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Business is both skill and art.

There is an outer journey to business: understanding marketing, pricing, taxes, money, time management. There is also an inner journey: valuing ourselves, getting support, being able to respond to change. Thriving in business takes mastery in both.

Sometimes the struggles that we have in business, whether they are about pricing, marketing, selling, or “busyness” stem from inner struggles. Other times we just lack knowledge about how to go about the business of business. This site provides practical information and tools from a perspective that it’s not one or the other–it’s both.

Lastest Lessons

SEO Basics – Incoming Links

Search engine optimization is a complex topic, but the basics are still pretty simple: you need to optimize each of your pages for a particular topic or phrase that you want to rank for, and you need relevant incoming links. This article is about the … [Read More...]

How Do I Figure Out My Niche?

A good niche is a combination of what you are well suited for, who you like working with, and what the market needs and will buy. To find it, identify what makes you unique in your business, and then find the corresponding need in the … [Read More...]

Emotional Self-Care Cheat Sheet

This is a condensed list of some of the more helpful techniques I've come across. Use them as a starting point to developing your own toolbox of self-care and personal growth strategies. Have more suggestions? Post them in the comments … [Read More...]

Understanding Emotional Roadblocks

An emotional roadblock is some kind of issue or problem that defies logic and you just can't figure out. Examples: You keep procrastinating on your taxes even though you know that you need to get them done and they aren't that hard. You just … [Read More...]

Create a MasterMind Group

Finding Your People The minimum requirement is that you enjoy each other. Beyond that, you'll want to all be in about the same place in your business. That way everyone can help each other without one person feeling like they are doing all the … [Read More...]

Creating Support Structures

Support is not just for emergencies. You can approach support two ways: crisis-mode (you reach out in emergencies, to people who barely know you), or by creating support structures that you consistently participate in and help you to thrive every … [Read More...]

The Minimum Accounting You Need to Start

Business accounting can be the last thing you want to think of when you start your business. But to stay in business, you need your ducks in a row. This article covers the minimum practical steps you need to do to start your business, … [Read More...]