Most of us spend a lot of time avoiding and escaping the feeling of discontent – it’s like we want to do whatever possible to not feel it fully. Which makes sense, right? Who wants to feel bad? But what if you decided

You can drive yourself crazy trying to manage persistent, seemingly unsolvable “wicked problems” until you realize what they are. They’re called polarities. You’ll recognize them because you’ll be frustrated when the same “problems” keep resurfacing, and no matter what you do, you can

As business owners, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to grow our business, working on ways to increase revenue and profit, but the one thing that’s sure to limit your growth may surprise you. It’s your beliefs. The most important

I had mixed emotions the first year my business hit 7-figures. On the one hand, I felt elated – the business was doing great, I was traveling internationally for conferences, the demand for my company’s services was high.  On the other…I was starting

[Excerpted from an interview with Debbie King published by Authority Magazine.] Sometimes experience is our best teacher. Other times we just need to hear the right message at the right time. Authority Magazine recently interviewed me about 5 things I wish I’d known

Here’s what they don’t teach in business school: the single most important thing you must do is love your business. This isn’t a new flavor of “woo;” if you don’t love your business, no one else will either. Not your clients, not your

Ever have days where you wish you could just sell your business? Cash out and escape it for good? Like when your third operations manager in a row quits and you have to jump back into running the day-to-day. Or maybe it’s when

[Article by Debbie King published by FastCompany.com. Photo: Brooke Cagle/Unsplash] Our subconscious is filled with rules, do’s, don’ts, and “truths” we’ve been collecting since childhood.  There’s not enough time, so hurry. No matter what you do, it must be the best. Work hard

I used to spend a lot of time resenting my business and trying to escape from it. One time I took a three-week trip to New Zealand to ride horses on the spur of the moment because the stress was too much, and