  As adults, and especially as business owners, not so much. As a result, we often follow what others want for us, for our lives and for our businesses. In this video, I invite you to ask a simple question... then be bold enough to step into the answer. See … [Read more...]

Get New Clients Tip: What to do when you’ve got no time to do marketing

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Most of us get into entrepreneurship because we love what we do... and that's all we really want to do. Truth be told, if I could coach and mentor all day long and have revenue rolling in, I'd be in heaven. But alas, somewhere between the failure of my very first business as a Life Coach and … [Read more...]

The 3 Steps I use to Instantly Overcome Overwhelm

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Ever woke up at 2am with a swirling list of incomplete tasks and projects in your head?  You suddenly realize you forgot to do something, or remember a deadline is fast approaching, or a whole host of other demands cramming your brain, and preventing you having a peaceful night's rest. Yep, I've … [Read more...]