by maryannmcnulty | May 29, 2019 | Conscious Entrepreneurship
For the past few weeks I have been helping a friend with a beautifully landscaped, if slightly overgrown, yard. From building raised garden beds to planting peas and seemingly endless pruning…two “gardening gals” weekends in a row has produced a beautiful...
by maryannmcnulty | Oct 16, 2018 | Conscious Entrepreneurship, Mindset, SuperPower of the Week
SuperPower of the Week: Mindset Do the inner work that supports your outer results. Success in business is 50% skills and strategy and 50% mindset. And mindset will trump skillset every day of the week and twice on Sundays. What is mindset? Your mindset is a...
by maryannmcnulty | Oct 9, 2018 | Business Mistakes to Avoid, Entrepreneur Hacks, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm
#5: WHY ACCOUNTABILITY IS A CHALLENGE FOR SOLOPRENEURS. When you’re a solopreneur, the buck stops with you. But let’s face it, even if you’re committed to your business, there are times when you give in and put off something important that you KNOW...
by maryannmcnulty | Oct 9, 2018 | Business Mistakes to Avoid, Entrepreneur Hacks, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm
#4: Take time OFF to be more ON. As a small business owner, it’s easy to fall into the trap of working all the time. Let’s face it. There’s ALWAYS something you could be working on, and there’s NEVER a shortage of things on your to-do list. But...
by maryannmcnulty | Oct 9, 2018 | Business Mistakes to Avoid, Entrepreneur Hacks, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm
#3: LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR RESISTANCE. Resistance has a way of showing up at the most inopportune times in your business. When you finally reach clarity about the perfect strategy or next steps. Right when you’re about to make a huge breakthrough. Just when...
by maryannmcnulty | Oct 9, 2018 | Business Mistakes to Avoid, Entrepreneur Hacks, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm
#2: LET GO OF THE NEED FOR CERTAINTY. One of the hardest things as a solopreneur is to learn to dance with uncertainty. As humans, we like predictability. We like the certainty of 1+1=2. We want to know with certainty what’s going to happen next, and we want to...
by maryannmcnulty | Oct 9, 2018 | Business Mistakes to Avoid, Entrepreneur Hacks, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm
#1: Perfectionism is the Enemy: Be Willing to Act Before You Feel Ready. I’ve seen it time and time again. Market research – check. Signature talk – ready to go. List of groups to contact to schedule the talk – done! But…I really should rework...
by maryannmcnulty | Sep 25, 2018 | Business Mistakes to Avoid, Conscious Entrepreneurship, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm, Strategy
Starting and building a business is not an intuitive process. Many business truths and best practices are actually counterintuitive. I have a theory about that. Your intuition is deeply intertwined with your emotions, and part of its job is to protect you. But in...
by maryannmcnulty | Sep 11, 2018 | Business Mistakes to Avoid, Conscious Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur Hacks, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm, Strategy
Startup is one of the most exciting phases of business. It’s also the most energy-intensive and challenging. And it’s also the stage that causes many businesses to fail. Today I want to tell what you need to know to successfully navigate your business beyond Startup...
by maryannmcnulty | Aug 28, 2018 | Conscious Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur Hacks, Mindset, Minimizing Overwhelm, Strategy
Two days ago I went sea kayaking for the first time on the Bay Chaleur in the North Atlantic. I went kayaking once on the Charles River years ago, but aside from it being a dirty-ass, urban river (ew), there are hardly many risks to boating in Cambridge,...