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Guest post by: Jackie Mckay

Have You Been Thinking About Throwing In The Towel? - Click To Read Article
I have a confession to make. I’m going to lay it out there so that you can learn from my misperception. I had a 1:1 private session with my own coach. As with my client’s, my coach had me fill out my progress form before the session.

Get More Clients by Being Remarkable and Different - Click To Read Article
Have you noticed how quickly we went from Halloween to Christmas? I was at a networking event one week and there were Halloween decorations everywhere. The next week I went to the same venue only to notice we had a Christmas tree in our meeting room.

Is it Intuition - or Fear? - Click To Read Article
Recently a client asked me "Jackie, how can I tell the difference between fear and my intuition? I know what I really want but I'm confused and afraid. I just don't know what part to listen to. What do I do?"

How To Get Your Ideal Client’s Attention - Click To Read Article
Often time’s holistic practitioners just don’t know how to speak to their prospects about what they do. We get distracted by using industry lingo and talking about the processes and the methods by which we help our clients. And we overlook the importance of what we’re saying and how it will be interpreted.

How To Get Clear On Who Your Ideal Clients Are - Click To Read Article
You have a choice about the people you work with and you don’t have to take everyone who comes through your door. As loving therapists, we have all been taught to build our businesses the wrong way. We started our businesses because we love to help people and told ourselves it didn’t matter how much money we would make. Money is for other people. Healers aren’t meant to be wealthy.

Plug Into Your Personal Vision to Pull You Forward - Click To Read Article
This past week I had some interesting conversations with clients and friends about feeling stuck, uncertain, overwhelmed or frustrated about changes they’re trying to make in their life.

Stop Treating the Sales Process Like a Needy Girlfriend - Click To Read Article
I know how much you love your work. We light workers are passionate, heart centered people. We were planted on this earth to help people. It’s in our blood. Trouble is that you have to turn a profit if you’re going to be in business. And my guess is that no one ever really taught you how to approach prospective prospects and turn them into qualified clients – in a heart centered way – consistently.

5 Tips On How To Create A Client Attractive “About” Page - Click To Read Article
Getting a massage, acupuncture, 1:1 coaching, nutritional health counselling, doing yoga … for the first time can be a scary experience for people.

Tips for A Successful Bad Day… - Click To Read Article
Have you ever had one of those days where everything that could possibly go wrong did? I’m writing this based on personal experience this past week. I won’t drag you into the details. Now, I think it was pretty silly and can laugh.

Goodbye confusion! - Click To Read Article
Confusion can range from not knowing one’s life purpose and wanting “something more”. To being frustrated with feeling stuck (stuck in a job, stuck in a rut, stuck in a situation). To not knowing what to do about something. And, I’m certain I’ve left out a ton more things to be confused about.

Have a CRYSTAL CLEAR Focus - Click To Read Article
You've heard a lot about the Law of Attraction. Recently, I've been using it consciously to create my ideal life, on a daily basis, in addition to taking disciplined action steps.

Top 10 Website Must-Have's for Holistic Practitioners - Click To Read Article
In order to attract and heal more people you have to have a place where your prospects can learn about you because most people will look you up online before picking up the phone to call your office and book in with you.

How To Find More Time - Click To Read Article
Many holistic therapists discover the need to develop or hone their time management skills when they go into business for themselves. Unlike the corporate world where the "boss" frequently structured your day, as an entrepreneur you are the person who is responsible for organizing your days and your time.

Don't Leave Word Of Mouth Referrals To Chance - Click To Read Article
One of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to fill your practice is by using your current client data base as your personal sales team.

What Is Really Keeping You Up At Night - Click To Read Article
So you went to school. You completed your course work, passed the tests, wrote a final exam and you couldn't wait to get your hands on your first paying client. Gleeful and inspired you got your business cards and were ready to get to work. The first client may have been a family member.

5 Fast Ways To Generate Leads On A Budget - Click To Read Article
If you are looking to fill your holistic practice you are going to have to increase your number of clients, and to do that, you need more leads or prospects. For many business owners, generating leads feels like a painful struggle...

Uncover Your Own Irresistible Marketing Message - Click To Read Article
In all of your marketing materials, your message matters. If you want a flourishing practice, it's time to do some serious drilling-down to find out as much as you can about your ideal client's critical pain points so that you can create an irresistible message.

