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

Rear View Mirror – the Power of Vision Driven Results

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000

Your ideas, insights, gifts, skills, and experiences are money.

Uniquely being you delivers value to others. In a business environment, they (your customers) give you money for that value exchange. I refer to this as the fuel that runs your economic engine. Cash and profits are essential to the health and operation of your company. But how easily you make money, quickly you build a company, magnetically attract customers, and gain credibility all depends on you.

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

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

Have you ever said, “I can do so many things well, I don’t know what service or product to offer?”

You fall into a large percentage of highly talented people who are extremely competent in areas that are not their strengths. As a gifted learner with a commitment to excellence and efficiency, you know how to do a lot, and perform it better than most. Your challenge when you want to start a business where the product is YOU, is narrowing the scope so you can communicate, deliver, and receive an equitable value exchange, i.e make money, from the value you deliver.

What if everything you thought about best practices was wrong?

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

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

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

Like you, I am guilty of partaking liberally, seeking that elusive secret success formula, enticed into clicking the link for a free download, believing that all it takes is just ONE more golden nugget to unleash the next big breakthrough…inevitably adding another mailing to my inbox.

Calculating the Recession – Small Business Strategy

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

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

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

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.