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The Way of the WildpreneurTM

Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Business

The worst thing possible. . . .

One of the worst things possible is to follow the rule: “Be like everyone. Follow the crowd.”

These are the words that greeted me this morning as I sat down with Tolstoy’s Calendar of Wisdom.

I see this all the time in the entrepreneurial world—this influencer is doing...

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This needs to stop . . . .

If there's one thing that irks me about the online world, it's the barrage of messaging that all we need to do to be successful is hustle harder, slay more and then you will have magic fairies flying out of your arse to take you to 7 figures. 

Seriously. 

It needs to stop.

It is...

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Is it time for a vision board refresh?

You might have heard Abigail Steidley talk about her Slacker Vision board method - aka a whiteboard where we write our visions and dreams and then forget about them. It's incredibly effective! I definitely USE that method on the whiteboard in my office AND I also use a slight variation....

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Radishes, Mint and Marketing!

I was at the local market last week when this display stopped me in my tracks! 

Literally. 




I couldn't get enough of it. The colors. The smell. It made every cell of my being tingle! We walked away with bunches of radishes and mint. 

On the drive home, I was struck by how excited...

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The Power of Storytelling

The landscape of social media has changed dramatically over the last few years. Gone are the days when you could post a meme with a catchy line, and that was all that was needed to build a thriving audience. 

Now, we need to connect on a deeper level with our audience (our potential future...

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Meditation . . . Maybe there is something to it

I spent nine days at The School for the Work with Byron Katie.

I went because I was on the marketing staff for Byron Katie, International.

I went expecting to learn more about the company, more about the people we serve, and more about the methods Katie uses. 

I expected to learn more...

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Organic Reach is Dead or is it?

The news from Social Media Marketing World is that Facebook Organic Reach is dead. A year ago you could post an image and get instantaneous traffic; you now have to pay to reach those very same followers. There is no denying it, by that definition organic reach is dead. But then, so is...

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Thank You for Taking it All

A single feather standing upright in the grass. The image takes me back in a flash to one of the best, and worst periods of my life. 


 

A week before I took this picture I woke up excited to buy my airline ticket to meet with my husband in Washington, DC. It had been longer...

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