The Number One Success Secret - Click To Read Article
Have you ever found yourself saying "I know what I need to do; I just need to do it!" Perhaps deep down you know you need to take some the time to get clear on certain aspects of your business. Maybe you know you need to focus and learn more about certain marketing details. Maybe it's delegating your book keeping.

Relationships Are Money - Click To Read Article
What's your excuse for not following up with new contacts at networking events? I'm going to be straight with you now - coming from a loving place of course. I don't think it really matters what your answer is to that question because the correct answer is there is no excuse for not following up.

How To Be Irresistible and Irreplaceable - Click To Read Article
For many years I've been doing something that has been so natural that I had no idea it was a "marketing strategy". I think of it more as a spiritual strategy that has been working like magic to attract and retrain clients.

Living With Passion - Click To Read Article
What am I passionate about? Leading a values-based healthy lifestyle, using alternative remedies for my health care and deepening my learning about the spiritual laws of business and success. I have been interested in alternative therapies and spirituality since I was a kid.

What is your focus on? (and How it Affects Your Confidence and Faith In Yourself) - Click To Read Article
I have a confession to make. I'm going to lay it out there so that you can learn from my misperception. I recently had a 1:1 private session with my own coach. As with my own client's, my coach had me fill out my progress form before the session. I took my time with it and felt confident about clarifying my current situation and writing out my next 3 month goals.

Build Your Positive Expectation Muscle - Click To Read Article
When you look into your future do you expect to see good things that could happen or bad things? Or perhaps you live day by day and have more of a Zen like attitude, letting life unfold without any attachment to the outcome Ya right! Wouldn't that be great!).

Welcome In Failure! - Click To Read Article
What if I told you that only you have the power to decide whether or not something is indeed, a failure? In fact, there are some individual's highly successful people who believe the very word failure has no place in our vocabulary.

Living a Deeply Fulfilling and Yummy Life Means Overcoming Your Fears! - Click To Read Article
The worst part is you are left feeling anxious despite having experienced no real actions or implications. The personal conversations in your head, when left unattended to can leave you feeling oppressed, negative, and burdened with suffering instead of optimistic, creative and yummy. Crazy stuff isn't it! This is why you set out with justifications about why you shouldn't do something - despite having an ache and a longing to do so.

Manage Your Energy As Intently As Your Time - Click To Read Article
Do you ever notice how our culture glorifies putting in the work even if it means health risks? Unlike most addictions, workaholism has become glorified and is often admired, encouraged, and even heavily rewarded. Yet look at all of the research and you will see the cost this is having on our lives

9 Simple Solutions for Procrastinators - Click To Read Article
Procrastination isn't about laziness. It's about fear. It's about perfectionism. It's about being overwhelm. We all experience it, and there are some tricks to help you get moving again.

Life on Earth Versus Pandora - Click To Read Article
Have you found yourself caught up in the rat race, forgetting to notice all of the magic that constantly surrounds you? This may be costing you a rich and fulfilling life!

Become Someone's Yes! Person - Click To Read Article
Have you ever found yourself really excited about taking on a new project or idea, enrolling in a "different" course, wanting to lose a few pounds?

Control Your Mind and Forget The How - Click To Read Article
Perhaps you've been dreaming of quitting or changing your job, moving to a new city, playing in a band professionally or starting up your own business. Or perhaps the dream is writing a bestselling book and going on tour. You love the idea of it, you imagine yourself on Oprah. Sitting on her yellow leather sofa, talking to her and her live studio audience.

Choosing Powerfully. - Click To Read Article
A strong value of mine happens to be "showing up". I feel icky inside with the thought of not following through or staying true to my word or cancelling on others. Life can get so hectic and busy that it becomes a real challenge to honor ourselves, despite how down and out we might be. To add to the daily stress, guilt shows its nasty little head in the form of voices that think I'm slacking off.

What do you think of yourself? - Click To Read Article
Did you know that your self image and the beliefs you hold about yourself are a defining factor in whether or not you'll achieve your goals? Read that again. This means that your self esteem is a direct link to your success. Read that again. This means that your self esteem is a direct link to your success.

Are You Comparing Yourself? - Click To Read Article
Have you ever found yourself comparing yourself to others? Perhaps you have one particular person with whom you hold with high regard. Or maybe you sit beside a colleague who seems to have it all together - the perfect figure, great clothes, and seems to be into cool things. Sound familiar? Let's get real now. We've all been there at one time or another...

Become One Of Those People - Go For the Gusto! - Click To Read Article
How are you doing at life? Do you ever notice that some people just seem to have life figured out?





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