Author: Nicole
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“Fake it til you make it” is a harmful mantra
I DO NOT WANT you to fake anything because it will trigger your Inner Critic to call bullshit on you. Once your Inner Critic calls BS all bets are off and it will actively work at getting you to take another course. No, do not lie to yourself. Do not fake anything. Please! So, you…
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How I Came to Write A Book
In honor of #NationalTellAStoryDay, here’s the story of how my latest book – on the connection between childhood trauma & entrepreneurship – was born. I almost gave up on my business & my dreams. I’d been juggling way too much and was splitting my focus between learning about sales, marketing & copywriting while networking, creating…
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Do I Love My Business?
Let me show you how to end your abusive relationship with your business and, in its place, create a love affair instead.
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Transformation not Information
“Where’s my holy shift? “This was the question that my peer asked me after I had shared my process with her on exploring money trauma. I was a little surprised that this trained coach thought that information guaranteed transformation. I kindly replied that there is no holy shift, that revealing and releasing childhood trauma or…
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Bald Beautiful and Boundaries!
Surprise! I am bald! So, a few things have been going on around here some of you know and many of you don’t. I now look like a badass with my Misfits sweater and combat boots. Curious about why I have no hair now? Keep reading let me share a little story with you. In…
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Solutions not absolution
Let me ask you a question. All of those promises you made to God or the Divine when you were going through a life trial, how many of them did you keep? When you were bargaining and saying if I can just have ( blank), then I promise I will ( blank) How many of…
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Is Your Business a Road to Redemption?
Is Your Business a Road to Redemption? Have you created your business to be a road to redemption? If you have created it for that outcome how will you know when you are redeemed? Read on and let me explain what I mean by this question it is one that I have been pondering…
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How Chelsea Handler Got Free From Childhood Trauma
“ I didn’t think that I had the right to be in pain”, these words from Chelsea Handler on the Bill Maher show recently got my attention. My husband Jason was watching Bill Maher and I was half paying attention. I am not a huge fan of his or of shows on politics because they…
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Why Looking Back Helps Your Business Move Forward
My response to the question “Why do I have look back at painful experiences to help my business?” Triggers can be tricky things. If you feel overwhelmed by this article, walk away. Take care of yourself. I have been interviewing small business owners and entrepreneurs who have identified having some kind of trauma that they believe…
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The Right Way is Different for Everyone
Trauma Triggers Can Be Tricky Business For some time now I have been speaking and writing about the impact of trauma on entrepreneurship and small businesses. I have outlined the differences between “little t” and “big T” traumas, and I have discussed the blocks and blind spots which are created by trauma for female founders and…
