Add Oil Consulting and Coaching

02/12/2022

Perfection in business is a myth. Your business will change with you over time because people change and audiences change. You’ll probably change too!

Don’t aim for perfection. Aim to do the thing and learn.

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06/14/2021

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06/12/2021

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞?

I’ve heard this so often that it rings in my ears: “I want more clients and I want my business to grow but I. Hate. Selling.”

No, folks. You don’t hate selling - you hate 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 people to make a decision and making them uncomfortable. But that doesn’t have to be the way you sell. And that SHOULDN’T be the way you sell anyway!

I can teach you the art of selling without selling, which is rooted in some basic principles that you may already have - connection, confidence, and authenticity.

Do you resonate with any of this?

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06/05/2021

𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐲.

Ricardo and I met over 10 years ago when we were in a personal development program that focuses on drastically changing your entire mindset on the way you approach obstacles in your life (ironically!).

Fast forward a decade or so later, and we reconnect through my work with this consulting business. And what I quickly realize is that this guy has so much to offer everyone - business owners, entrepreneurs, the black community, regular 9-5ers, everyone.

Which is why I’m so grateful that he was my first guest on my podcast. We discuss HUNGER. Passion. Where else to go when you started from nothing. And why NO was not an option.

The episode is now live on Spotify! Ricardo McRae - you’re bomb dot com!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/40GMkWyvklDftWUzC2Lt4S?si=fJlhR7lXQW6QEPKE5FVopw

06/03/2021

𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞.

Oftentimes, it’s just the voice my head telling me that I am not doing things any different the average entrepreneur.

We all have dreams. We also all have bills to pay. And we’re all juggling the balance between the two.

But I will have to say that my has changed over the years, and really, I’ve learned to handle things like and more effortlessly (but not without effort at all!).

How do you manage your voice and limiting beliefs? Comment below! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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05/27/2021

📢 NEW PODCAST ALERT! 📢

In this episode, we speak to Patricia Drewnowska, the owner of Patricia's Cake Creations, whose story kind of hits close to home. Her transition story begins with grief and fuelled her interest (which eventually turned into her drive) to begin a bakery, shifting from her background in finance and math. For me, as someone who also experienced immense grief (followed by depression and anxiety) in the past year, Patricia’s conversation resonated.

We delve deeper into what grief does to you as a human being, which translates to how operating a business can either comfort or break your well-being. We also talk about pivoting a food business amidst a pandemic and why idealism doesn’t belong in times of crisis.

Patricia now runs the immensely successful Toronto bakery with her mom, Maria, and is maneuvering the pandemic with grace (for the most part!), while also being an awesome mom to two kids.

Follow her on Instagram at: www.instagram.com/patriciascakecreations

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE 👉🏼👉🏼 https://spoti.fi/3oQui9y

05/22/2021

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

I spoke with a brand new business owner yesterday who has been in various different industries (administration, event planning, etc) for years before deciding that she was going to take the step to being an entrepreneur.

She told me she created some graphics for a fellow business owner through Canva and the question of rates comes up (as it always does). She said people doing the same thing charged $25/hr.

Then there was a pause. I stared at her and she stared at me. And then she said, “Well, what do you think? What should I charge?”

I said, “$25 an hour.”

She was taken aback and responded with, “Really? But I’m new.”

I chuckled - “But are you new to Canva?”

“No. I’ve been using it for years.”

“Could she have done it without your help?”

“No, she didn’t know what it was.”

“So you’re new to running a business. But you’re not new to the skill. Would you go to a doctor who just started a new practice and ask him/her to charge less?" (Btw, this client was in the States)

"Absolutely not!"

"So why would you think you should?"

Moral of the story: Know your worth from the start. Chances are, you decided to start a business because you already know you are talented and have a distinction in what you're doing. Chances are, you are ALREADY an expert. The only step left is showing others what you can do!

05/05/2021

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟!
I’ve been quiet for the past month as I prepared for a HUGE launch of something that I always wanted to do but needed the right timing and climate.
Behold - 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨. 𝟑: 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞.
Also, a podcast featuring entrepreneurs who did what others couldn’t, and that was reinvent themselves in the face of adversity.
My first episode is my solo episode of just introducing who I am and why I decided to do this, so please follow the link in my bio to give it a listen, subscribe and share!
Season 1 will be posted every week!

03/27/2021

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.
Which is why it's SO important to have both.
I built this business based on those two factors - strategizing and action taking - because from my experience running businesses, you can't have one without the other - at least if you don't want your efforts to be futile.
You can take action but they might not be the most effective and then it just is another day of running on the hamster wheel.
You can strategize but you can strategize for days (weeks... YEARS!) before anything happens.
So we're going to help you do both. Strategize AND take action.
Book a strategy session with us to discuss elements of your business that aren't working.
THEN let's discuss how we can make all those things happen!