The Self-Employed Life

While we would love success to be linear and full of ease and flow, the reality is success is a series of flow and resistance. Find out how resistance is an indication of growth and how you can breakthrough periods of resistance to get to the other side.     Contact Jeffrey –   Website Books Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!       Valuable resources to help you –     The Self-Emp...

We've all been running our business online for a long time now. You'd think we'd have this down by now! But there always seems to be more to learn. What you're about to hear is some of the most practical advice pulled together in a single source that I've ever encountered –advice to help you turn your passion into profits . In this down-to-earth conversation, Matt McWilliams and I discuss some of...

There's a reason the tagline for this show is "business with a soul." It's because of the undeniable connection between business success and spirituality. So who better to explore this connection than the author of a book about the spiritual lives of scientists, Paul J. Mills, Ph. D. In my fascinating interview with Paul, we discuss how "spiritual" topics and perspectives are sometimes seen as "of...

Ever feel frustrated that business isn't going as well as you want or expected? Even more frustrated because you're more ready than ever to go big? Does it feel like you intended to take a huge step forward in the past few years but now wonder if you've stepped backwards? Yup, you're in the messy middle. Here's what you need to get out of it.     Contact Jeffrey –   Website Books Watch my TEDx Lin...

Let's begin with a quote from our guest today: "If society has lied to us about anything, it's that putting in long hours and making sacrifice after sacrifice now will automatically allow us to live life on our own terms later." Today, we explore this idea and its context in our current "hustle culture" with guest La'Vista Jones. For someone who's on a personal mission to help business owners disr...

I believe having a frictionless business is one of the key components to a successful business today. Quite frankly, I personally won't work with any business who doesn't make it easy for me to do business with them. We business owners can easily imagine that our own customers and potential customers may feel the same way, so this discussion with my guest Bill Price is an important and enlightenin...

What do you think? Do you think we're headed for a recession? Numbers and analytics aside, what really is a recession? Having been around the block a bit and seeing the ups and downs of the world and economy, here are my thoughts and tips on how you can manage what lies ahead.     Contact Jeffrey –   Website Books Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!       Valuable resources to help...

Our guest today, Todd Henry, is truly one of my favorite authors, and I'm pretty sure he's the only guest I've had on my show four, maybe even five, times. And it's because his books, and who he is as a person, are far more real and genuine than most. He has a true in-the-trenches style that I love so much. In our conversation today, we talk about the reasoning behind the intriguing format of his...

A new, important role has entered the lives of business owners – the role of Chief Diversity Officer. This is a role in which we, as business owners, ensure we are being inclusive in our businesses and in our communities, with greater consciousness of the messages we're putting out into the world. It may seem like yet another hat we must wear as small, self-employed business owners, but being incl...

Here's an idea that should be freeing as well as a hack to create more content. Build on what you've already created! When you're in business for the long haul, it could be considered the long-arc of creativity. And yes, whether you consider yourself creative or not, by nature of being a business owner and marketer, you are creative. Intending to be in business for the long haul, this idea of buil...

One of the key distinctions between self-employed businesses and other business is that most other businesses are transaction-based. But our businesses are usually relationship-based. Relationships begin with conversations. So it's in your best interest to learn how to master the art of conversation. With that goal in mind, I speak in this episode with Lou Diamond, author of the new book, Speak Ea...

It seems we may have gone from a pan demic to an epi demic. The epidemic is burnout. According to recent data, 79% of workers say they're teetering on the edge of burnout. While no one is collecting such data specifically on us (the hardworking self-employed people whose very lives are riding on our own shoulders!), but with general-population exhaustion rates approaching 80%, can you imagine how...

In today's business world, it's not enough to tell people what you good at, why they should hire you, or that they should trust you. In fact, if you do tell them to trust you, they will probably doubt you. What you need to do today is prove it to your customers . That's why, in today's episode, I am speaking with Melanie Deziel, co-author of the new marketing book Prove It. In this conversation, M...

The irony of a blind spot is you can't be expected to know what you can't see. Over the 15 years I've been coaching (and catching my own blind spots over 38 years), I'm come to realize there are 7 that keep showing up with my coaching clients and students of Self-Employed Business Institute. Here they are! Have a listen and take an objective look at your own business to see if you can spot any of...

Today's episode discusses the journey to a seven-figure business. Is the idea of a seven-figure business – especially for the self-employed – for real, or just hype? Is building a seven-figure business actually a possibility for you, or is it merely a "dangling carrot" that makes you feel "less than" if you don't achieve that particular fiscal goal? Maybe this conversation with Jesse Johnson will...

Oh, the irony of being too busy to listen to a podcast about being too busy. Hopefully, being overwhelmingly busy is bringing some great things, like opportunity and income! But I also want to share, because I've been around the block a few times, my concerns about saying you're overwhelmingly busy. If this is you, I hope you'll listen in and heed a few warnings.     Contact Jeffrey –   Website Bo...

Let's get real about 'mindfulness' in business. It can be a buzzword these days, and as a term, it gets tossed around a lot – but what does it really mean ? In this conversation with guest Eric Holsapple today, we bring mindfulness down to earth and discuss the benefits of mindfulness, specifically in a business setting. We talk about how mindfulness is representative of a much broader paradigm sh...

Imagine taking a four-week vacation from your business. I know, even the thought of it might put you into a brief panic. But imagine that it's not only possible, but also the best thing you could do for your business – and it probably is! In fact, your business might even grow without you. It takes a plan, and that plan is called 'Clockwork,' which is why we're talking to Mike Michalowicz today. A...

I tend to be opposed to putting things in boxes, and to me, the concept of 'failure' is potentially another box. Is failure really failure? Or is it just an 'obstacle' or a 'learning experience?' Or maybe, is failure simply representative of the fact that you're out in the world doing things? In this episode, we're going to 'unpack the box of failure' with Justin Skinner. In our conversation, we t...

As a coach, of course I support both men and women in business, but a significant number of my clients are women. As a result, I was eager to interview Carrie-Ann Barrow and discuss her experiences a successful serial entrepreneur and as author of the book The Queen's Decree. Carrie-Ann's message is clear: at any age, you can reclaim your power to choose. In our inspiring conversation, we talk abo...