Part I: Your #1 Priority Imagine a solopreneur or a small business owner with a very small team, who is still the heart and the brain of their company. What should be their priority?Probably, they are responsible for marketing and
Book Review: The Vacation Effect for Entrepreneurs
The Vacation Effect for Entrepreneurs is a small book, but worth its weight in gold. I already knew quite a few, various how-tos because I read another of Denise’s books back in 2022, The Busy Entrepreneur’s Guide To Creating A
Profit First: A Solution to Cash Flow Problems Plaguing Small Businesses
The number one sin when it comes to cash flow management in small business is not managing it at all. “I don’t know where it all goes” is not the right answer for the business owner. In fact, it is
5 Easiest Things to Do If You Struggle with Developing a New Habit
In my practice, I’ve seen what people struggled with the most and what enabled them the most. Creating new habits doesn’t have to be a slog. Here are five easy tips to eliminate the struggle from developing good habits: 1.
Book Review: Use Your Job to Quit Your Job
This is a very neat book, and I’m extremely grateful that it didn’t exist 10 years ago when I decided to start a side hustle. Why? With the help of Use Your Job to Quit Your Job, I would
Solopreneurship Is a Myth
This is how Michael Gerber titled his famous book: The E-Myth (entrepreneur’s myth): I will do it all by myself. Nope. If you try to succeed that way, you will burn yourself out. Your business growth will be capped by
How Not to Be Lonely at the Top
Isolation is the worst enemy. Collaboration is a path to success. OK, so how to actually get out of isolation as an entrepreneur? There are four ways to do that, which I practiced myself and saw working. Plus, they are
Book Review: Before You Begin
Jacob Coldwell is quickly becoming my new favorite author. I was delighted with his book, Listen Simply. I was even more impacted by Before You Begin. The only CON I found in this book (and Listen Simply shares this affliction)
Three Collaboration Success Stories in My Business
In the first article in the How to Beat an Isolation as a Business Owner Series I explained how isolation turns smart business owners into morons. Today, read about the other side of the coin: success stories of collaboration in
The Worst Enemy of Entrepreneurs (no, it is not the IRS!)
Freelancers, solopreneurs, and business founders face the same enemy, and it is mostly invisible: isolation. Isolation is the enemy of excellence.” – Aaron Walker You are alone with your thoughts all day long. Even if you have a team, there