Adventures on the Blog
Stories, (Un)Marketing experiments, inspiring conversations and spiritual business
How to Overcome Creative Fear and Start Before You Feel Ready
All eyes were on me at the front of the room. I’d prepared three simple sentences in Portuguese to introduce the DragonHeart Quest, and practiced them obsessively so they’d sound natural. “Eu acredito que tu importas…” And then I choked. My mind went blank. The room...
How to Find Sanity In a World Gone Mad
I just read an email enumerating all the things going wrong in the world right now. Raising food and gas prices, housing crashes, travel disruptions.. And that was just the beginning. I felt it pulling me in: fear, disbelief, confusion, anger. Then I stopped reading,...
A Story About Pricing Confidence
Once upon a time, there was a traveler who needed to cross the river. The rapids were rough and the river was deep. He walked along the bank, searching for a way to cross. Eventually, he came upon a bridge, solid and strong, connecting the two shores. A tollkeeper...
Anthony de Mello on What Happens When You Stop Trying to Change Others
I have a brilliant partner called Olly, the love of my life. And sometimes, loveable as he actually is, I want him to be different. Less grumpy. Happier. My intentions seem pure when I jump in and try to help. But when I see him as needing to change, it doesn’t feel...
10 Simple Truths About Selling For Heart-Centered Businesses
#1 - Selling only feels bad when you feel bad about it. (And that’s optional.) #2 - Selling is discovering if it’s a match. Full stop. #3 - When selling is helping people get what they already actually want, it’s easy. If you’re trying to convince them, it’s like...
When Fear Shows Up to Play in Business
I had two online conversations today that were basically the same conversation. Two different people in different situations, but the same pattern. The first was a replay to one of my daily emails: “I want to stop waiting to feel ready to set up my online business...
Do I Need a Coach? A Real Answer
Last week, a potential client asked this question in the middle of an enrollment coversation: “Why do I need a coach?” It could easily be every coach's nightmare question. Why should they hire you? When they can use an AI like FreshSeeing to facilitate insights. When...
The Secret to Getting Good at Business, Pole Dancing, Writing and Anything Else
Don't. Give. Up. In everything I’ve ever accomplished, there was a moment (more likely several hundred thousand of them) where I felt like giving up. Pole dancing. Man, I was horrible! Compared to the other students flying around the pole like ballerina fairies and...
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