I never feel more defeated than when I go to peel a banana but the stem doesn't crisply break off AND THERE I AM WRESTLING WITH A FRUIT.
I've never been treated like more of a cheap piece of ass than I have from Bed, Bath and Beyond's annoying, salesy… https://t.co/SIXXxjb3vD
"Writing is a symptom of thinking." —@thisissethsblog
This is fascinating. As in, @guardian calling out @realDonaldTrump directly. https://t.co/igJEfcUItr
"Writing a book is a rare, extraordinary thing." —My awesome agent, @lisadimona
Then again, what else would you watch while prepping for a FREE FUCKING CLASS you're giving tomorrow morning @ 11AM… https://t.co/rltICzKM7e
Am I the only one who puts on British home and garden shows while working? 😬 Currently: Charlie Luxton's Homes By the Sea. I shit you not.
There are loadssss of questions I ask myself during the day. Things like, “Where have all the cowboys gone?” and “How awkward was my hello to the neighbor just now?!” And “I’ve eaten two salads in a row—AM I SKINNY YET?” But those are just the kinds of questions you ask yourself when you’re a […]
So, here’s an idea: making money is not courageous. Anybody can ring a bell for twenty years. “Look, ma—I’ve been standing over here ringing this bell for two entire decades—durh, durh, durh—and I finally got a sticker!” Making money is a relatively straightforward consequence of showing up to breathe in the right place. Cause and […]
Eight-thousand dollars. Eight-thousand dollars! EIGHT-THOUSAND DUH-OLLLL-ERS. That’s the (actual) amount of cold, hard cash one designer recently had charged backed by a client—and her credit card company sided with the client. Mother of ouch. More than that, though, this kind of crisis can be absolutely devastating to a freelance business that’s operating paycheck to paycheck, […]
I’ve been consulting with A TON of awesome, awe-inspiring business owners this month, and one of the sticking points that keeps coming up is: “I finish an introductory project with a client, but then I don’t know how to transition the call into the sale and get them to buy my bigger package!” I love […]
Andddd (drum roll!) we continue our discussion about money with the biggest, hairiest, most existential question in all of entrepreneurship: “How much should I charge?” While other people are worried about how much they’re spending, YOU have the ass-clenching task of worrying about how much you’re earning. (Let’s be honest, your ass did clench up […]
So, clearly we are all aware that at present, I’m on a sliiiiiiiightly obsessive-compulsive crusade to help women make MORE MONEY, because THIS. (That said, I am also on a slightly obsessive-compulsive crusade to eat as much buffalo sauce as I can find and Insta-story the entire fucking city of Philadelphia, so, I mean, choose […]
The other day I urged women: do not let them money shame you. Do not! Even though they’ll try to. Even though, because you’re a woman, you’ll be deemed “delusional” and “scammy” and “self-serving,” the more money you charge—even if it’s the going rate. And yet, when a man charges the same thing, they are […]
You know what’s been blowing RIGHT up my skirt lately? That women are shamed for wanting money—as if this is a bad thing. We’re shamed for charging it, for thinking about it, and for daring to create something that we—brace yourselves, folks—want money for, in exchange. There’s this unspoken code of conduct that comes with […]
How hard would it really be? To launch that crazy-fun new business idea. To start something you’ve been dreaming of for months. To get up and get started and go for it. To be able to say, this time tomorrow, that you have begun. We all radically overestimate how hard it’ll be, and radically underestimate […]
I’m the first to admit I love doing things trial by fire. Such a masochist! But it’s true: I love being thrown into a tank full of sharks and then yelling, “COME FOR ME!” while simultaneously trying to figure out how the flipper to get out of there. (Haha, funny/sad?) I learn best this way—and […]
Because let's face it: asking for money is hard. And running your own business takes thick skin and all new kinds of smarts. Good thing there's a playlist for that.
Starving artist who? The Internet has changed the game forever. Now you can create your own chances—and make more money than ever with your art—starting now.
Go, go, go. If not you, who? The world is relying on you to stand up and create the thing that only you can. Your story, your way, your perspective is unique, and we need you to show up, right now.
There are going to be days when you'll want to give up. There will be days when you'll start to doubt EVERYTHING—including, most notably, yourself. I got you, babe. I GOT YOU.
Circumstances are not life sentences. It's about learning how to become self-made—and never depend on anyone else again.
What you SAY is always more important than what you SELL. You can have the best idea in the world, but if we can't package & pitch in a way that turns heads? It falls on deaf ears. And there is no greater tragedy.
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I promise you I'm not a stalker! But in terms of communications, writing and promotion—you are my bible, my inspiration and my reminder to show up as colourfully in writing as I do in my life. I haven't read anyone else who I resonate with as much and whose words incite me to rise and be unflinchingly REAL. All the other writing ‘advice' I see reads like I imagine cardboard would taste. Ash is the ‘Pink' of communication. Clear, real, gutsy and ‘unfuckwithable.' Just what I coach my clients in. She gets my ‘power cells' buzzing. Thanks for every single word she writes. It's an important reminder to communicate ‘me' in all my humanity, rather than dilute myself to make myself ‘acceptable,' lest I forget.
Lately, yours are the ONLY emails I've been reading. The rest have hit the ol' trash can, but not before I unsubscribe. I don't think I'll ever unsubscribe from you. Your emails offer more value than some of your competitors' paid courses. Seriously!!
There are many consultants out there, in the internets, but I like that you have your own style. Your writing and general design feels very good, and what's most important—you get to the point with every email. Bravo for creating a unique brand.
You have given me the strength to really push myself and get my company in “actual motion”. You really are making a difference and I applaud you for helping us newbies find the light. Thank you for being you and not apologizing for it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Just, THANK YOU.
I love your e-blasts; it's pretty much the only email I open right away. Thanks for being a bad ass and sending out good stuff.
Your daily blogs are incredible, Ash. Keep going.
Wanted to let you know how much your emails help me—it's like a daily sesh with a life coach. You make me think.
When I first started following you, I was a stodgy and stiff wannabe entrepreneur, trying to be “all professional.” But while working through your material, I found my voice, my humor, and my willingness to show the f*ck up and just be me. So, thank you for that. Keep serving up the perspective brilliance and the sass that the world needs.
I love your daily emails. Truly. It's like you're following me around, listening in on my client calls, and then crafting the little something that I need to hear that day. So, thanks for that!
Yours are the only emails I actually look forward to opening. I truly appreciate your real talk with a side of sass because it is very hard to come by in the personal development/entrepreneurship sphere. Your words have inspired me (as I'm sure they've impacted many others) to take action in a way which feels right rather than doing something because that's how it's always been done. So, thank you. And keep doing your thing.
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