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5 Tips for Manifesting Your Business Goals
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!For the past three years, June has traditionally been all-star baseball month for my son. Following the spring baseball season, Little League teams from around the city compete for the District Championship.
For the past three years, my son’s team [...]
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About Having a Savvy Business
Business is about integrating who you are with what you do. It represents an unfolding of your passion, an embodiment of your higher purpose. As doulas and childbirth educators, midwives, lactation consultants, and other childbirth professionals, our passion revolves around pregnancy, birth, and the adjustment period thereafter. Our higher purpose is to serve women during one of the most powerful experiences in their lives. We communicate our passion outwardly through our business by creating a core message highlighting our individual philosophies and unique qualities.
This concept isn’t taught in business school and can’t be found in most books on how to start a business. For creative people filled with passion, the practical side of business can look boring, tedious or overwhelming.
The purpose of Savvy Doula is to provide a wealth of information to childbirth professionals who want help starting or growing their businesses.
Be Savvy
You may not believe it, but you ARE business savvy. The first thing you need when starting a business is passion for your field, which I know you already possess. Now you're here, at Savvy Doula, ready to start your practice or take it to the next level.
Savvy Doula is not about me, its creator. This site is about creating community. My mission is to help the women serve women in birth, and I can do that by connecting people with other people, and people with a variety of resources.
The savvier you become, the more confidence you'll have to share your wisdom with us, introduce a product for birth pros to the world, and help more women on our planet have gentle, beautiful births.
But to do that, you need to work on your business. See this as a new adventure, and don't be afraid to ask for help. I'm so glad you're here, sharing your unique gifts with women and families.
Birth Resources
One of my friends on Facebook shared this video, the grand prize winner of a Birth Matters contest. The video ...
Image by snaulkter via Flickr Dr. James McKenna is a Professor of Biological Anthropology and the Director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral ...
A film is being released on July 26th about reducing infant mortality. It will be free to download. They are ...
Image via Wikipedia As I was doing some research for my birth circle this evening, I came across ...
While looking for Obstetrics Illustrated by Kevin Hanretty to buy online, I [caption id="attachment_361" align="alignright" width="98" caption="Obstetrics Illustrated"][/caption] found that it is ...
Image via Wikipedia [May 19, 2009] Caesarean sections -- which are performed in 31% of births, up from 4.5% in 1965 -- ...
Here is a great new place to get your doula business listed: DoulaMatch.net. [caption id="attachment_353" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Get listed on DoulaMatch.net"][/caption] DoulaMatch ...
Cover via Amazon There are so many books on the market for pregnancy and childbirth, it can make ...
Image via Wikipedia Birth professionals know that the optimal position for babies to be in at birth is ...
Image via Wikipedia A contact of mine on Twitter, @TinyPlayground, sent me a direct message to let me know about a ...
I met Patrick Houser in 2008 when the Central Texas Birth Network hosted the screening of "Orgasmic Birth". Patrick is ...
Image via Wikipedia Today's question on Facebook and Twitter to birth professionals was: What are your favorite online resources for breastfeeding ...
Starting Your Biz
Resource: My Fellow Birth ProfessionalsDear Savvy Doula,
I am gearing up to start some online community building for birth professionals, and last week I was inspired. I hope that the resources and tips that I’ve shared so far has been of help to many of you, and I also hope that you will help me spread the word to your [...]
Getting Organized
Resource: My Fellow Birth ProfessionalsDear Savvy Doula,
I am gearing up to start some online community building for birth professionals, and last week I was inspired. I hope that the resources and tips that I’ve shared so far has been of help to many of you, and I also hope that you will help me spread the word to your [...]
Marketing
Resource: My Fellow Birth ProfessionalsDear Savvy Doula,
I am gearing up to start some online community building for birth professionals, and last week I was inspired. I hope that the resources and tips that I’ve shared so far has been of help to many of you, and I also hope that you will help me spread the word to your [...]
Home Office
Resource: My Fellow Birth ProfessionalsDear Savvy Doula,
I am gearing up to start some online community building for birth professionals, and last week I was inspired. I hope that the resources and tips that I’ve shared so far has been of help to many of you, and I also hope that you will help me spread the word to your [...]
Bringing Up Kids and a Business
Time Management Strategies for Work-Life Balance, Part II’d like to talk about creating specific work hours and making the most of that time. I’ll present a couple of questions each day for you to think about how and when you work best. I want you to be as productive as possible when you’re at work so you can enjoy life more when you’re away from the office. For the home business owner, time management is critical for maintaining peace of mind and peace within your family.
Building Connections
Service - Touching Another’s Heart With Your AuthenticityDear Savvy Doula,
I saw a touching video about the power of personalized service. It shows that when we offer our customers an authentic part of ourselves, we can make the world a better place, or at least touch the hearts of the people we serve.
Business Planning
Resource: 100 Blogs To Help Your Small BusinessWhile browsing on Twitter I found a link posted by Guy Kawasaki and found some awesome links for resources to help your small business.
Creating Structure
Resource: My Fellow Birth ProfessionalsDear Savvy Doula,
I am gearing up to start some online community building for birth professionals, and last week I was inspired. I hope that the resources and tips that I’ve shared so far has been of help to many of you, and I also hope that you will help me spread the word to your [...]
Birth Pros Speak
Resource - Reducing Infant MortalityA film is being released on July 26th about reducing infant mortality. It will be free to download. They are seeking help in the form of donations and marketing this film. See the video and check out their website.








