Promoting a business while a war rages and the pandemic drags on is a weird freaking sensation. Your body says "go back to bed and stay there" but your brand demands you get out there and "PERFORM, dammit!" How can …
Are you operating in integrity with your price point? Moreover, are you working in harmony with your expertise? It's so easy to fall out of sync with our own teaching and methods from time to time. But, being a shoeless …
How formal (and stuffy) does your business really need to be in order to be taken seriously? Are we still living in a "dress to impress" world, once we've left corporate confines? And - how can we lean into our …
What title do you use for yourself? Is it shiny and official-sounding? And more importantly - do you own that title with action? You may show up as a CEO in front of other people, but do you treat yourself …
Is having fun truly an essential part of self-employment? How can we make people feel safe, seen, and supported and profit from those efforts? And what can we learn about seizing opportunities from the makers of the most belo...
Entrepreneurship is often freaking exhausting - sometimes it takes all our energy just to stay standing. How can we manage our energy, hope, and expectations when facing so much fear, uncertainty, risk, and challenge? And how...
Are you overworking, underperforming, or just toiling away at the wrong stuff? How do you know what activities to prioritize? Moreover, how do you shake the nagging feeling that you're sabotaging your own success? How can you...
Criticism, rejection, embarrassment, risk, failure. As entrepreneurs, we face these unfortunate little demons every day. What would change for us if we learned to chase rejection, or at very least to welcome it? How can we de...
"That's a Monday problem." Are you procrastinating and calling it prioritization? (No judgment, we all mentally check out sometimes. Otherwise, our brains would implode.) But, how many of our habits are actually counter-produ...
We may be human beings and not human doings - but it's hard to remember that when you're a small business owner with a ravenous to-do list. How can we get it all done without sacrificing ourselves? Can we shine …
Oh, entrepreneurship! So glossy! So masculine! So freaking dramatic (before you have healthy boundaries and fabulous income)! What's a heart-centered business owner to do? What are the secrets not only of growth, but of stayi...
It's a whole new year - are you feeling the crushing weight of expectations already? Maybe you promised yourself you'd somehow be shinier or more prepared for this year? Screw that! This week, Amber Hawley is here to remind u...
Ho ho ho - it's a TLTQ Holiday extravaganza and we're digging deep into that heartwarming concept known as professional jealousy. Wait, what? Yep! And for extra fun and cheeriness, we discuss the holiday classic where Santa d...
TLTQ celebrates our 1st birthday in this powerhouse interview with Pamela Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation , Body of Work , and The Widest Net ! As a small business owner, it's easy to think of yourself as …
Habits - they surely don't feel very sexy. We got into self-employment for the freedom, right? But un-shiny necessities like routines, rituals, and consistent behaviors are the keys to your success, confidence, legacy, and mo...