Author Archives: Caroline van Kimmenade
3 Ways to Attract Clients when you’re Highly Sensitive and Self-Employed
You are Highly Sensitive, so chances are, you are into woo-woo topics a little bit. Maybe not as much as some, but you can definitely feel that the world works in mysterious ways sometimes! So, let’s look at three ways you can … Continue reading
15 Reasons Being Self-Employed Works for Highly Sensitive People
If you’re Highly Sensitive and feel disheartened, overwhelmed or unfulfilled by the world of work, you may have thought about becoming self-employed. But does being a Highly Sensitive Self-Employed Person work? You may (rightly) have some concerns about it. After … Continue reading
Your Business is like a Salad
A good salad is nutritious and healthy and it also tastes good. A good salad is pretty easy to make, but it does require one non-negotiable: quality ingredients. If your lettuce is dilapidated, the tomatoes are soggy, the radishes are … Continue reading
The One Thing You Must Have When Starting Your Own Business
The one thing you need more than anything else when starting your own business as a Highly Sensitive Person, is to have a way to bring yourself back to a state of trust. Not blind trust, but trust that taking … Continue reading
10 Netflix Sources of Inspiration for Your Business
As an entrepreneur, business owner or otherwise self-employed person, you need inspiring stories. There are days when you will feel like it’s just too hard, or like nobody gets what you’re going through. On those days, it’s important to fill … Continue reading
Taking on Your Clients’ Pain Doesn’t Really Help Them
If clients feel better after talking to you, while you feel much worse. If you find yourself ruminating on your clients’ issues – even though you rationally know there is no point to this. If you sense what is up … Continue reading
1 Big Reason Small Businesses Fail (that is not scary)
Most new businesses fail. That’s what the statistics say, and that sounds really scary, doesn’t it? Yet, I don’t think it’s as scary or mysterious as it seems. Let me illustrate with some examples that popped up in a google … Continue reading
The Missing Piece: Why Marketing Rules are Not Working
I’m currently working with a client on her marketing strategy – which is fun! And it made me realise something more clearly: When I help her understand what marketing is for her work, the nitty gritty rules are different than … Continue reading
Do You Feel Bad About your Highly Sensitive Coaching Rates?
When you are a self-employed Highly Sensitive coach, you need to make a healthy income doing what you do. Otherwise, your work is not sustainable and won’t last. Your Highly Sensitive coaching rates need to be truly viable. As a … Continue reading
There is Nothing Wrong With Wanting a Business as a Hobby
I think nowadays with all kinds of internet hypes and the ability to work from home, a lot of people feel a kind of hyped, fake pressure to turn their precious and healthy hobby into something more. Suddenly, it’s not … Continue reading