A couple of weeks ago on the blog, I talked about finding confidence in your business and brand. One of my favorite exercises for my clients is to have them make a 2 column list — in the first, a list of the way they make people feel when they work together, and in the second, a list of how they will feel if people don’t use them. Grab your PDF to make your own personal list!

For the last 18 years as a solopreneur, it has been a rollercoaster of emotions as I have learned, grown, been disappointed, overwhelmed and lacked focus. It can be isolating to run a business on your own. A lot of our experiences as small business owners are learned on the job, in the failures and wins — or perhaps you get lucky and get input from a trusted peer.