Kathie Nelson | Business Coaching, Business Mentoring | Portland, Beaverton, Oregon

Are You Fit to Monetize? 5 Ways to Trim the Fat

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:25:42 +0000

Fit to Monetize? 5 Ways to Trim the Fat

Have you ever heard yourself say

“I can do so many things well I am not sure where to focus
to offer my services or create a product”?

What if everything you thought about best practices was wrong?

kathie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:56:00 +0000

Personal Business Coaching

What if everything you thought about leadership best practices was wrong?

One of the best things about flying is reading magazines I might not ordinarily read. The Spirit magazine on Southwest Airlines offered business insights under the intriguing title “Xnay the Old Way” which contained an overview of Steve Shapiro‘s book Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition. As I disconnected from technology I let my brain loose with some of these ideas and could immediately see how to apply and fine-tune my own 2012 plan.

Getting fat feasting at the “Free Stuff” Buffet?

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:01:34 +0000

Are you getting FAT feasting at the “Free Stuff” Buffet ?

There is no shortage of low-cost or fre-ee information in the world today. A veritable smorgasbord is only a Google search away.

Calculating the Recession – Small Business Strategy

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:23:40 +0000

Calculating the Recession – Small Business Strategy

Small business has been dealing with the impact of the economic downturn for years. You’d think we’d be used to it by now. I was reading one of my favorite economists and I thought the information would be helpful to you.

Goal Setting that Matters – Template

kathie — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:31:16 +0000

Goal Setting (Outrageous goals) that matters

The phrase “Setting goals that matter” has so many implications. I try to start from the top down and the bottom up. The top= My life. The bottom=my business and financial goals.

Faith, Fear and Balance

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:57:12 +0000

Small Business Coaching

Faith, Fear & Balance

What gets dreamers going? Faith.

What holds dreamers back? Fear.

What is faith? The gut-wrenching belief in something you can see, feel, taste, and touch in your minds eye but hasn’t actually happened yet.

Change at Connectworks – Facelift to follow

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:54:57 +0000

Change at Connectworks…

We’ve had a busy summer. Our team spent many hours surveying, researching, and assessing trends in small business. Many of our new products and programs are the results of our synergistic efforts.

But, at the end of the summer, we assessed that the current Connectworks team model was not a structure that plays to each one’s strengths. Can you imagine? Regardless of our focus on helping others work in their strengths, we’d slipped into an environment that was not enhancing our own! Now that we know better, we’ve recast the Connectworks model.