Freedompreneur Coaching & Consulting

Are you open to working exclusively with “high-end” clients?

You know you’re really good at what you do. You offer tremendous value. You make people’s lives better. Maybe you even help them make more money.
Yet chances are pretty good that for the sake of getting business through the door, you’ve been tempted to take on clients at ridiculously low fees. Or worse yet, you’ve… Full Story >>>

The Wrong Way to Start a Business

Based on true stories (names changed to protect the guilty)…
Helen: James, great to see you again!
James: Helen, it’s been a long time! What have you been up to?
Helen: Oh, lots of things! But the biggest news is that I’m working on a potential large-scale project with a software development company. They’re having trouble with employee… Full Story >>>

Practical Entrepreneurship, Part 2

Last week, I wrote about what I think are practical skills that any entrepreneur needs to develop, acquire, or hire into their business. I wrote about the first four, which are listed below in Practical Entrepreneurship, Part 1, and provided recommended resources. I’ve since refined that list and added one more: Turnkey Systemization.
1. Time and… Full Story >>>

Practical Entrepreneurship, Part 1

As the job market has shriveled up, more people have become “unplanned entrepreneurs.” You may be one of them. I think this is a good thing. And also a bad thing.
The good thing is that people aren’t waiting around for our governments to provide solutions to problems that are multifactorial and complex in nature. Personally,… Full Story >>>

Do You Think You Can Change When Change Matters Most?

As we get closer to the end of the year and you’re looking forward to your new year’s goals for your business, ask yourself this question: How is your business working for you?
Like most of us, there are things you like and things you don’t like. There are things you wanted to accomplish –… Full Story >>>

The Exponential Bottom Line: Is It Time to Upgrade Your Business Measures of Success?

When I operated on a patient as a surgeon, I couldn’t just deal with the various anatomical and physiologic systems as if they were magically isolated. Indeed, the health of the underlying vascular system dictated where I could make surgical incisions in the skin and where and how far I could rotate skin, fat, and… Full Story >>>

Playing a Bigger Game: What Does It Mean to You?

A lot of people talk about playing a bigger game. Few understand what it takes to play. Even fewer actually take on playing the bigger game.
What does it mean to you to play a bigger game in your life? There’s no right or wrong answer here, because everyone is going to have a different definition… Full Story >>>

Ready to help build the Value Pricing for Prosperity Resource Kit?

As promised, I’ve been developing a Resource Kit for you. And I now need your help…
You see, I’m not the kind of person who can develop ideas in a vacuum, sitting in front of my computer.
Instead, I feed off the energy and enthusiasm of others.
So here’s the thing:
I’ve got elements of this Resource Kit strewn… Full Story >>>

Models and Frameworks: A Simple, But Sure-Fire Way to Enhance Learning, Retention, and the Value You Provide

In my work with participants of the current Get Paid to Get Clients Acceleration Program, one of the things we’re working on is codifying their “signature system,” or “Core Client Process.”
The Core Client Process is a step-wise methodology that takes your client, customer, or patient from where they are now, to where they really want… Full Story >>>

The Upside of Selling in a Down Economy

Let’s face it: No matter how great your products and services and no matter how great your sales track record, selling in today’s tumultuous times is more challenging than ever. There’s no doubt that:

Prospective clients are increasingly cautious and hesitant about buying.
Sales cycles are getting longer and longer, plus there are fewer buyers overall.
Even existing,… Full Story >>>