Daphne’s blog

Seriously, just show up and get the work done. There are times that we all need to tell ourselves that, am I right? Days when we just don’t feel like it. When we simply don’t feel like working. When we don’t want to see anyone. When we just don’t want to write that...

Are you really ready? Many of us say we’re ready to change. Ready to have it be easier. Ready to do it differently. Ready to have it be more fun. Ready to make decisions. Ready to finally do the work rather than procrastinating. But are you really? Have you done any...

If not now … when? Will you ever stop ‘shoulding’ on yourself? “I should have …” “I should be …” “I should have finished …” “I should have done more …” “I should be more ahead with …” “I should have sold …” And on and on we go ‘shoulding’ ourselves in the foot. We, as...

What are you tolerating in your life? What are you tolerating in your business? What are you putting up with? What are you choosing to put up with? Rather than changing? What are you avoiding changing because staying put, leaving things as they are seems easier? Tough...

Change is one of the only constants in our life. Change is around us all the time. The weather. The season. Our gardens. Plants. Trees. Children. Animals. It’s your life. Time. Date. Days. Months. Years. These, of course, are the changes that happen by default. You...

Each year we say we’re going to. We’re going to do stuff differently than we have in the past. Right? I know you’ve heard it before. And you’ve thought it. And you’ve said it, even if only to yourself. Right? So here we are. A third of the year is gone. Over. Kapput....

We listen to everything we can. All the free stuff. The webinars. The livestreams. The videos. We read everything we can. The blogs. The articles. The social media posts. We grab all the free information that’s offered to us. We try one thing. And then another. And...

Do you ever wish you didn’t have to work so hard? Or so long? I did A lot! And so do many of the women business owners I speak to. Turns out we’re great at keeping on keeping on. And round and round we go like the mouse on the wheel. Why do we do it? For me and for...

I did. A lot! And so do a lot of the women business owners I speak to. Turns out we’re good at it. Why do we do it? For me and for many others, it’s because we never feel like we’ve done enough. So we ‘should’ on ourselves. I should have done … I should be finished …...

What’s the one thing that would make the most difference for you right now? Here’s some of what I’ve experienced as a woman business owner. Although my business appeared successful, I certainly wasn’t feeling successful. I felt drained and resentful, exhausted and...

YOU PAID GOOD MONEY for your business, right? You may have purchased it from the previous owner or a franchisor, or you’ve set it up from scratch. Either way you’ve invested loads of cash, time and energy in your business. There’s no doubting it’s a great business....

There are times in life when all the friends and family in the world, providing all the love and support they can, is just not enough. Especially when you’re in business. Truth is there are moments, periods of time, when friends and family can’t provide support for...