by Nicole Baute | Mar 6, 2015 | Writing
A fellow business owner and coach asked me the sweetest question the other day. As an experienced writer, do my words flow just as I want them to on the first try? The answer was no—heck no! Revision is one of the secrets to great writing. I’m a big advocate of...
by Nicole Baute | Feb 23, 2015 | Entrepreneurship
I can’t remember the first time I encountered Sarah Selecky, but I do know this: I’ve been following the Canadian fiction writer for years. I was an early student of her amazing ecourse, Story is a State of Mind, and when she agreed to contribute to an...
by Nicole Baute | Feb 13, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Miscellanea
Every person with a big heart and an entrepreneurial spirit reaches a point where they have to decide. To stay or walk away. To do the conventional and expected thing, or take an abrupt right turn. To follow the rules, or write their own. I’ve had a few of these...
by Nicole Baute | Feb 2, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Writing
The other day, I completely spaced out. I was riding my bike downtown to meet my partner after work. I was physically present in the world but mentally elsewhere. I zipped right past the safe street with the bike lane, the street I was supposed to take right. Instead,...
by Nicole Baute | Jan 20, 2015 | Writing
In the lead-up to last weekend’s Virtual Writing Retreat for Entrepreneurs (which went swimmingly, by the way!), I asked participants to tell me about their writing struggles. Voice was one of the subjects that came up the most. These entrepreneurs found it...
by Nicole Baute | Dec 17, 2014 | Entrepreneurship
Webinars are all the rage right now, and for good reason. I hosted two webinars this fall/winter and they totally helped me own my expertise, grow my list and generate new leads. But webinars are also SCARY, especially the first time ’round. Heart racing, palms...
by Nicole Baute | Nov 28, 2014 | Writing
Good headlines do a lot of heavy lifting for you and your business—and they do it fast. How long do you spend pondering a headline? Seconds? Less than a second? These speed-of-light decisions spring from our deepest human desires and impulses. We’re social...
by Nicole Baute | Nov 20, 2014 | Writing
I started writing this blog post on a fast boat to Bali, ocean waves swelling and rolling out the window, sharing a pair of headphones with my guy. Lake Street Drive on the iPod. No computer. No notebook. Just Rachael Price’s soulful voice, and my thoughts. I...
by Nicole Baute | Nov 3, 2014 | Writing
One of the hardest parts of writing about yourself is talking about what makes you amazing. You’re modest, you’re gracious, and you don’t want to come across like a jerk. But here’s the problem with that. If you don’t share your strengths—particularly in an...
by Nicole Baute | Oct 22, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Miscellanea
Something incredible is happening in my business. I’m attracting lots of new clients. Clients who are smart, successful and kind. Clients who share my values, ethics and compulsion to help. Clients with sharp minds, clear hearts, and a sense of humour. Clients...
