Monthly Archives: September, 2010
HOW TO STOP YOUR CLIENTS FROM BEING DOUCHENOZZLES: PART TWO.
So, you liked How to Stop Your Clients from Being Douchenozzles. You even thought about getting a contract — or you patted yourself on the back for already having one. But that’s not all. What do we put in that contract to make it perfect for your business? Aside from all the legal jargon that’s [...]
I'LL BE STANDING IN THE STARBUCKS LINE AT 10AM EVERY TUESDAY
You walk into Starbucks and see that Pumpkin Spice Lattes, the lattes around which your entire latte calendar revolves, are going to be available on Tuesday. Great! You might stop in, you might not, ’cause they’re going to be around until Gingerbread Lattes hit early in December. OR You walk into Starbucks and see that, [...]
THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE YOUR WRITING PERSUASIVE ON THE PLANET.
I think bears are cool. Bears are cool. People think I can write because I have an English degree, or because I spent years having to write daily three-page papers for my classes, or because I am magically gifted by the writing fairy with quick typing fingers and a nimble brain. Nah. It’s because I [...]
HOW TO STOP YOUR CLIENTS FROM BEING DOUCHENOZZLES.
You should know: I’m tired, so this is brutal. Brutal but funny. If you are easily offended and/or cry regularly about people using the words ‘jerkface’ or ‘douchenozzle,’ click away now. I’m really tired of reading forum posts that go like this. I let someone push me around, and THEY’RE A JERK! Then I let [...]
In which I have a revelation. A few years late.
Like many of you, I’ve been to my fair share of workshops with industry leaders. I attended a particularly lovely workshop some time ago. I took notes about business, lots of elements of being in biz came to light, and I spent lots of effort putting what I had learned into practice. But down the [...]
HOW TO DEAL WITH DOUBT.
When I’m talking to my dominatrixees, whether on the phone or via e-mail, there’s a point where I’m asking them to do a task for the following week and they pause. They sigh, they hem, they haw, and I know what’s coming next: “But I can’t…” or “How do I know when to…” or “But [...]
INTRODUCING: OBEDIENCE SCHOOL
After announcing that a new round of Dominatrixing spots go on sale October 12th, the general response was: a.) Great! Can’t wait! b.) Um, do you have anything cheaper? Lovely b.) responders : it’s your lucky day. Your business has issues. Maybe your furry little biz is off its leash, snapping at clients’ heels and [...]
I ALSO DO THIS DANCE, BUT NO ONE HAS RECORDED IT.
NATE NIKON DANCE from nate kaiser on Vimeo. No deep thoughts, just a giggle. Go dance.
THE $6.57 KEY TO LIVING YOUR DREAMS.
Matt had every right to produce the divorce papers and demand my signature. We had been heaping stuff into our shopping cart at Target on a Sunday afternoon (and you know Sunday afternoon — babies screaming, ultra-busy people pushing their carts like there’s a Nascar trophy at checkout, a kid having an I-need-that-toy tantrum to [...]
