An Excellent Client Review

This morning we received the following outstanding review from one of our clients. These are the moments we type, strategize, and Skype for:

"[Power of Basics Consultants] Lanae, Rebeqa, and Kate have literally changed my life. Our business would not be where it is today without their help."

Claire Parkin
Production Manager, GoBoda

Thank You, Claire, for all your hard work. We would never make progress without dedicated clients like you.

Just Hit "Send": Four Steps to Getting Past Perfection

We found this article by Communication Coach, Beth Buelow, on the small business networking site, www.biznik.com. We know how easy it is to become mired in our own perfectionism and we love how Buelow calls us to take deliberate action, rather than waiting around for everything to become "perfect". Here's an excerpt:

"Every once in a while, someone’s Facebook status strikes me as profound. This happened a few weeks ago, when my friend Robin wrote “Just hit ‘send.’” She was writing a paper for her doctoral seminary program, and like me, she has an “A+ student” streak and wanted the paper to be perfect before send-off.

Her short update has become one of my new mantras. In addition to being a great companion to my other mantra, “better done than perfect,” it also reminds me of my Virtuoso Gremlin. Virtuoso is a hold-over from my years of training as a classical musician, when perfection was the only acceptable standard. It tries to tell me that unless something’s perfect, it’s not ready for the public. After all, no one’s going to buy a CD with wrong notes." (read full article)

Lanae Rivers-Woods scheduled to speak at WPPI



In March of 2010, Power of Basics' lead consultant Lanae Rivers-Woods will be taking her expertise on the road to teach professional photographers how to run a sustainable business. Along with Katarina Garner, owner/business manager of J. Garner Photography (and a Power of Basics client), Lanae will be presenting a Master Class at the world-renowned Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) convention in Las Vegas. What an incredible event!



Lanae and Katarina’s presentation, Work vs. Profitability: Stop the Bleeding, will explain how to manage business for tomorrow, not just today. They’ll cover topics like discerning when it’s time to hire versus fire, fostering existing clients, developing a framework for better products, pricing your work for profit, and creating an overall system for better information management.



If you plan to attend WPPI, you should definitely sign up for this insight-filled Master Class.

Happy Clients = Happy Consultants

Just like everyone else in the world, the Power of Basics team has been working double-time the past year keeping ahead of the worldwide economic situation. Burning our candles at both ends, we are spurred on by seeing our clients not only "getting by" but thriving during a time that will likely be recorded in history books.

After keeping our noses to the grindstone for so long, it's endlessly rejuvenating to receive reviews from our clients saying that working with Power of Basics is "the best thing we have done for our business" (Jim Garner, Owner of J. Garner Photography) and referring to us as "the smartest thing I could have done for my career" (Michelle Anderst, Owner of Anderst Art).

Truth is, we find our work to be rewarding, we're just glad someone else enjoys it, too.

Thank you, Kip Beelman, for the great mention!

As you know, Power of Basics Consultant, Lanae Rivers-Woods was featured in GoBODA's June photography workshop in Seattle, WA. Lanae's joint presentation with J. Garner Photography's Katarina Garner made quite a splash with the workshop attendees. One excellent review of the workshop by Photog, Kip Beelman, sums up Lanae's presentation best when he calls it "a business reality check and wake-up call".

Of course, that's not all he has to say: read Kip's full article here.

Thanks to the wonderful GoBODA and J. Garner Photography teams for producing such a practical and educational event. It's just the sort of clear-headed thinking we needed.