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Why you don’t charge what you’re worth

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on October 3, 2022 | Featured | No Comments

As a therapist or other private practitioner, you may struggle to charge enough for your services, but here’s why you should raise your rates. I’ve been enjoying giving my continuing education class for therapists on financial wellness in the therapeutic … Read More … Read More

Tags: business, business owners, rates, therapist

Entrepreneurs, are you also focusing on your personal finances?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 13, 2021 | Featured

Entrepreneurs, especially solopreneurs, can end up neglecting their personal finances, to the detriment of both their business and life. I can still remember the coaching session with a client who owned his own business. I asked him what his income … Read More … Read More

Tags: business, business owners, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, solopreneur

Why I charge for my services

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on January 5, 2017 | Featured | No Comments

I am not good at asking for money. If you want an example of my personal hell, it would be to be one those of people who stand on street corners and accost you as you pass. “Hey friend! You’re … Read More … Read More

Tags: business, coaching

What pennies taught me about the problem of private interest in government

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 5, 2016 | Featured | 1 Comment

I long for the days where it seemed like we fully funded the federal government to do its job or serving its people and keeping private interests in check. I think so much good could come from another set of … Read More … Read More

Tags: business, coins, government, pennies

Can I help you plan a flight?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 4, 2014 | Featured | No Comments

“You could totally make a business out of that.” I was explaining the various details of my upcoming mileage run to my dinner companion. She must have noticed the wildness in my eyes as I talked excitedly about connections, … Read More … Read More

Tags: award travel, booking, business, flights, flying, service, travel hacking

Why free markets don’t foster competition

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 21, 2013 | Featured | No Comments

My favorite class in high school was my 11th grade American Studies. Sadly no longer offered in a world of AP courses and teach-to-the-test education, this was a combination of American history and and American literature. I never had … Read More … Read More

Tags: business, companies, competition, free market, monopolies

How disruptive innovation enables effective protest

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on March 21, 2013 | Featured | No Comments

Last time, I talked about how protesting a single oil company wasn’t an effective way to effect change. Instead, I argued for reducing car-dependency through land use changes. This undermining of a business model is known as disruptive innovation, … Read More … Read More

Tags: business, disruption, hope, protest

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