Carol Hess

Are You Lying Yourself Right Out of Business?

“I’m bad at writing.” “Writing is too hard. I can’t do it.” “Everything I write sounds stupid.” Those are the lies I hear all the time. You know what? They scare the heck out of me. Why? Because, if you believe those lies, you are going to lie yourself right out of business. And there’s nothing I can do about it. Unless... (posted by Carol 1 year 58 days ago.)

The Best Tool a Coach Ever Had (and No One’s Using It!)

Attention Coaches! Sitting right there in your office, back there in the corner where you don’t have to look at it, is a box. Inside that box is the best business tool you’ll ever have for creating a successful coaching practice. That tool is writing. Here’s what writing will do for your coaching business: 1. Attract and land more clients. 2. Establish your credibility and... (posted by Carol 1 year 65 days ago.)

10 Tips to Edit Your Way to Great Writing

When it comes to editing our own writing, it’s hard to strike the right balance. Either we hate everything we’ve written and over edit until there’s nothing left, or we love everything we’ve written and can’t bear to part with a single word. I fall into the latter category. I start out wordy and end up wordy. When I cut out a word, I feel like I’m cutting out a body part. I... (posted by Carol 1 year 65 days ago.)

The Coach’s Magic Communications Calendar

I don’t know about you, but on a rather regular basis I have a lot of communicating to do – a weekly ezine, a blog to post to 2-3 times a week, social media tweeting and posting, email correspondence. And those are just the daily, ongoing, get connected and stay connected activities. Then there are all my other writing projects – articles, press releases, sales pages, shopping cart copy... (posted by Carol 1 year 65 days ago.)

Coach Overwhelm Part 2 - How to Cure It

The faster you run, the farther you fall behind. The harder you work, the more you have to do. I know. I was in Coach Overwhelm until just a short time ago. The only way I stopped my incessant spinning was to put my foot down hard and come back to earth with a giant big bump. I promised to share this week what putting my foot down looked like for me. If the truth be told (and that’s what this post is all... (posted by Carol 1 year 65 days ago.)

Clicker’s Remorse

Have you ever clicked on something and regretted it before you even finished clicking? That’s what I call clicker’s remorse. A couple of weeks ago I clicked on a cute little button that cheerfully ordered me to join a blog challenge. In a spontaneous fit of this-will-be-good-for-me, I obeyed the cute little button’s order. And then I had just as spontaneous a fit of what-the-heck-did-I-just-do-to-myself.... (posted by Carol 1 year 65 days ago.)