December is a slow month. D e c e m b e r i s a s l o w m o n t h . I was in my first year of business so of course I was looking for advice. And the advice I got was to expect a slow December and that’s… [Read More…]
How another chronic illness entered my life and how entrepreneurship helps me cope
Six years ago I got seriously sick. I knew I wasn’t going to die, but I didn’t know if I could ever work again. It was that serious. For months I had had strong pain in my neck and right shoulder, followed by pinching ear pains and eventually daily headaches. I coped for a while on pain medications… [Read More…]
Passion to Profits: Interview with Denise Duffield-Thomas
I had the pleasure of talking with Denise Duffield-Thomas, money mindset mentor of Lucky Bitch about how she turned her passion into profits. Denise’s Passion to Profits Story She remembers having a lot of frustration around finding her passion. She spent her 20s in London trying to figure out what to do with her life… [Read More…]
How to Think Big in Your Business
What can you do to think big in your (small) business? The first thing that helps me to think big is having role models. Someone who is a few steps ahead of me and also someone who is much further ahead, so far ahead that I don’t even dare to talk to them at this point. Think about how you can learn… [Read More…]
How to Set Business Goals and Achieve Them
Do you sometimes feel you run around like a headless chicken, not knowing what to focus on next in your business? Or maybe you have so many things on your plate that you have a hard time prioritizing what to do first? The best way I’ve found to get clear on your business goals… [Read More…]
5 TED Talks That Inspire You to Think Big and Change Your Life
How do you inspire people? How do you inspire people to think big? How do you inspire people to change their lives? By presenting ‘ideas worth spreading’ the TED conference and the TEDx conferences around the world have given stage to many inspirational speakers. But it is one thing to inspire people and another to inspire people… [Read More…]
Passion To Profits: Interview with Lisa Chuma
Lisa Chuma was the first person I interviewed a few years ago about how to turn passion into profits. I enjoyed talking to her again to see how her business, Women’s Expo Switzerland, has evolved and what has changed for her. Lisa’s Background Lisa grew up in Zimbabwe. She was raised by a single mother who… [Read More…]
How I grew my mailing list over 200% in only 8 weeks
I am a fairly lazy blogger. I don’t like to write about fluff (=nothing) or to write every week just to keep a self-imposed schedule. I love to write but I love to write about things that matter to me and my audience. Since I started blogging less than a year ago I have only… [Read More…]
How I got my blog post on the first page on Google without spending any money
I recently discovered that one of my most popular blog posts had made it to the first page on Google and was even number 4 1out of 163 million search results is now NR.1! I want to share with you how I did this without spending any money, without guest posting, and without doing much promotion at… [Read More…]
How Creating a Vision Can Change Your Life – Create Yours Now
Creating a vision is big part of turning your passion into profits. It can be scary, difficult, and time-consuming to follow your dreams. A compelling vision motivates and drives – and the best part is, when it becomes true – your dream is a reality! Creating a vision for you and your business I learned the… [Read More…]