An odd way to not lose opportunities
Efficiency counts for a lot. Most people think efficiency is all about an effective use of…
Don’t rest on your laurels
Making it happen takes work. We know the height of summer is a great time…
Have you protected your IP?
As a Speaker, Author, Coach, you likely ‘create’ all the time. You come up with…
What keeps you focused?
Running a business takes effort. There are a lot of moving parts. With so many…
When did you last thank your team?
Let’s be honest. Receiving thanks is a wonderful thing. We all like recognition for what…
Is it time to create something new?
How are you feeling about your business today? Are you excited? Deflated? Exhausted? Feeling cautious?…
What parts of your work bring you joy?
Part of working for yourself is that you get to do things you love. Depending…
Are your assets being used optimally?
When was the last time you reviewed your marketing and what’s working for you? As an…
Keep it cool and steady
There’s a lot of energy around right now that’s pushing us all forward. The desire…
How often do you X more?
The growth of the business and of a person comes down to great questions. Whether…
Create more of what you want
As a speaker, author, coach, you’ve no doubt heard this: we get what we focus…
How is your relationship with your business?
We are always in relationship with our businesses. And every relationship deserves a little check…
Their Schedule? Or Yours? (How to manage your time better)
Do you have enough time to do the things that need to get done? The…
Step into someone else’s shoes for a moment
Have you ever looked at your business from the perspective of your client? Really stepping…
It’s time to give your business a spring clean
If you’re in the Southern hemisphere, we know you are just heading into the equivalent…
Getting affirmation that you are on track
When was the last time you asked for a referral or testimonial for one of…
How Is Your Relationship With Your Business?
Are you loving your business right now? Or is it more of a love-hate situation?…
Have you put the ‘big rocks’ in yet?
With February here, we’re asking if you’ve really done the work of ensuring you are…
Do you have an unpopular opinion?
Having a point of view is a good thing. Having a point of view that’s…
You have to balance Intention with Strategy
Running a speaker, author, coach business is all about being smart. That’s about using your…
What will you create next?
The great thing about being a speaker, author, coach is that you are in charge…
Have you got the foundations in place for a great year?
It’s the ‘real’ start of the year this week. Most people will have been clearing…
Give the ordinary its due
Give the ordinary its due This week, we are inviting you to simply notice the moments — everything…
Make it work for you
The great thing about working for yourself is that you make discoveries every day about…
Be generous and share what you know
Hey. You know a lot. We know you do. And sometimes you forget, so we’re…
Less time makes you focus
Hey you. We always want your working life as smooth as possible. That’s why we…
Don’t let the light mess with your schedule
Hey you. The nights are going to start drawing in here in the Western hemisphere….
What can you bring back in?
It’s easy to always be focused on the next thing. As speakers, authors and coaches,…
Are you ready for them to say yes?
What we love about this time of year is that opportunities suddenly all come into…
Get specific to get engagement
There’s something to be said for specificity. It helps to land a message and anchor…
Use Homer Simpson to inspire your next focus.
Creative people move fast. Yes, we appreciate that sometimes creation is a slow progress, but…
What if you were beautifully unreasonable today?
It’s easy to toe the line, or fall into doing so. When you want your…
What’s trust got to do with it?
Choosing the path of speaker, author, coach is not necessarily the easy choice. Running the…
Is it an opportunity or not?
Much of the time you, as speakers, authors and coaches get presented with the chance…
Add a nought to change your thinking
Sometimes, as speakers, authors and coaches, you need a little boost to our thinking, to…
Do an impossible thing before breakfast
As a creative person, you know you have many, many, many ideas — usually all before breakfast!…
The September Momentum Spur
Can you believe it’s the end of the summer holidays and that September is a…
Are you sharing your opinions enough?
Just how visible are you? Are enough people seeing you and getting to know you…
Don’t be clever, be clear!
There’s something to be said for knowing your stuff. As speakers, authors and coaches, you’ve…
When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone?
Doing things the way you’ve always done them can mean you get a little stuck…
Have you planned your getaway?
