If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I’m a big advocate of thinking outside of the box and trying new things. This week I wanted to share with you several growth mindset resources that I use to help me do just that. And, they’re all free.
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How to make an impact as a small business?
As long as I can remember, I always envisioned working for myself and running my own businesses. For a long time, I struggled to conceptualize the idea that if my company were ever to become successful and high in-demand, I’d have to give up doing what I love – designing – to manage the business and future employees instead. Because that’s what you have to do to run a successful business, right?
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7 fantastic books for strategic business growth
Today I’ve gathered a list of 7 different books I’ve read in the last year and a half that I think all small business owners and entrepreneurs should read. I’ve specifically selected these books for strategic business growth in mind so that they can be helpful to anyone trying to grow their ventures. These books cover a variety of different topics that will make you think about running your business differently in order to grow it more effectively.
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Becoming a web designer and an educator
When I was a kid, I never had a calling to be a doctor, a teacher or anyone else for that matter. That gave me a great deal of stress as a high school teenager. Almost everyone I knew was planning for an exciting career path, and there I was indifferent and stresses because of it.
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3-part expert advice for reaching business goals
Tony Robbins is famous and admired for many things. Today, we’re going to break down a piece of advice from him regarding achieving business goals. Take a look at the below quote by Tony Robins. Of course, it’s simplified as hell but also real. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a shorter recipe for achieving business goals. It’s how I frame my personal mindset, how I run my own business and how I pitch my services to potential clients. Shall we break it down?
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What makes a designer a professional?
When it comes to business assets and investments, such as websites and the like, there are things which many people don’t realize. That’s what makes professionals. The things that make a website, a social media campaign, or a webinar profitable is ingrained in the professional’s mind. We have years of experience, we know what you don’t because of it.
I’m not writing this post to brag. I want to show you, hell, even prove to you, how I think about websites. I want to give you a glimpse into what goes inside my head as I work with my clients that allows me to turn my clients’ sites into profitable, highly-converting business assets.
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Do you suffer from these 6 fears of selling too?
When it comes to selling, the reason people are uncomfortable about it or feel they are not good at selling often has to do with fear of rejection. However, I want to call that a bullshit reason. Fear of rejection is such a broad statement. The root causes often lie much deeper than that.
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The overlooked benefits of confidence in selling online
If your business is doing well, all the power to you! Seriously. However, if you’re struggling to sell, especially if you lack confidence in selling or it makes you extremely uncomfortable, this one’s for you.
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18 great business tools I run my web design studio
I haven’t done a list post like this in such a long time! I’ve been chatting with a few fellow businesswomen about how we turn our business, and it got me thinking, why not share with you too!? And, that’s how this post was born. I’m going to write down every tool I use to run my business and as you’ll shortly realize it really isn’t that much.
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On being a depressed entrepreneur
I tend to write more technical, business strategy focused posts. However, there is a lot more to running a successful business than a good website, or social media campaigns. I’m a firm believer that mindset is too. As the title of this posts suggests, I want to talk about what it’s like being a depressed entrepreneur.
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