by Dana Pharant | Jun 1, 2020 | Blogs
“But the other person said that I was wrong so… I have to give in! I have to compromise!” For my clients, when it comes to negotiating what they are owed, they often believe that to close a deal, they must give in and compromise. But here is the thing, when we...
by Dana Pharant | May 25, 2020 | Blogs
While in the grocery store the other day, I witnessed a mother and her three-year-old child have a heated battle in the cereal aisle. The child had to have Fruit Loops as opposed to the healthy cereal that the mother was reaching for, and they were not going to go...
by Dana Pharant | May 18, 2020 | Blogs
I met my greatest match for negotiation on Craiglist back when I was selling my Fitbit. Prior to listing it, I researched the going rate and market value, and then concluded that I should sell it for $50. Now, I am not one to be haggled! When I say $50, that is a firm...
by Dana Pharant | May 11, 2020 | Blogs
How can you determine whether your need to be in control is helping you move forward or hindering you in some way? As a former dominatrix, I know all about being in control! When I was in the “space of the dungeon” with my clients, being in control was necessary. My...
by Dana Pharant | Apr 15, 2020 | Blogs
Armageddon, Trauma and PTSD during a Pandemic I shut off the screen but the headlines suspend in that second, etched in my mind, like the voices of my father and mother who repeatedly insisted I had to perfectly follow their beliefs or I would not be saved when “the...
by Dana Pharant | May 4, 2020 | Blogs
Welcome to the inner dominatrix classroom! Today’s lesson is all about badass marketing. There are three components to getting badass marketing in place and all of these need to be rocking to get your marketing message out there and connect with your clients. 1....
by Dana Pharant | Mar 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is 7am and your phone alarm goes off, waking you from the blissful slumber. You reach for your phone hovering for a moment between snooze and stop. You take a deep breath and hit the stop button, pushing back the covers in the hopes of removing the temptation of...
by Dana Pharant | Apr 27, 2020 | Blogs
I am often asked, “Should I be working on my strategy (aka an action plan) or should I be looking at the internal pieces?” There is a synergy between the two, one will affect the other, but there is a point at which one needs to come before the other. So, what do you...
by Dana Pharant | Apr 20, 2020 | Blogs
Authenticity. What exactly is authenticity? What does it mean to show up authentically? What does it mean to be present and vulnerable? Are authenticity and vulnerability the same thing, or are they different? Many people think that in order to be authentic they need...
by Dana Pharant | Apr 13, 2020 | Blogs
To all of those who are claiming to be experts, claiming to know how to market your business and navigate during a pandemic, I have to call bullshit on this! Nobody alive has lived through a pandemic. Yes, we’ve been through adversities and massive...