Last week, something happened to me that happens from time to time. Something I’ve wanted to write about before. And it’s something that I suppose many of my colleagues would urge me not to share with you as I imagine that the attitude I’m sharing here could be an enormous source of frustration to a […]
I’m broke (and I don’t care) Read More
I’m excited to send you this email because it includes a forty minute interview with me talking about my view on alternative pricing models such as pay what you can/want, barter, sliding scale or straight up ‘gift economy’ and more. If you’ve ever wanted to experiment with your pricing then you might really like this. I’ve written a
You have, no doubt, been told to ‘charge what you’re worth.’ No matter where I go, there is a conversation to be had on this. If you’re on many email lists you’ll see this idea being exhorted frequently. And I’d like to share my concerns with it. First of all, let me say this: I
Why ‘Charging What You’re Worth’ is Bullshit Read More
I wonder if any of us ever see each other clearly. About an hour ago, while walking home with groceries and new supplies for magic tricks, I got an email on my iPhone from my dear friend Ocean Robbins telling me that Debbie Ford had passed away of cancer. I met Debbie ten years ago
Remembering Debbie Ford Read More
This past summer I lead a six week course focused just on niching. I’m doing round two of it in January of 2013 (you can read more about that here). And it’s had me reflecting on what I learned about niching from it. And I learned a lot. These are the lessons I would pass
If you’re feeling stuck in your marketing and want to get unstuck . . . and if you’re needing to make progress in your business there’s one thing I recommend. Before I tell you what I recommend, I’ll tell you what I don’t recommend: waiting. Most entrepreneurs have big ideas and plans but something is
too few entrepreneurs do this one. simple. thing. (but it might be exactly what you need) Read More
If you’re not feeling particularly successful today, these words might sooth you. In a world full of self help books and online courses exhorting us to be ‘successful’ I found this quote from this article by David Orr to be a healing balm. As Jiddu Krishnamurti put it, “It is no measure of health to
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Let your clients feel like victims. It will take your further. Here’s what I mean . . . You probably think that it’s better to take responsibility for your life and not be a victim. You might even secretly feel disgusted by people who ‘play the victim card’ all the time. You might have it
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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