http://upyourimpactfactor.com Fri, 18 May 2012 00:43:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/selling-your-novel-for-a-song/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/selling-your-novel-for-a-song/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:24 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=490 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/selling-your-novel-for-a-song/feed/ 32 Selling your novel online has at once become an easily accessible endeavor and a wicked web of unknowns. The new self-publishing capabilities we now have at our fingertips seemed at first a gift from the heavens, but I’m noticing a disturbing trend and cannot hold my tongue (or keyboard) any longer. A lot of people I love love writing. And most of them probably cringed at that last sentence, and this one too, for that matter. But not as much as I might cringe at the prices they put on their work. It occurred to me recently, as I was [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/friends-with-benefits/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/friends-with-benefits/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 19:34:04 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=485 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/friends-with-benefits/feed/ 8   Okay, it’s been kind of a heavy week around here. Heavy, but good. I had my guest post on Heart of Business talking about overcoming guilt, then the post here the other day talking about forgiving the people who’ve hurt us the most. I’m also going into week 3 of no gluten, no sugar AND the amazing Sandi Amorim and I kicked off our first week at the S’mores Summer Camp. I’m SPENT people. Spent. I feel good, I feel healthy, but man do I feel spent. Which means it’s time to slow down, relax, look at beautiful things [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/how-i-forgave-my-rapist/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/how-i-forgave-my-rapist/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 17:05:43 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=480 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/how-i-forgave-my-rapist/feed/ 59 There are three main stumbling blocks that can hold us back in everything we do, especially in our soulful businesses and close relationships: Guilt, Fear and Resentment. Each has its antidote and today we’ll explore the cure for Resentment. The process of forgiving my molester was not an easy one. It was actually, quite literally, a nightmare. I’m going to share this story with you now only because I hope that within it, you can find what you need to forgive the people who have hurt you in the past. I’ve spoken openly here about my history of childhood sexual [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/life-coaching-and-lizard/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/life-coaching-and-lizard/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:11:05 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=447 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/life-coaching-and-lizard/feed/ 12 I’ve been blessed to know Sandi Amorim for a little over a year now. During that time, we’ve worked together on many levels including my taking advantage of her amazing coaching skills. (If life coaching were a video game, Sandi would be a world champion. It’s not, of course, but she still is.) A few weeks ago, an idea sprung up from a conversation she and I had right here on this very blog. We were talking about what great friends we would’ve been growing up. Then, realizing we were STILL growing up and could revert back to childhood humor [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/gratitude-is-also-a-verb/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/gratitude-is-also-a-verb/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:59:54 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=440 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/gratitude-is-also-a-verb/feed/ 8 Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. We need to literally “count our blessings,” give thanks for them, allow ourselves to enjoy them, and relish the experience of prosperity we already have.” — Shakti Gawain, author I’m coming up on my tenth anniversary of having a gratitude practice. When I started working with Jackie Woodside (she was my business coach for over six years), I am sure I radiated disillusionment, disappointment and resignation. You see (I learned this much later, but let’s [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/the-true-power-of-the-present-moment/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/the-true-power-of-the-present-moment/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:20:11 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=430 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/the-true-power-of-the-present-moment/feed/ 8   Beautiful background image courtesy of pranav.   What Orwell meant when he wrote this lovely quote is that the leaders who are in control at any given time also have control over rewriting their nation’s past. This edited version of a nation’s history significantly affects its future. For more on the political background behind this quote, you’ll have to go read 1984. But that’s not what we’re here to talk about today… This same truth holds steady when we apply it to our own personal lives. Our future is determined by the stories we tell ourselves about our past. [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/selling-from-your-heart/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/selling-from-your-heart/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:47:49 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=423 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/selling-from-your-heart/feed/ 4 I discovered Mark Silver’s work about two years ago and have been paying close attention to him ever since. His ability to effectively combine spirituality with marketing is unsurpassed in my opinion. His capacity for kindness and giving serves as an example to us all. Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know him a bit more as I am one of the facilitators for the Heart of Business Alumni Community. I can tell you that, after working with him closely over the past few months, I am now totally unconvinced he was not bitten by a radioactive spider [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/3-must-have-ingredients-for-any-successful-micro-business/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/3-must-have-ingredients-for-any-successful-micro-business/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:31:18 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=413 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/3-must-have-ingredients-for-any-successful-micro-business/feed/ 9 Do you ever wonder why some micro businesses flourish while others quickly fade away? Ever wondered why some people always seem to be busy while you’re struggling just to get the next client? Of course you have. We all have. A successful business is like a successful recipe. While every successful small business is unique in what they offer, who they offer it to and how they approach those people, there are three main ingredients they all share. These three main ingredients are absolutely essential to their ultimate success. They cannot be substituted for, cannot be omitted and each must [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/time-is-money-yeah-right/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/time-is-money-yeah-right/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:50:18 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=383 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/time-is-money-yeah-right/feed/ 22   Time is Money. We’ve all heard this assertion before. And many of us believed it…which is why we waste so much of it. We measure it just like we do our money. We track it in minute increments as it ticks away in an infinite circle showing us how much we have left, how much we’ve frittered away, how much more we need. In truth, time is so much more valuable than money. It’s so valuable that it defies valuation. And I don’t mean like the Hope Diamond is invaluable or Monet’s The Water Lily Pond is priceless. I [...] http://upyourimpactfactor.com/in-this-moment/ http://upyourimpactfactor.com/in-this-moment/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:18:44 +0000 Jenny http://upyourimpactfactor.com/?p=378 http://upyourimpactfactor.com/in-this-moment/feed/ 15 We worry. O! How we worry. We worry about money (too much? not enough? what late notice??) We worry about each other (are you okay? are you mad at me? what are you thinking about?) We worry about the past (I/you/he/she shouldn’t have said that. I/you/he/she should have done this.) We worry about the future (where will my business be next year? 5 years from now? will I ever get to retire?)  But what about the present moment? What if you stop, here right now in the moment, and sink into it? You’re safe. You’re alive. You may even be [...]