Today while my son was hanging out with me as I worked, he picked up a check that I received from a student of mine and we had this little exchange:

Son: “Mom, is this check really for $xxx.00?”

Me, glancing up from my laptop: “Yes it is. I get paid to teach childbirth classes.”

Son: “But do you like doing it?”

Balancing your home life while building your birth business takes practice and experimentation. Many birth professionals are also mothers of young children, and much of the work we do managing our businesses is at home while we’re also mothering and running the household. As business owners, how do we make time for it all?

So what’s the number one rule? Your potential customers are really not that interested in what you do and how you do it. What they really want to know is, what’s in it for them?

Give a quick call or send an email to someone you’re really interested in meeting and invite him or her out to coffee or lunch. Tell her a little about yourself, that you came across her website or heard about her from a colleague or friend, and that you’d like to meet with her to learn more about her services and tell her about yours.

In Part 2, we looked at the Spiritual Aspect of the Inner Work. Today we will discuss the Emotional Aspect of building your business. The Emotional Aspect of Business By spending time on the spiritual aspect of your business and becoming aligned with what you believe to be important, you can then work on the [...]

There are two aspects of Inner Work when building a business. Today we will explore the Spiritual Aspect of Business. The Spiritual Aspect of Business Before you let the word “Spiritual” scare you, my use of the the word Spirit refers to the essence and vital life force in each and every one of us. [...]

After owning a couple of business for a few years and studying other successful companies, I’ve found that creating a business based on values gives everyone in the organization a road map to follow. It helps business owners create a vision for their company by focusing on traits and qualities that are meaningful. It gives [...]

In Part 2, I shared some resources to help you determine the state and federal requirements necessary to start your birth business in your area. In Part 3, I will take a look at business classes for small business owners.

In Part 1, I discussed ways to build your business support team as a means to move you forward in creating your birth business. Today, I will provide a few resources to help you determine what you need to know about in order to start your business in your particular state.

Do you have a zillion ideas, a never-ending to-do list, and feel like your head is about to explode? Are you so overwhelmed with life that thinking up stuff for your business doesn’t seem possible?

Years ago I learned about “morning pages” – writing 3 pages every morning, kind of a mind dump, if you will. In my marketing mastermind with Ronnie Noize, she suggested doing morning pages each day about my business. What a great idea!