Category: Business

Looking Back at the Magical Unfolding of Life

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] It’s been nearly four years since I announced to the industry I loved for 17 years (Search Engine…

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5 Reasons Why Being ‘Up in Arms’ is Dumb

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Have you ever noticed how certain people are always up in arms about something? Whether it’s a situation…

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How to Shine Your Light Towards Effortless Success

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] How much of what you do is because you’ve seen others do it first? I recently saw a Facebook…

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Are You Acting Like You’re Still in High School?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I enjoy games as much as the next guy. Especially challenging and fun ones. For instance, this game…

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You Have No Competition Because They Are Not You

If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version. [Jill’s Note: I wrote a version of this post in a Facebook Group for budding coaches last summer and was…

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Be a Leader Not a Follower: The Secret to Everything

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Have you looked at leaders in your space or community, and wondered how they got there? There could be millions…

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Changing From Shy to Outgoing

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Is it possible to change shyness? This past May, while attending the Innate Wellbeing Retreat in the UK, I had an…

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Do Small Businesses Need to Do Content Marketing?

In my current online circles, I’ve been running into a lot of small, heart-centered business owners who are confused about how to market their offerings online. While I left my old SEO world in 2013 in part because I felt…

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What I Learned Leading My First Online Transformation Program

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Last week my first stab at leading a 7 week online transformation program came to an end. For me, it was…

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Marketing is Not Evil

By Jill Whalen Back in 2011 when I was still heavily entrenched in my website marketing career, I wrote this article wondering why people thought Deceptive Marketing Was a Necessary Evil. Throughout my career I had seen examples of marketing through “white lies”…

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3 Things Health, Fitness and Spiritual Bloggers Could Do Better

Now that I’m immersed in topics such as health, fitness and spirituality, I can’t help but notice some areas where bloggers could be doing a better job spreading their message. Interestingly, I see the same problems from blog to blog, which indicates…

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Changing How We Relate To Others

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Have you ever thought someone was mad at you only to find out they were just worried about…

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6 Similarities Between SEO and Personal Development

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] After nearly 20 years in the SEO industry, I learned a lot of things about how it worked….

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Getting Caught Up With One’s Thoughts in Business Situations

Recently, a friend who has a small consulting firm called me for some advice about a business situation. He told me of a client who had signed off on a proposal and was ready to move forward with his services….

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