Category Archives: Setting Up Your Lifestyle Business


From accountant to green tourism: Kate’s story

By Sarah Cooper | Published April 4, 2011

One of the best pieces of being a coach is seeing the initial germ of an idea become something tangible.
Kate Rodde took part in one of my first Find Work You Love group coaching programmes. I’m so pleased to share with you here the story of how a passion for travel has translated into a [...]

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Kerry’s Story: From Business Analyst to Yoga Studio Owner

By Sarah Cooper | Published November 15, 2010

A few months ago I started doing some coaching with Kerry, a remarkably can-do Australian living in London. I’m so proud of what she’s achieved in a very short space of time and delighted to share her story with you today.
 
What is your professional background?
I worked as an analyst in a big four accounting [...]

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7 Ideas For Funding Your Dream Work

By Sarah Cooper | Published July 17, 2009

One of the main reasons we stay stuck in a job we don’t like is that it pays us well, or at least adequately. We reason, “well, maybe my job isn’t so great, but at least I can pay the mortgage/fund my kids’ numerous after school activities/go on that Caribbean holiday/justify my daily cake habit.”
Understandably, [...]

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7 Reasons I’m Sticking With My Lifestyle Business

By Sarah Cooper | Published April 3, 2009

I started Cows From My Window 18 months ago and despite the inevitable rocky patches of any new business, it has been the best 18 months of my life.
Here are 7 reasons why owning a lifestyle business works for me (and could for you):
1. I can choose my work
Whenever I’m approached by a potential client, [...]

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6 Simple Steps To Naming Your Lifestyle Business

By Sarah Cooper | Published April 1, 2009

I started my lifestyle business, Cows From My Window, nearly two years ago and deciding what to call the wretched thing was definitely one of the hardest parts of the setting up process.
I obsessed over potential business names for the better part of a week. I’d wake up in the night to scribble down [...]

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