Leadership
- Reflections on “Doing Me” in Business
Ling WongI’ve been preaching Honest Marketing for a while. At the core of it, it’s about being honest with ourselves. Having the courage to dig deep and stand for something meaningful to you. When you’re honest with yourself, you’re in alignment with your Truth. You say what you need to say and do what you’ve gotta to do. I’ve done a lot ... Read more
- How You Do YOU In Your Business Is Nobody Else’s Business
Ling WongI was in Solvang, CA on a ride camp — 7 days of uninterrupted cycling happiness over 370-ish miles. As the only woman in the group, the dudes first looked at me with skeptical eyes. Until we hit the climbs. It was quite a blast to keep up with three 6’2″ athletic big boys who have thighs ... Read more
- Having Followers Doesn’t Mean You’re a True Leader
Ling WongI was listening to TED Radio Hour on Disruptive Leadership in which Seth Godin talked about how leading means committing to your tribe. So true. Commitment is your values and convictions distilled into your POVs, delivered through the lens of your expertise, and applied to those for whom you give a shit. Commitment is on you. You can’t ... Read more
- I Fired My “Potential Clients” For a Better Business
Ling WongWhen I focused on offering ONE thing under the Business Soulwork umbrella — Copywriting Alchemy (a unique copywriting process with clarity coaching and my psychic/empath superpowers baked in, along with a Midas touch,) it was awesome. I thought I was finally on my dime — standing up for my clients’ conviction and giving voice to their lives’ work ... Read more
- Your Business IS Your Business… On “Hyper” Personal Responsibility
Ling WongMy 4-yo monkey was riding his scooter the other day (admittedly, he isn’t the best at riding in a straight line.) He tried to squeeze by a woman and a low fence. The woman was talking on her phone, distracted. Kid fell down. He cried. He got a big bruise on his side. And an Oreo to ease ... Read more
- The Positive Side of Self-Sabotage
Ling WongOn uncovering lessons in Alignment and Discernment Last week, a coach messaged me on Facebook about my copywriting service. I do a lot of copywriting work with coaches and it’s very gratifying to see them finally find their voice and express their message. We got on the phone. 50% of the things she said and 75% of the sound bytes ... Read more
- 6 Rules to Building a Simple, Elegant and Sustainable Service-Based Business
Ling WongOn developing YOUR unique expression through business to reflect an elegant simplicity with depth and meaning. 1. Be Nimble Take a page from the tech startup playbook, and adopt a “Rapid Prototyping” mindset. You’ve gotta start somewhere, and you won’t know until you take the action, see the results, and learn from real reactions from real people. Don’t chase your ... Read more
- Business Slowing Down in Summer? Here’s a Friendly Reminder…
Ling Wong{{ psst… I got a BONUS writing tip for you at the end of this post. I bet you haven’t heard this one before. Make sure you read on 😉 }} For many small business owners and solopreneurs, summer months could be slow and somewhat defeating. You’re halfway through the year, you’re reflecting on what transpired in ... Read more
- Feminine Gutsy Leadership is OURS for the Taking!
Roe Couture DeSaroI have been saying Women make great leaders since my Wall St. days of the 80″s. Recently, as I was putting together a list of the top leadership qualities in people, I saw with amazing clarity, why this is true and what our challenges are. Women have so many natural characteristics of leadership. Our femininity is ripe ... Read more
- What Type of Entrepreneurial Woman Are You?
Powerful You! Learning CenterPresented by Melinda P. Neisser “Become the best version of YOU” There is a powerful and dynamic system; called the Enneagram, (pronounced any-a-gram) that can help you to connect to the powerful entrepreneurial woman you were created to be. It accurately describes nine distinct and fundamentally different personality styles, each of which has its own pattern ... Read more