Have you had a mental break yet? With the summer holidays officially well on the…
What to do on stuck days
Like the weather, our energy is not constant. No matter how much we wish we…
Allow (more) laughter & joy
Running your business can seem daunting at times, and it’s easy to fall into the…
What stories are you sharing?
Running your speaker, author, coach business is as much about harnessing your past as it…
Make peace with the pace of progress
We’ve all heard it before — things take longer than you think they will. Right?! But will…
What result are you looking for?
It’s easy to get distracted by the multiple tasks that face us daily. The chances…
Metrics and measurement matters!
When was the last time you did an activity audit? With finite time and resources,…
What wave are you riding?
Are you flowing in your business? If you are, that’s a delight and we invite…
What are you catching up on?
It’s about to be a longer than usual weekend in the UK, courtesy of the…
Is your clutter clogging your business?
We are now well into May, and if you are anything like most speakers, authors…
Do you make room for the unexpected?
There’s something to be said for just taking action. That might mean showing up, even…
Are you putting all your skills to work?
It’s a glorious thing to run your own business. You get to be in charge,…
When should you create more!?!
It’s in the DNA of a speaker, author and coach to create. To think up…
What’s next?! (The power of completion)
Have you been completing things? Progress seems to be on the agenda for many in…
Do you know what to do more of and less of?
We have a question for you: When did you last stop to review what you…
What if it was different?
Using your imagination and creativity can be one of the most powerful things you can…
Get good at making decisions…
You could argue that every speaker, author, coach business is hampered or helped by great…
Are you harnessing the power of spring?
This time of the year is full of potency. With the sun out, and life…
Accommodating Everything
It’s time to make that plan! Can you feel it? You know that fabulous motivation…
New things need room to breathe
Helena got a new-to-her fridge-freezer over the weekend. It’s sky blue. It’s big and fancy,…
Take a moment to focus
Imagine this. It’s Monday morning, the to do list has already gone off track and…
Is it time you started working more collaboratively?
Simply put, collaboration is “the action of working with someone to produce something”. In reality,…
Aiming for sustainable progress
There’s something to be said for doing what you know works. The sense of satisfaction,…
Use these questions to help you grow your business
There’s a power in asking questions and being open to the answers. As changemakers and…
Is it all new, new, new?
January is traditionally a month where we tend to START a bunch of things. Buoyed…
Outputs vs Outcomes: How to describe your results
Most speakers, authors and coaches struggle a little with their marketing and one of the…
How to write a professional bio
All speakers, authors and coaches need a bio, whether it’s being used on your book…
Creating online courses that your avatar will buy
Don’t just make an online course, make a course that is wanted! It’s a waste…
Are your sales pages working for you?
When you make an offer, you can enhance its chances of being taken up tenfold…
Running a business is about making choices
When we choose to set up and run a speaker, author coach business, we inevitably…
How to price your products and services
Pricing isn’t a cookie cutter approach! Whether that be for a keynote, a coaching session or…
Keep stretching to become better
When you set out to change the world as a speaker, author or coach, a…
How to choose a coach
We all need help support and guidance when growing scaling or even maintaining our business….
Don’t let your impostor run the show
As speakers, authors and coaches, life can be very full. We can wear ourselves out…
How to never run out of ideas
Your ideal clients like to consume their information in different ways. Are you varying the…
How to create your brand story
As a speaker, author or coach your often have a personality brand business and what…
Use emotive language to enhance your communication
As speakers, authors and coaches, you have a message and a need to share it….
Are you using too many tactics in your email marketing?
Your reach and reputation are in your hands to manage and be responsible for. Part…
Are you still on track? The low down on doing a mid-year check-in
With summer nearly full upon us, and days about to get ‘lost’ to sun, fun…
How to write sales pages that convert
Writing good sales pages confuse people, and most speakers, authors and coaches shy away from…
When was the last time you reviewed who you work with?
Your avatar is the key to your business success. The more you know them, their…
Scheduling content to increase engagement & productivity
Social Media is a habit, a tool, a network, fun, a resource… the list goes…
Polish up your offline networking skills
With places opening up more and more, and restrictions lifting, it’s likely you’ll be networking…
How well do you know your comfort zone?
