Facing the polycrisis with your business
Although on my socials, and with friends, I’ve been talking about polycrisis for a long time now, I haven’t ventured too much into it in this email. Mostly because I’m not a climate expert, and it’s such a complex topic that I don’t know how to enter it without abandoning the business thread, and/or leaving […]
Don’t pull punches when you talk about your work
Quick reminder that later today I’m hosting Kendra Cunov to lead a “Boundaries in business” webinar – no cost, nothing for sale – that is surprisingly important, especially in these times. Today, June 3, 1:30pm-3pm eastern. Here: Boundaries in Business Now, about not pulling punches. In the Learning Community we were having a conversation about promoting […]
Boundaries and business
Boundaries are definitely something we’ve touched on at Heart of Business, and yet it’s not a topic I’ve delved into deeply. When it does come up, folks are worried that if they set boundaries, it will push away people they care about, including clients and others in their wider community. What if a client asks […]
How to keep your business from being a luxury
“Things are so hard for people now… is my business just a luxury that no one needs in these times?” A client was asking this, because they were wondering where the clients were. It’s a question I’ve heard more frequently lately, although I’ve been hearing versions of it for more than twenty years. There are, […]
What if you didn’t need the money?
A popular question in so-called “transformational” business circles is to ask, “What would you do if you didn’t need the money?” I understand the value of this question, and in a culture that is so single-mindedly extractive, it is really useful to break out of the “gotta earn money!” mindset. However, I don’t know how […]
Structure as a medicine for your marketing
“I hate being told what to do! I’m a rebel against structure!” Over the years, many clients have told me versions of this. And I may be the worst person in the world to advise around this, because my six-planets-in-Virgo self takes a lot of comfort, sometimes too much comfort, from structure. This came up […]
The world, our hearts, and business
I have, forever, included political content in these Wednesday emails. However, I try to limit it simply because world events often steal a lot of our attention away from our business, and the Divine knows our businesses need tending and care, especially in these times. At the same time, my view of culture and society […]
Cultivating Liberation with Anuradha Kowtha
For years now I’ve been taking a very explicitly anti-capitalist approach to business. Some people are surprised by that, because capitalism has done a great job of making people think that capitalism = commerce. But that’s not true. Humanity has had so many different versions of commerce and trade for our entire existence on this […]
The disposable nature of content
I want to tell you something that feels like a secret about content, and it shouldn’t be. But it’s a key to making an impact, freeing your voice and your creativity, and expressing deep care. It’s this: most of the content you create is disposable. I first learned this when working at the Daily Free […]
Content: Why (it’s important) and How (a simpler way to create the good stuff)
“Content creation” is such a strange way of saying the art of speaking up, of sharing your heart, wisdom and expertise. It’s important how we say it, and how we think about it, because in a noisy world, where there is already a lot of content, your content and voice still matters, and maybe matters […]