Marisa Murgatroyd

Entrepreneurs are creative. Driven. Purposeful. They also worry. A lot! This isn’t surprising. There’s a lot to think about! Will your audience love your latest product? Will you hit your revenue goals? Will your blog post receive a ton of comments — or will you hear crickets? You KNOW worrying doesn’t help. 1 minute of … Read more

It takes 80,000 computer processors 40 minutes to simulate 1 second of brain activity! That’s according to recent research. But despite this awesome processing power, the brain has some significant drawbacks. A big one? Your brain drains your energy. Every time we think, we get a little more tired, a little less focused… And a … Read more

In honor of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, I’m asking you this: Do you need to add more BITE in your marketing? If you haven’t been seeing enough sales, or if your audience isn’t responding to your message — then the answer is yes. There’s SO much noise out there that your marketing — including your … Read more

Growing up, I was taught to be a “nice” girl. And nice girls (and boys) are always friendly. Always polite. They don’t do anything that could hurt someone else’s feelings. EVER. This doesn’t work if you want to build a successful business. Let me be clear… I’m not encouraging you to be a jerk. What … Read more

Confidence is the key to SO much in life.   Love and romance. Fame and Fortune. Business success. But how can you access confidence when all you feel is fear? What do you do when you’re in a nerve-wracking situation? Like 5 minutes before you have to get on stage in front of thousands of … Read more

Remember when you were a kid… you didn’t have to try and be creative? You were an astronaut one minute, a lion tamer the next. You could be, do or have ANYTHING. We lose a lot of that creativity when we grow up unless we consciously tap into it. Entrepreneurs have to be creative because … Read more

Think of a BIG goal you want to achieve. Got it? Are you feeling motivated or anxious? Do you feel pushed or pulled? Here’s what I mean… Let’s say your goal is to build a 6-figure business. When you think of that, do you feel motivated? Are you focused on action steps and what you’ll … Read more

Geniuses are MADE not born. I know that flies in the face of conventional thinking but it’s what I believe. Maybe you’re thinking, “What about Mozart’s musical gift or Da Vinci’s brilliance with a brush?” Mozart starting playing the piano at 6 and Da Vinci was an apprentice painter by 15. When we peek behind … Read more

Do you remember a time when someone cut you off while you were speaking? You were TOTALLY put off, right? Here’s the thing… People who interrupt aren’t necessarily rude or uncaring… They interrupt because they’re not listening. When you listen with genuine interest and attention you become irresistible and you’ll effortlessly make a GREAT first … Read more

Entrepreneurs are an enthusiastic, high-energy bunch, don’t you agree? But we all have SUPER difficult days. Days when you feel like NOTHING is going your way. Days when you think, “I KNOW I’m going to fail!” You’re stressed and miserable. You wonder why you ever started this “online thing.” When you feel this way, try … Read more