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814: Lou Diamond – Speak Easy to Connect Powerfully
One of the key distinctions between self-employed businesses and other business is that most other businesses are transaction-based. But...
Jeffrey Shaw
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813: Jeanette Bronée – Self-Care for the Self-Employed
It seems we may have gone from a pandemic to an epidemic. The epidemic is burnout. According to recent data, 79% of workers say they’re...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


612: Are Your Betraying Yourself and Don't Know It?
Let's look at a few ways that you might be betraying yourself without realizing it. Or at the very least, not being true to yourself....
Jeffrey Shaw
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811: Melanie Deziel – Sophisticates & Skeptics: Proving Yourself to the Modern Consumer
In today’s business world, it’s not enough to tell people what you good at, why they should hire you, or that they should trust you. In...
Jeffrey Shaw
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610: 7 Self-Employed Blind Spots
The irony of a blind spot is you can't be expected to know what you can't see. Over the 15 years I've been coaching (and catching my own...
Jeffrey Shaw
2 min read


809: Jesse Johnson – 7-Figure Business: Real or Hype?
Today’s episode discusses the journey to a seven-figure business. Is the idea of a seven-figure business – especially for the...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


808: When You're Too Busy To Listen To a Podcast About Being Too Busy
Oh, the irony of being too busy to listen to a podcast about being too busy. Hopefully, being overwhelmingly busy is bringing some great...
Jeffrey Shaw
2 min read


807: Eric Holsapple – Let's Get Real About Mindfulness
Let’s get real about ‘mindfulness’ in business. It can be a buzzword these days, and as a term, it gets tossed around a lot – but what...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


806: Mike Michalowicz – Like Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Without You
Imagine taking a four-week vacation from your business. I know, even the thought of it might put you into a brief panic. But imagine that...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


805: Being an Unconventional Business in a Conventional World
Often identifying or labeling something can bring clarity as well as take away power. In this episode, I share how as self-employed...
Jeffrey Shaw
2 min read


804: Justin Skinner – Fail With Grace
I tend to be opposed to putting things in boxes, and to me, the concept of ‘failure’ is potentially another box. Is failure really...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


803: The Unseen Benefits of Being Sufficiently Compensated
Is there ever a time to overcharge your customers? By overcharge, I don't mean ripping them off. I mean raising the ceiling and getting...
Jeffrey Shaw
2 min read


802: Carrie-Ann Barrow – Become a Business Queen
As a coach, of course I support both men and women in business, but a significant number of my clients are women. As a result, I was...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


801: Steve Prentice – Overcome Fear of the Future
As I like to say, you can’t stop a moving train. In business, I have often seen people try to fight off technology transformation…to no...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


800: 8 Lessons From 800 Episodes in 8 Years
To celebrate this milestone of 800 episodes in 8 years, I share with you 8 lessons that you can apply in your business. These are lessons...
Jeffrey Shaw
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799: Eleanor Beaton – The Case for Non-Revenue-Centered Business
What do we tend to center our business goals around? Revenue, right? In this episode, find out why that might not be the best idea…and...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


798: Be an Independent Thinker, Not an Independent Doer
By nature of being self-employed, you are likely a very independent thinker. This is another case of what works for you can also work...
Jeffrey Shaw
2 min read


797: Tara Nolan – Retirement for the Self-Employed
Saving for your later years is the ultimate in making sure your hard work pays off. Yet oftentimes, the personal traits that make us...
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


796: Demir Bentley – Productivity in a Humane Way
Imagine every week being a ‘winning week’ – a week in which you make real progress towards building the business and life of your dreams....
Jeffrey Shaw
3 min read


795: Dealing with Discounts
Contact Jeffrey – Website Books Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share! Valuable resources to help you – The Self-Employed...
Jeffrey Shaw
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