Hello, all you hard-working entrepreneurs! Thank you for inspiring us with your creative, pioneering spirit. At this time of year, many of you are likely finding yourselves working harder than ever. It’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to keep going– to stick to your “normal”– even when you’ve reached the end of […]
Imposter syndrome is the constant companion of people in the entrepreneurial world. It causes us to spend valuable time and energy assessing, comparing, and doubting – downgrading the best possible resource we have to work with, ourselves. In some recent conversations about bandwidth, something I didn’t expect kept coming up. We’re not just using up […]
When we transition from a regular 9-to-5 to life as an entrepreneur, it can feel freeing. No one gets to tell us how or when to work! But in reality, as entrepreneurs, we tend to use our newfound freedom to work longer hours doing too much work for sometimes minimal benefit. Before we know it, […]
Recently, I’ve met with many clients who have difficulties setting boundaries. With the holiday season quickly approaching, it can be even easier than usual to find yourself in a pattern of over-committing — becoming fully engrossed in your business and ignoring healthy boundaries. But how do you set and stick to a healthy boundary? That […]
As leaders, we often prioritize taking care of our teams over ourselves. We forget that we are also a part of the team and need the same level of care to maintain our own capacity. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, executive coach Dina Denham Smith and professor Alicia A. Grandey write about the […]
Money is always a subject of interest and worry for entrepreneurs. It can feel complicated and tied up in emotions stemming from early experiences. Those emotions can impact your business decisions. That’s why we’ve discussed money-related topics, like pricing and financial anxiety, many times on this blog. Today I want to focus on a topic […]
We’re fortunate at B.O.S.S. Consulting to have clients from many unique backgrounds. Because we work with so many different kinds of leaders – from nonprofit founders to aspiring entrepreneurs – we focus our work on providing custom mentoring that will help our clients succeed. Since we’re currently in the spookiest of seasons, I wanted to […]
Payment methods have changed a lot over the years. Now many different services allow you to invoice your clients quickly and electronically, meaning you no longer have to wait for a physical check to come in the mail. If you’re considering using an electronic payment method or you’re just starting your business, here are a […]
Why do your customers pay for your goods or services? Why do they keep coming back? When I ask these questions to the entrepreneurs I work with, they are often unsure. They’re so busy “doing what they do” that they haven’t considered asking their customers why they chose them (or keep choosing them). Understanding your […]
We all have big, scary tasks that we dread doing. So we put them off. We build them up in our minds until they’re far larger and far more frightening than they actually are in reality. Allowing a 1000 LB task to linger takes our attention and bandwidth, and we can no longer see that […]