As I discovered during my Niching for Hippies six week coaching program, people have a lot of fears around niching. And then coaches encourage them to push through those because ‘niching is so important’. But I’ve been learning that those fears are actually important to listen to. Sometimes the very thing that seems like it’s […]
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I just lunch with my friend Govert van Ginkel. I hadn’t seen him in a couple of years but we both share a passion for Non Violent Communication and how we can engage in healing and supporting others best. He and his partner TR we in town and we went for lunch at one of
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I just got an email from a participant of my Spring 2012 workshop in the UK. She wanted to send me money. I had completely forgotten about this. At the weekend workshop, which I run on a Pay What You Can basis she’d told me, “I’ll be in the United States in the summer. Can
Niching can be hard. And sometimes people can just feel so stuck in the process. So here’s my thought of the day: If you’re totally stumped on the WHO go back to the WHAT. I just had a kick ass conversation with my friend and colleague Rebecca Tracey of The Uncaged Life (the beauty pictured
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We just wrapped up our first week in the Niching for Hippies program. And a thought came up for me. It’s kind of rough and I’d love your reflections on it. We know niching is important. We know that our most authentic niches often come from our own past wounds and struggles. We know that
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As we approach the launch of my six week Niching for Hippies coaching program, I’ve been writing and thinking a lot about niching. And one thing has gotten clearer and clearer to me over the past month: your niche is often you. A while back, I wrote a blog post about how our deepest wounds
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I first met Brad in Victoria. If there was ever someone who fit the hippy stereotype it was Brad. All smiles, enthusiasm peace and love. But as I got to know him I became increasingly impressed with his business savvy. I like people who can walk in between worlds – be positive but grounded and
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I’m in Vancouver sitting at yet another favourite hang out spot here – Eternal Abundance (full of raw vegan goodness, comfy chairs, high ceilings and lots of natural light). I love places like this. I just finished my weekend workshop in Vancouver (and Victoria the weekend before that). You can see photos here. And something
Marketing is a lot like making tea. We need to ‘steep’. I just finished a marketing weekend in Edmonton with the loveliest bunch of people. And it kept coming up for me that there are some things that just can’t (or shouldn’t) be rushed. Creating your platform or figuring out who’s a perfect fit for
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And here is the third and final installment of Chris Kay Frasers‘ series on creative writing for your business. * Hello again! This is the final-of-three in a series of guest posts on Tad’s blog about using writing as a tool to stay balanced, boundaries and joyful in your business life. Here’s the rationale again: