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laura - What is Coaching and Do I Need it?

You’ve probably heard or read a lot about life coaches on your journey as a female entrepreneur. In fact, you’ve probably been referred to one or told to hire one to help you achieve success in business faster. And you might have thought, “what is coaching and do I really need to hire a coach?” There really is no right or wrong answer to the question, although it is a very valid one that many female entrepreneurs ask. As a life coach and business coach myself, I can personally attest to the many successes that I have seen throughout my career that I know would never have come to fruition if it hadn’t been for the strong, organized planning and structure and push that goes along with having a coach on hand to help smooth out the tough areas on the road to victory. That being said, there are certain instances when coaching may not be appropriate. Coaching requires more than one type of investment. In addition to the financial investment, there is a time commitment. You have to make ti...

laura - Giving Clients the Boot: How to Fire Problem Clients

No one likes a problem client, but no one wants to have to be the one to fire them, either. It’s tough to decide which your business needs more: The money that your problem client is paying you, or the vacancy that will open up for a better client once you’ve fired the problem one. Let me make this simple for you: your business needs the better client more than the problem client. Clients who make nothing but trouble for you and do little more than give you a headache every time you deal with them need to be shown the door. But before you put your reputation at risk, let’s take a look at a few ways to gracefully tell your clients that their payments are no longer necessary to the success of your business. How to Tactfully Fire Problem Clients The way you let go of each client will depend on what they did to make it into the penalty box. For instance, one who doesn’t ever pay your invoices will be given different reasons for termination than the one who always pays on time but conti...

laura - Giving Clients the Boot: How to Fire Problem Clients

No one likes a problem client, but no one wants to have to be the one to fire them, either. It’s tough to decide which your business needs more: The money that your problem client is paying you, or the vacancy that will open up for a better client once you’ve fired the problem one. Let me make this simple for you: your business needs the better client more than the problem client. Clients who make nothing but trouble for you and do little more than give you a headache every time you deal with them need to be shown the door. But before you put your reputation at risk, let’s take a look at a few ways to gracefully tell your clients that their payments are no longer necessary to the success of your business. How to Tactfully Fire Problem Clients The way you let go of each client will depend on what they did to make it into the penalty box. For instance, one who doesn’t ever pay your invoices will be given different reasons for termination than the one who always pays on time but conti...