Game of Phones is Over: What I learned from 8 days running a business without a cell phone
Not very long ago, my wireless company disconnected phone service to the cell phone I use for everything in my business. The Saturday morning that the disconnection happened was going to be a beautiful Saturday morning, but instead, the next 8 days turned into a...A Hindu Monk Told Me That to Succeed in Business, You Must Bloom Like A Flower
Do you remember last year, when I spent a week on the Island of Kauai, at the Hindu Monastery? Though I’m not Hindu myself, I have a very strong family connection to the monks there, and was invited to visit in 2013, as a way to learn about their lives. One...2 Questions I Recommend Asking Every Potential Client
There are at least 2 question that I ask every potential client who wants to learn about working with me. You may want to ask similar questions to people who are interested in hiring you, mainly because of this: You want to be speaking with highly ideal clients as...Are You Selling Your Body, or Your Body of Work?
I was recently in conversation with a past client, and she was describing her current work situation. She’s in a physically demanding job, and it’s creating a lot of wear and tear on her body. After she told me this, I said: “Instead of selling your...Why Getting “Hard Sold” Into a Group Was the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me
About a year ago, I stumbled upon a great opportunity that I almost didn’t say yes to. In fact, I was making every excuse to try to get out of it, and saying things like: “I don’t have the money right now,” and “sign me up next...Meet Ava
Ava Waits is an inspirational speaker, business mentor, sales trainer, and author of the forthcoming book, A Woman‘s Treasure: Grow A Business Where Making Money Feels Like Bliss.