We asked some brilliant folks to tell us about the best advice they’ve ever given to a client and have highlighted some of the responses below.
Elizabeth Rowan
In both lines of work as a yogi and mystical business mentor, often my best advice is to view the external — whether the physical yoga posture or the business strategy — as both an experiment and a metaphor, or ritual for yourself. This might look like considering marketing through a lens of being seen and heard, and activation of your sacred voice, or viewing pricing and sales as a (w)holy handshake and mutual commitment to transformation. Read more>>
Dr. RJ Verwayne
When I first started private practice in 2011, my primary clients were children and teens. After a while though, I noticed a trend. Whenever there was a child with anxiety, there was a parent with an even higher level of anxiety. Most of my clients were brought in by their mother and slowly but surely, I started to focus on women who struggled with anxiety and depression. I discovered that so many amazing and accomplished women were suffering silently so much so that they met the clinical criteria for anxiety, depression or both. Read more>>
Tamara Richards
The best advice I have given to a client was to give themselves grace. This particular client, just like many, had all of her goals laid out of how she wanted to tackle her weight loss journey, but she was met with the demanding schedule of being a mom and the challenge of trying to find time for self. Telling her to give herself grace and helping her realize that she’s doing the best that she can with the time and energy she had shifted her energy, mindset, and approach for weight loss. Read more>>
Roketa Johnson
The best advice I ever gave a client was to “begin with the end in mind”. A lot of minority entrepreneurs lack funding to begin or keep their small businesses afloat. My client had a low credit score below 500 and was having trouble getting business credit cards or business loans as you could imagine. After a having a brief consultation about their business goals, I advised my client to start working on building their personal credit or enrolling in my business credit program in order to begin obtaining funding with no personal guarantee within 6-8 months. Read more>>
Robert Westheimer
In 2006 I founded Newspring (www.newspringcenter.org), a Christ-centered 501(c)(3) organization aimed at economic development in an at risk community in Houston. One of our activities is to advise small businesses and startups, hoping to stimulate job growth. We have also created and operated a business plan competition for the community. Over the years, I have counseled numerous would-be entrepreneurs. Each one, of course, has his or her own specific challenges and problems. Read more>>