Pitching New Clients

One of the trickiest parts of running your business can be finding new clients. So many of us know what we have to offer, but conveying it clearly to the right person at the right time can be challenging. And a lot of us don’t want to sell. You want the work, but you...

Toxic Positivity & Business Mindset

I recently read a phrase that caught me off guard… toxic positivity. I had never heard this before, and it sounded contradictory. How can positivity be toxic? I like to joke that I’m the “annoying optimist,” because I know not everybody wants to hear about the “power...

Communication with Clients

One big challenge of running your own business is having those difficult conversations with your clients. It’s easy to get stuck in that mindset of… they’re paying you, so they’re in charge of you. But you’re your own boss now. And that means...

Introverts in Business

My name is Amanda and I’m an introvert. Sometimes I feel that it’s so misunderstood that I have to open with something like that. Like I have to identify myself as an introvert, so people understand how I’m going to react in certain situations....