If you’ve been in business for more than a minute, you’ve had at least one conversation about bartering. It’s a festival of confusion and angst. Folks loathe the idea of giving their service in trade. At the same time, they love the idea of getting services from someone else in trade. It’s definitely one of the […]
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Is your business idea just out of reach?
I hear this all the time from would-be entrepreneurs: “How do I figure out what business I should start!?” For years, I’ve helped amazing people find the answer to this question. I taught them how to build a business they love that allows them to live a life they love. Until today, that kind of guidance […]
The Life Cycle for Revolutionaries. How your business evolves and why you don’t suck.
You want a different life. You want to live in a world of your own design. You and your business are both evolving. All the time. Always. In every way. This r-evolution happens in cycles. The only way to not live within this cycle is to sit still and never change. But that’s not you. […]
Turn your love for dogs into a life you love. A dozen dog business ideas with resources to get you thinking.
Last month, we rescued a puppy. It was not the smart thing to do. We have the world’s most awesome dog already. And at 18 months, Olive is still a puppy herself. We also have two girls that just turned five. We’re remodeling the home we live in, and we’re still getting acclimated to a […]
How to be self-employed without living invoice-to-invoice. Plus a rate setting primer.
Yesterday, a BrainyFeet reader disagreed with me in the comments. I’ll give you a minute to recover from the shock. What!? You’re not shocked? Hmm…neither was I really. Here’s what happened: Yesterday’s post listed 6 big, business killing mistakes I really hope you don’t make, in which is introduced the idea that Unsustainable: The trap of […]
