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From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Will you please do me a favor? I want to *really* understand soul-inspired business owners' needs.

by Michelle Barry Franco March 31, 2010 Uncategorized

I have been head-down focused on product creation a lot lately. I do love that kind of work, however intense and grueling it can feel at times. Now it’s time for me to get eye to eye with more of you all who are doing the soul-inspired work I always talk about and try to [...]

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8 Ideas for Establishing Yourself as a Leading Authority in Your Field

by Michelle Barry Franco March 31, 2010 Uncategorized

My new (fabulous) SEO/tech person for The Brazen Soul says I need to get content out there that speaks to the pain of my “market” and is super-easy to digest. (Jeez, he sounds like a good marketing guy, too, doesn’t he… hmmm, even more fabulous.) He’s right. We’re out here on this web of connection [...]

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A Sense of Home in Business

by Michelle Barry Franco March 30, 2010 Uncategorized

Nancy Jane Smith explored the concept of “home” in her Live Happier blog yesterday and it really got me thinking. This sense of “home” is so powerful, isn’t it? It’s that feeling that we are safe, comfortable, nurtured. There’s warmth, acceptance… for me, even a sense of empowerment. These are a big deal – these [...]

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Soulful Sales & The Sacred Moment

by Michelle Barry Franco March 28, 2010 Contribution

I am finding my way back into the rhythms of home after two blissfully spiritual days at a sales seminar. Yes, you heard me right – a sales seminar. A blissfully spiritual sales seminar. Oh, isn’t this a complex statement on so many levels? First of all, we soulful types often have a harder time [...]

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A Manifesto of True Clarity

by Michelle Barry Franco March 15, 2010 Clarity

Do you know why The Law of Attraction doesn’t work for many people? I do. It’s lack of Clarity. “The Secret” is Clarity. That’s the magic. It’s simple. And, if only it were so simple… Clarity is elusive. You think you have it one minute and it feels so good. It feels so right and [...]

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Networking & Marketing for Artists, Artisans & Designers

by Michelle Barry Franco March 9, 2010 authenticity

My friend and client, Maya of Maya Moon Designs, makes seriously stunning handmade leather handbags. I mean she MAKES them, from concept to design to sewing every stitch of the piping on every one of her pieces of practical fashion art. I am blown away regularly by her ideas and creativity. Her gifts are way [...]

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The Good Kind of Long Day

by Michelle Barry Franco March 9, 2010 blogging

Yesterday as our four-year-old “center” daughter and I were driving home from a “date day” including birthday party of one of her preschool friends (a ballet, tea party no less!), I had the thought: This has been a long day…. the good kind of long day. I wonder if she was having a similar feeling [...]

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Sometimes This Running Your Own Business Thing is Really Hard

by Michelle Barry Franco March 4, 2010 entrepeneurialism

When I walked into my home office this morning the sun was blazing through the sheer drapes that cover the large glass doors. As I locked the door against the rest of the house, I felt one of those giddy little giggles arrive in my chest that I get sometimes when I walk in here. [...]

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Blogging Leads to More of Your Right Clients

by Michelle Barry Franco March 3, 2010 blogging

Starting a blog can feel daunting. I know because I thought about blogging a long time before I started to do it myself. Even then, I struggled to really get into blogging. I think the reasons for this struggle are similar for many of us who are in heart-felt business endeavors: 1. We like to [...]

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How to Create a New Website with Less Angst

by Michelle Barry Franco March 2, 2010 branding

It took about five months to design and launch the new The Brazen Soul website. I thought for SURE I could get it done way faster – after all, I am a workhorse, willing to keep at it hours upon hours until the thing gets DONE. But that’s not how creative, collaborative project go. You [...]

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