From the mind of Michelle Markwart Deveaux…
Do you own a business that helps people use their voice? I do too. Here on the FcK blog, I do my best to provide actionable tips, words of wisdom, and high fives of encouragement so that running your voice related business will be easy and feed your soul.
The Teeter-Totter of Guilt and Resentment in Business
Navigate the guilt and resentment of running your own business with ease. Get our actionable tips to set boundaries and protect your time in this article.
When “Happy New Year” Makes You Wanna Panic
New Year, Same You? That’s perfectly fine. Let’s embrace change on our terms in 2025 — slow, steady, and maybe a little grumpy.
10 Work-life Balance Tips: How to Make it all Work
Michelle tackles a forum question about how to make it all work when you AND your partner are both working full time jobs AND raising a family. Keep these tips in mind to get inspired and achieve your #worklifebalance.
Brand Expectations and How to Manage Them
A blog on brand expectations you may not expect. A few weeks ago, I...
We Need to Talk About Your Brand. Your Siren Call.
As we approach these first weeks of Q4, in the middle of bullwonky...
I will not help you find your authentic voice.
I said that to a client yesterday, "I will not help you find your...
Why Small Business Owners Struggle With Motivation (And How to Fix it)
So you're a small business owner and you've lost your motivation?...
You Didn’t Sign Up for This.
This is an open letter to the members of The SpeakEasy Cooperative.I...
The Ten Commitments to Conversation
Use these Commitments on how to choose to engage in difficult conversations, and on how you will lead them. [Download included]
Resisting Scarcity in a Time of Scarcity
Scarcity is the gap between limited resources and unlimited wants. I’ll show you ways of using Scarcity to our Advantage, Pro-active ways to Resist Scarcity Mindset for small business owners in times of Covid-19.
An Open Letter to the Info-Givers in the Online Lesson Rush
Dear Online Lesson Info-Givers, I see you. I've spoken with, or...
A blog (NOT) about COVID-19 and online lessons.
It's been a whirlwind, hasn't it folks? Over the last week, I think...
Bitterness and the Key of B-Sharp
The key of B-Sharp. (If you are a super music theory nerd, you see...
Ingredients Are Not Enough.
We've got every ingredient we need inside us, right now.Every...