Posts by Maura Webster
Why You Need to Create your 2019 Business Plan NOW!
A few weeks ago, a memory popped up on Facebook that reminded me of how things used to be. Back when I had a J. O. B. and apparently worked crazy hours, my little peanut came to me and said that she wished I had a job with not so many hours. I think she…
Read MoreFair Questions to Give Your Marketing Direction
Today, my girls and I met up with Darren and his daughters (and his oldest’s +1!) at the Deerfield Fair in Deerfield, NH. We were looking for something to do that was the quintessential “fall in New England” activity, but didn’t involve hours of baking as the follow up! So an agricultural fair beat out…
Read MoreWe’re All A Badass: Every Entrepreneur’s Dance with Self-Doubt
What?!?! Seriously, who do you think you are? How many times have you asked yourself this question? My guess is at least a hundred if you’ve asked it once… am I right? The other day, I got an email from a friend and colleague in my business group who I saw last week at our…
Read MoreWhat Marketing Fear has Your Head in the Sand?
A while back, I took the girls for their physicals and flu shots. Always a fun day on the parent calendar! In coaching our youngest, Emma, through her fear and panic over the shot, I was reminded of a sign I had received. It was during lunch on the day of our first webinar (almost…
Read MorePaying it Forward (and a Free Strategy Call Offer!)
Sooooo…one of the key values at LillaBlu (and for me, really) is transparency. It can be hard, especially when we don’t want to bother or burden others…or if we’re afraid to be seen…or worried about what others will think. When I was trying to organize my thoughts to prep for a live video I did…
Read MoreAnalysis Paralysis: Why It’s Good to Feel Fear, Then Let It Go
It’s been a wild few weeks, as only summer with kids and a business to manage can be, but I am actually loving it this year. I don’t know if its because my girls are older and their want and need for sleeping in matches my want and need to get work done early in…
Read MoreHow to Know When It’s Time to Put Away Your Marketing Map
Almost three years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in on a number of incredibly awesome sessions at Hubspot’s Inbound conference in Boston. I mean, wow. W.O.W. It was only the first full day, and I got to meet other marketers, CEOs, Entrepreneurs… all super cool in so many different ways. And all there to…
Read MoreManaging Marketing Overwhelm: One Step at a Time
Overwhelm. It’s something that most of us are all too familiar with. It’s that gut-wrenching feeling we get when we’re struggling to balance or prioritize (too) many tasks, or when too much is going on and we might feel out of control. Are you overwhelming yourself? Ironically, as a small business owner who is “in…
Read MoreHow the Right Help Can Make Work Fun, Easy, and Beautiful
Last week I had surgery. It was planned, although I don’t think we ever “plan” on having surgery! It wasn’t small, yet not so intense as some of the surgeries I’ve watched my parents and other loved ones go through… and it is already jam-packed with lessons for me. Some background I had a laparoscopic…
Read MoreWhy Your Marketing Plan Needs Its Tugs (and Pushes)
We all know it. The feeling of moving, with little control over where you’re going or how you’re going to get there. You can see where you want to go, but you are crossing your fingers that’s where you land. Like this giant ship coming into Portsmouth… the momentum was there. But it needed guidance. Help.…
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