Consulting Mindset

Most consultants dread writing consulting proposals.  And, as a result, consultants procrastinate, delay, defer, and avoid writing their consulting proposals. When you avoid writing your consulting proposal, it comes down to two things. These two things are the root causes of your procrastination. Today, I walk you through a process to identify the root cause of why you are procrastinating, and then I’ll give you the formula to overcome that …

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Does this sound familiar?  Your professional and personal life are beginning to blur. You’ve hit a wall. Your passion is beginning to falter. You’re feeling fatigued. These are all common symptoms of entrepreneurial burnout.  It’s so common for independent consultants to experience burnout, either situational burnout or overall burnout.  But you’re independent for a reason. You’re out on your own.You get to set your own schedule.You get to make up your own rules.You get to …

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Value-based pricing is such a hot topic right now. You probably either have it in place, been thinking about putting it in place or you might be curious about value-based pricing and its benefits.  This is a term that is very widely used in our industry and one of the things I see so often is that there is an underlying fear of value based pricing. And so I want to break …

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In this episode, I interview one of my independent consultant clients, Maria Balcazar Tellez. Maria is a strategic advisor, collaborator, and facilitator. She supports impact-driven teams tackle complex challenges by leveraging systems thinking, design, and emergent strategy principles. Over the last eight years, Maria has focused on understanding food and agricultural systems, exploring pathways to transformation, and activating teams to co-build the food futures we desperately need. Her passion to …

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This may come as a surprise but believe it or not, for some IC business owners having a full pipeline is a source of anxiety. They worry that there will be too much work to handle, and that they could damage the relationship with a consulting client.  Without some intervention, it’s common to self-sabotage and kill the momentum that you’ve created in your independent consulting business. This fear ends up …

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Balancing lead generation with working on/in your business can be challenging.   If you’re like most independent consultants, lead generation is not your favorite business activity. It feels awkward and uncomfortable. As a result, it’s common to procrastinate, defer and delay your business development routines. This inconsistency creates choppiness (or even a big, gaping hole) in your business development pipeline.   Today, we’re going to fix this!  Listen in as I share …

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“Giving Yourself Credit” is such a critical practice to succeed (and feel fulfilled) as a business owner. But, I notice time and time again that independent consultants (myself included at times) aren’t giving themselves credit for what they have accomplished and what they do know.   By being mindful of your daily achievements, you can appreciate the progress you’ve made and recognize how far you’ve come. And so in this episode, I …

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If you hate everything to do with selling, think that you are terrible at it and basically avoided any type of sales situation at all costs then this episode is for you. Today, we’re going to focus in on the top three sales mindset shifts that I see most independent consultants need to make in order to earn more money and earn the money with more ease.  In this episode, …

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If you’ve ever thought, “I know what I do is valuable. I know I’m great at helping my clients solve problems, save money, innovate, and become more efficient. I know that I’m great at what I do as a consultant, but I am afraid that asking the clients for more money will make me look greedy.” Can you relate to this? If you can relate, then your subconscious underlying thoughts …

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In this episode, I share the 5-step process to overcome undercharging as a consultant. I walk you through the 5 steps to stop undercharging as an independent consultant. I share two examples of how to apply these 5 steps, including (1) when you’re initially creating your consulting proposal and (2) when you’re pricing follow-on work for an existing client.  Today’s episode concludes a 3 part series about undercharging in your …

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