Build More Confidence, Business Foundation Skills, Business Mindset, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity
One of the most interesting and resonant concepts that I’ve learned about lately is that, as humans, our brains – especially our lizard brains and our subconscious minds – are programmed to survive, not to thrive. We live in a mindset of always needing to run away...
Business Foundation Skills, Create More Time, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Time Management
I have a friend who recently started a new company, and at the very beginning of his business we would go for walks together at the end of the day. One day, we’d spent the day working together, and he was super low by the end of the day. He said to me, “Monica, I just...
Business Foundation Skills, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Time Management
Sometimes we get to August 1 and think, “Oh my gosh, it’s the last month of the summer, and I haven’t rested enough.” “I haven’t enjoyed the summer enough.” “I’ve been working too hard,” or “I’ve just been way too busy with family.” We start to beat ourselves up and...
Business Foundation Skills, Marketing, Marketing Skills, Strategic Planning
How potatoes and online marketing can relate… The other night, my husband Jai and I sliced some potatoes and lined them up on a baking sheet for roasting. Before we put them in the oven, we seasoned them with a new spice mixture that we had bought from a fair in...
Business Foundation Skills, Create More Time, Get Out Of Your Own Way, Productivity, Strategic Planning, Time Management
So we’re smack dab in the middle of summer. Most of us just want to be outside, playing, hanging out, lying in the grass, soaking up the sun… So how do we get more of that playtime this summer? One of the keys is to make yourself more efficient. I know that efficiency...
Attract More Clients, Business Foundation Skills, Increasing Revenue, Sales, Strategic Planning
When I meet women entrepreneurs at events, one of the number one questions they tend to ask me is, “Monica, I’m doing so much — I’m on Instagram and Facebook, I’m doing newsletters and videos — I’m putting myself out there, and I’m just not getting enough clients....