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How to Cope When You’ve Outgrown Your Business Part 3: Discovering Who Your Perfect Clients Are

posted on 8 May 2013
also posted in Jane's Blog

‘Even when I dropped my prices really low, these people still said it was too expensive!’

My client was aghast. She just couldn’t believe that a steady stream of people coming through the centre where she rented a room were simply not interested in taking advantage of even a taste of her treatment, which she knew could help them.

‘It seems like they just want to stay the way they are’, she wailed.

And she was right. The particular people she was referring to were not interested in returning to full health using her method, even if they said they were. And she ended up feeling really frustrated and questioning what she was doing and why.

The [read more]

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How to Cope When You’ve Outgrown Your Business (Part 2)

posted on 1 May 2013
also posted in Jane's Blog

Last week I shared about how I’m rediscovering the essence of RichThinkers, which for me is about awakening and inspiring you to grow your business from a place connected with your passion, purpose and presence.

Notice the lack of another ‘p’ word – profit. This is not because profit is not important, but profit without you:

  • fulfilling your purpose in being alive
  • feeling passionate about what you do
  • shining who you are in the world

is empty profit, no matter how much actual money you are making.

It’s very likely that money is not your prime motivator for doing what you do. If you think it is, then think again because underneath the requirement and perhaps need [read more]

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How to Cope When You’ve Outgrown Your Business (Part 1)

posted on 24 April 2013
also posted in Jane's Blog

Emerging from the burrow where I feel I‘ve been for the last 18 months while dealing with my husband’s illness and subsequent death, I have discovered that I’m no longer a match with my business.

What?

Yes, The RichThinkers I set up over 5 years ago got stunted in its growth when I entered that burrow, which of course I didn’t realise as I was head down, being a carer, then feeling full of grief and finally doing my best to cope with learning to live alone after 20 years of marriage.

But I’ve moved on a bit now, and I’m poking my head out of the burrow, having a good look around, and I’m seeing the landscape [read more]

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What My Night Alone in a Mountain Hotel Taught Me About Business (and Life)

posted on 16 April 2013
also posted in Jane's Blog

A guest post by Stacie Whitney

A dear friend of mine went to Paris last week, alone.

She’s a fulltime mother, she has her own biz„ and she made it happen – she knew it was important.

“You should go away sometime,” my love said to me, on hearing about this. “It would be good for you.”

God, thank you for this man.

“Ok, how bout this weekend?” the response just blurted itself out of me.

So I very quickly booked (before any minds were changed – mine especially) a hotel about an hour away, in the mountains. It was non-refundable.

Granted, it’s not 5 days in Paris, but it’s a start. Let’s [read more]

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The One Mindset Shift That Will Set You Free

posted on 2 April 2013
also posted in Jane's Blog

Wheeee! Life can be such a rollercoaster sometimes, and especially business life, where the ups and downs often get reflected in your bank balance, the number of sales you make, or the amount of customers or clients you have.

Just as on a rollercoaster, you sometimes like the thrilling feeling, at other times it can feel dangerously close to the edge and even tip over into terror occasionally. That’s when the wheeee! turns into aaaaagh!

The intention with a rollercoaster ride of course is to experience the thrills of the ups and downs, but the trouble with experiencing your business as a ride like this is that ultimately it is exhausting (imagine being on a real rollercoaster for longer [read more]