Most of the coaches we know deal with peoples’ comfort zones every day. In fact,…
Are you busy being busy but not getting the results?
If you’ve ever spent a day ‘doing’ yet at the end of it feel like…
Does your business support you ON YOUR TERMS?
It’s all well and good running your own business -but ARE you running it, or…
How many products should you have?
We get asked by speakers authors and coaches how many products they should have all…
Do you have what it takes to be a speaker, author or coach?
Do you feel like you’re struggling and wonder if you’ve actually got what it takes…
How to get gigs on others stages
If getting promotional speaking gigs is something you’d like more of, we recommend implementing some…
Three areas that make you an expert
Positioning yourself well is a key to standing out. But what if you don’t feel…
How to grab attention with your opening line
As speakers, authors and coaches we are in the business of grabbing and then keeping…
How to spend less time marketing
Most speaker, authors, coaches don’t enjoy ‘marketing’. Repurposing’ is the key to that! Read on…
How to show up on FB to build your tribe
Showing up on Facebook is a great way to build your tribe as a speaker,…
The power of sharing & celebration
Whilst it’s important to be ‘doing’ in the business, it’s also crucial to stop and…
Where can I find my ideal customers?
If you are a speaker, author or coach the #1 desire is to have more…
Using themes to help you be a prolific creator
If you boil down how you show up, you are never going to run out…
How to create consistent content with ease
It’s easy enough to put the odd blog out, or show up ‘adhoc’ but how…
Use your golden thread to explain why you do what you do
As a speaker, author or coach with lots of strings to your bow, you need…
How to get great testimonials
Testimonials are a key way to building your business ‘invisibly’. When other people speak on…
Why you should run events!
Running events is a key for many Speakers Authors and Coaches — either to get…
Deciding to run a business that doesn’t run you
Would you like to wake up every day, knowing that your business is running along…
Does your audience instantly know what you stand for?
Having clarity around your message and what you speak about all the time really does…
How to say ‘NO’ — putting boundaries in makes your business work better
Saying NO actually has the power to free you up. But do you have a…
How do your customers experience you?
As a Speaker, Author or Coach, your job is to make it easy for your…
Engaging the lurkers in your FB group
Running a FB group is hard! It’s like having a child that you constantly have…
How to have the confidence to call yourself an expert
Claiming your expert positioning in your field is important to gain trust with your clients…
How to get booked for speaking engagements
This is probably one of our most commonly asked questions! And there is some prep…
Are you fully using FB to grow your reach?
If you are intent on getting your message ‘out there’ through FB, there may be…
How to create a buzz with your promos
In our business, we talk about ‘what’s the buzz in your business?’ all the time….
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES to be a speaker, author and coach?
Many people start a career as a speaker, author or coach because they are attracted…
How to slow down without stopping
As the world opens up, real breaks become possible. To take advantage and give yourself…
To raise your game, you must know what’s working
When you want to grow, the most important things you can do for your business…
How to test your product
We get so disheartened when people invest time & money in creating a product or…
How to launch a product
We urge our clients to launch / promote a product every 90-days but many people…
What do you want to be known for and seen as?
What people say and feel about you is vital. It’s a key way to get…
Are you confident and comfortable doing an FB live yet?!
You must get comfortable with doing ‘Live’ Video to help you enroll people into your…
What makes a good speaker showreel?
Only 5% of professional speakers will have a speaker showreel, so when speakers ask us…
What CRM system suits your business?
So we know this isn’t a sexy topic, but it’s one we get asked a…
How to stand out as a speaker, author or coach
Being seen as an expert in your space can be hard when there is a…
Are you asking for help enough?
This may not be a comfortable read. It SHOULD be. But it likely won’t be….
Who is your ideal client and how to find them
When you’re in our Speaker INsight world you’ll know that all of our training relates…
How to make your book a bestseller
This is a commonly asked question and most people don’t know the answer when we…