Abundance Archives » Liz Wolfe

13 Sep Last-place finisher in Olympic marathon delivers a first-class Olympic moment

Posted at 17:49h in Abundance, effort, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Olympics, Personal, Positivity, Sport

An entrepreneur’s life is full of challenges, and let’s face it, sometimes we feel like quitting. Yet it’s the perseverance – not the results – that gives us the greatest reward in the end. Watch this video to see what I mean: Last-place finisher in Olympic...

12 Dec Three tips for getting what you want this holiday season

Posted at 16:57h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

My mother used to tell a story about a Christmas morning early in her marriage to my father. She had her eye on a certain camelhair coat displayed at a department store. Her anticipation grew as Christmas drew near because a box appeared under the...

28 Sep How I Nearly Became a Certified Imposter

Posted at 13:33h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

Before I became a business coach, I spent many years teaching people how to use computers. One of my early clients was an investment firm. Math had never been my strong suit, and I was always vaguely intimidated by those confident bankers who made tough decisions...

19 Sep No more self doubt: how to silence your inner critics

Posted at 11:09h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

This week I got a question from a client that really resonated with me: “I have no shortage of ideas or inspiration but I find I’m still talking myself out of these ideas or finding reasons why I may not be skilled enough or experienced enough...

31 Aug I wrote this in 2012, and look at me now!

Posted at 11:31h in Abundance, effort, Inspirational, Music, Positivity

Back in 2012, I was just getting into the bluegrass jamming scene. At that time, I wrote this blog about how, as a singer, I had always wanted to play the guitar, but let minor obstacles like the pain in my fingertips get in the way of getting...

17 Aug The pricing paradox

Posted at 11:02h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

Very early in my coaching career, I had a sales conversation with a woman I met at a networking event. I’m embarrassed to admit that I gave her a low-ball quote that was half of what other coaches were charging. To “sweeten the pot” (as...

29 Jun Birds, Words, and Entrepreneurship

Posted at 16:03h in Abundance, Business, effort, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Positivity, Results

One of the joys of my financial abundance as an entrepreneur is owning a country home in the Catskills. Its best feature is a screened-in back porch where I sleep on warmer nights. I love that it's completely silent except for the gurgling of our...

19 Aug How Do You Know if You’re Being Productive?

Posted at 15:56h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Productivity

My coaching clients often ask me, “How can I be more productive?” My question in reply: “How do you know that you’re NOT productive?” Most people will say “I feel unfocused or scattered,” or “I work all day and I don’t feel like I’m making progress,” or...

12 Aug It wasn’t what I imagined, but…

Posted at 22:30h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Music

Little known fact about me: when I first moved to New York City, I wanted to be a rock star. I had years of singing and dancing under my belt, and was even told by my NYC voice teacher “Yes, you’ve got what it takes.” She...

25 Mar How Giving Can Go Wrong – and Hurt Your Business

Posted at 12:22h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Money, Wealth

When I talk about the Three Keys to an Abundant Business (Ask Powerfully, Give Wholeheartedly, and Receive Graciously), people always assume that “giving” is the most joyous part. After all, haven’t we heard our whole lives about how good we will feel when we give? Consider...

12 Aug The Joy of Being an Entrepreneur

Posted at 13:44h in Abundance, Art, Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Music, Personal

Ever have a bunch of tasks that aren’t a high priority, but when you get them done it feels sooooo good? That was my day yesterday: boxing up the Sodastream CO2 bottles to be exchanged, binding some music books I’ve promised to people, looking up...

27 May If you want more money, don’t do this.

Posted at 11:02h in Abundance, Entrepreneurship, Money, Wealth

I recently attended one of those online networking meetings where they have specific questions for attendees to answer. One of the questions they asked was, “What are you looking for that we might be able to help you with?” Since I frequently work with newer entrepreneurs,...

05 May Then and now – learning how to shear a sheep

Posted at 10:50h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Personal, Uncategorized

When I was growing up on the farm with my mom and two sisters if we wanted to learn something about how to run a profitable farm, we drove to a library, took out a book, read it, and then returned it in two weeks. The...

29 Apr Are you leaving money on the table?

Posted at 16:33h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Uncategorized, Wealth

How many times do you follow up with someone after a sales conversation if they don’t buy on the first call?

14 Apr It’s supposed to be hard.

Posted at 10:55h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized

Have you ever seen the movie A League of Their Own? The story is based on a real women’s baseball league that was created in 1943 after the men went to fight in World War II.

13 Apr The worst four-letter word

Posted at 11:20h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized

If you’ve hung around me for any length of time, you know that I am no stranger to cursing. In fact, one of my favorite stories to share about my son Julian is

20 Jan 3 reasons your goals might fail

Posted at 10:02h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship

At the start of a new year, we all come down from our holiday sugar high and say “Ok, I'm ready to get this year on track.”

07 Jan About that to-do list…

Posted at 18:45h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Resolutions

Just about everyone I know has an ongoing and never-ending to-do list. Typically the tasks get rolled over from one day to the next, and although some completed tasks drop off, new tasks are always piling on.

25 Nov Want more abundance? Be grateful for this…

Posted at 14:50h in Abundance, Business, Inspirational

Many of us have a tradition of sharing what we’re grateful for around the Thanksgiving table. It’s a time when we acknowledge the bounty of what we have – the people we love, our health, our homes, and the food we’re about to share. Usually when...

17 Nov Stuck on sales? Go make an apple pie!

Posted at 13:11h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Wealth

On the farm where I grew up in western PA, we had two large Macintosh apple trees just to the side of the house. Every year these trees would bloom and then produce prolific amounts of apples, which would fall and

15 Sep Seriously, is “anything” really possible?

Posted at 18:01h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

I took a $10,000 coaching program once that promised to help me create “quantum leap” breakthrough results in my business.

12 Jun Why are we so afraid to ask for what we really want?

Posted at 15:43h in Abundance, Business, effort, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

Liz Wolfe is featured on Josh Wilson's podcast 'Uncensored Advice for Men'

11 Jan The Anti-New Year’s Resolution: Systems, not Goals (Part 2 of 2)

Posted at 09:58h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship

Part 2 of a 2-part series (click here for part 1 to learn about why New Year’s resolutions don’t work.)

07 Mar Gift card predicaments

Posted at 16:22h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

I just threw away $75 in Borders gift cards. Before ultimately admitting defeat, I had confidently gone to barnesandnoble.com to redeem them.

20 Feb Lambs in the basement: a winter flashback

Posted at 10:31h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

A hot cup of coffee. Crispy, almost burnt toast. An uncomfortable sense that I’m already behind in my day.

24 Oct How well do you receive money?

Posted at 14:42h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

I recently read a moving and insightful book called 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life

27 Oct My personal journey to Abundance and Prosperity

Posted at 16:17h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

Welcome to the practice of the principles of Abundance and Prosperity! I began my own abundance and prosperity journey 23 years ago when I arrived in NYC