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Adultery Saturdays: How To Get Out Of Your Rut–With STYLE (And Wine)
This time last year, I was eating cold Spaghetti-O’s straight out of the can for breakfast— And not in the hilarious look how hipster and avant-garde I am way, but in more of the I am so full of...
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Charlie Gilkey On His Own Legal Struggles In Business—And How to Decide If...
An important note from Ash: You know I’m an advocate for doing life & business differently, which usually means challenging the expected to get unexpectedly better results. One facet of...
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The Top 10 Ways To Handle The Holidays
Thanksgiving has come and gone, or as I like to call it, the day I shove as many fistfuls of cranberry sauce as possible down my pants throat. In my defense, it’s like jelly you can eat with a spoon,...
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Three Must-Have Client Scripts To Help You (Gracefully) Navigate The...
There is only one reason for this blog post: Because your (hard-working heart) probably sucks at setting boundaries with your clients. And guess what? It’s only going to get harder during the...
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Just The Tip Thursdays: Need A Creative Name?
Hi! It’s almost 2014! BUT I SUPPOSE YOU KNEW THAT. However, I’m guessing you’re probably making big plans, right? I’m also guessing some of those plans involve starting a new business, revamping an...
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The Final Answers To 20 Burning (WTF) Questions
Rhetorical, shmetorical. We’ve got this shit on lock. 1. Which came first: the chicken, or the egg? The chicken and the egg came simultaneously. The chicken laid the magically fertilized egg, kept...
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21 Responses for Handling {Awkward!} Client Conversations with POISE.
Last week, I gave you three must-have client scripts to gracefully navigate the holidays. But why stop there? Awkward client conversations will always happen, whether you’re jingling bells atop a...
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Just The Tip Thursdays: Are You a Dangerous Liability In Your Own Business?
How many books do you have in your Kindle library that you haven’t read yet? How many times have you said to yourself, “I should really learn how to write better copy,” or “I should really...
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Adultery Saturdays: How You Can Change The World In 10 Seconds Flat
STORY TIME, BUTTERBUTTS. Gather ’round. (Bonus points if you’re wearing pajamas. Bonus points times infinity plus one if your pajamas look like this.) You know those girls who wear cute,...
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Just The Tip: Two Things Every Business Owner Should Do Before December 31st
Oh, fuck. It’s the end of the year. You should know I spent all day yesterday celebrating it by slurping blackberry margaritas while perched at a swim up pool bar (and sucking in my stomach for DEAR...
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42 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Keep
The New Year is barreling down on us like a hippo down a water slide. (Because hippos always ride down water slides. Um?) And we all know what that means. It’s time, once again, for the most pain in...
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THE 2014 BUSINESS BLACKLIST: If You’re Doing Any of These 6 Things, STOP...
1. The first thing on the 2014 No B.S. Business Blacklist? Putting up an auto-responder that tells all of your customers that “in the name of productivity” you’re only checking your email at 7am, 12pm...
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Just The Tip: Feel Guilty Anytime You’re Not “Being Productive”?
I wrote today’s tip earlier today about copywriting. It was pretty fucking good, actually. I might have even made a joke about ham. But then I stalled. I hated the tip. The tip was useful, for sure....
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Adultery Saturdays: Make The More Interesting Choice
It’s time to cut the cheese to the chase. (But mmmm, cheeeeeese.) You know that quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that’s all, “Do one thing every day that scares you”? Or the eighty gajillion variations...
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You Are Not a 7-Eleven.
- “People need to understand what the fuck BUSINESS HOURS mean. I’m not 7-eleven, folks. I am not. If I wanted to be, I’d just run a 7-eleven. Big Gulps all the fuck around.” - Got that email from a...
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Just The Tip: Four Things Never To Do When Asked, “What’s Your Rate?”
Selling is scary as hell, isn’t it. You finally got the meeting. You clear your throat and punch in the phone number at 2pm sharp, shaking in your boots bathroom slippers. “Thank you for taking...
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Adultery Saturdays: Ask For What You Want
This story begins as all good stories begin. Last night was Fried Chicken Night. *Cue the clouds parting and holy music raining down.* The one glorious time a month when I make a trek across...
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What You Say Is More Important Than What You Sell
What you say is more important than what you sell. Creativity is not a child’s luxury; it’s a smart business strategy. If you’re wondering whether creativity is a waste of time; if you’re convinced...
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Just The Tip: Genius Isn’t Always Obvious
You know when someone questions one of your decisions, and you smile and nod politely, but in your head you’re all, “I DON’T NEED TO JUSTIFY MY DECISIONS TO YOU! WHO ARE YOU? OF COURSE YOU WOULDN’T...
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Adultery Saturdays: The Only Life Lesson You’ll Ever Need
This last week found me on the down and out, moping around with a hefty case of strep and enough self-pity that I totally could’ve thrown a sweet pity party, (complete with streamers and cake,...
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