Celebrating Successes

We are taught to be polite. Stay humble. Don’t brag. I think those are all important habits. Arrogance is a turnoff for most people. But we need to be confident, especially when we’re running a business. Where is that line? When is it okay to talk about yourself and...

Be Your Own Hero

I’ve been watching a documentary on HBO called “The Vow.” It’s your typical feel-good story where a bunch of people get involved with a self-help guru without realizing they’ve actually joined a cult, despite some obvious red flags like… well, I don’t want to give...

The Day I Deleted My Inboxes

I think I’ve mentioned before that I have a lot of email addresses that I have to maintain regularly. I have my personal address, my business address, my spam address, and 10 or more client addresses. Clients often give me an email from their domain so when I’m...

Charge Your Worth

One of the most common business discussions I see online is about rates – how to price your services, how to get clients to pay what you’re worth, and why sometimes you have to say no and walk away. This especially happens with those who are just starting out....

Finding Balance & Being a Boss

I’ve been trying to figure out what I wanted to talk about this week. And while sometimes I think it’s important to have a singular topic, I also realize that we often have many, many thoughts going on in our heads at once. So that’s what this...

Aardvark Girl Q&A #1

I thought it would be fun to do something a little differently, so this episode will be a bit of a Q&A session. I posted a poll on social to find out what you might want to know from me, and here are a few of the suggestions. How did you know it was time to go out...