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2 Practical Strategies for More Money

Oh my God, she said. I couldn’t even charge for tutoring! I feel so bad asking parents to pay me!

This from a new friend - a teacher on hiatus, home raising her 18-month-old daughter.

She’d asked about my business, fascinated by the whole thing: my programs, marketing, pricing -

So when I told he...

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How to get what you want in 2021

Thanksgiving 2020 started out with me sobbing, out of nowhere, on the couch next to my husband.

Neither John NOR I had any idea what was going on!

WHY was I crying? I wasn’t quite feeling sadness.

Is this malaise? Everything’s so MEH, you know?

Thanksgiving was one loooooong ass day of nothingne...

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The VISIBILITY Lie That Too Many Women Tell Themselves

NO ONE NEEDS what I HAVE TO OFFER...

so I don't need to PUT IT OUT there into the world.

Welcome to the ^^BIG BIG LIE**

This story - thought - lie - belief...

THIS is one of the best places we hide in our business.

We think about all the people who DON'T need us...

and we get scared or overwhe...

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How to get to YOUR next level

She looked at me with all seriousness & said, “What if everyone wants me on their stage? Who’ll take care of my family?”

This from a client juuuuuust dipping her toe into starting a business as an author - who also wants to be a speaker on the stage.

She was quite far from being “on everyone’s sta...

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Do I have ADHD? - The brilliant yet misunderstood entrepreneur

Read this description & tell me who it reminds you of:

She feels flashes or moments of brilliance & genius but can’t string enough of them together to stand up to the expectations to keep going.

It reminds me of many incredible women I know.

Brave. Brilliant. Bold.

Misunderstood.

Because they s...

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Your Mind is Crushing Your Income: How to charge high-end prices

What if I told you I charged $175/hour? Or $500?

What if I told you I don’t leave the house for less than $1500 a day? Or that the fee for a day is $9500?

If you’re not currently charging high-end prices, you might roll your eyes in disgust at these numbers.

Or judgment. Envy. Even anger.

You mi...

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