by Samantha Hartley | Jun 23, 2014 | Mindset, Running Your Business
Successful solopreneurs are remarkably good at strategizing; articulating a plan and working that plan with discipline and diligence. In other words, we are accomplished “doers” in that we spend a great deal of time doing what needs to be done. But what we sometimes...
by Samantha Hartley | Nov 25, 2013 | Enlightened Marketing, Mindset, Value Identification
It’s Thanksgiving week! And I’m already cooking. :) I’ll be heading to the in-laws’ place and I’m taking a Southern cranberry chutney (with half the sugar of that recipe). I wanted to give thanks and share my list of the top 5 things I’m grateful for in my business....
by Samantha Hartley | Nov 6, 2013 | Enlightened Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Mindset, Value Identification
The other day I was munching on some berries and thinking how odd it was. Odd that it parallels a critical lesson in my business. Odd that I hadn’t bought them in a store, but instead got them here: Yep, off a bush in the park. Odd that just a few months ago, I...
by Samantha Hartley | Oct 23, 2013 | Enlightened Marketing, Mindset, Running Your Business
Not in the traditional sense. She cannot tell a joke. She forgets key parts or tells it out of order. Or is laughing so hard herself that we can’t understand it. No, the funniest thing my mom does is imagine the world’s most illogical worst-case-scenarios. Like when...
by Samantha Hartley | Sep 12, 2013 | Mindset
Kimbra’s mastermind group was filled with Negative Nellies, complaining about the economy and changes in their industry. “Seems like everyone lately is looking for excuses for why they’re not doing better. Do we really need to invest in reasons we...
by Samantha Hartley | Mar 25, 2013 | Mindset, Running Your Business
Ever feel overwhelmed by your giant list of things to do to grow your business? Just working your marketing plan can seem like a full-time job in itself. After all, you have clients to serve and a life to live, don’t you? The problem is “all or nothing” thinking. You...