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Which Pet Sitting or Dog Walking Business Book Should I Read First?

This is a question I get asked a lot by pet sitters, dog walkers, dog trainers, pet groomers and dog daycare owners: “Kristin, which pet business book should I read first?”

My answer always depends upon where the person asking the question is in their pet business journey.

Before I answer this question for you, dear blog reader, I want to first say that even though some of these book titles below have pet sitting and dog walking in the title, they are all very much relevant and applicable to all kinds of pet businesses!

I’ve had many pet groomers, dog trainers, dog daycare owners and pet photographers all tell me they’ve gained a ton of value from the pet sitting and dog walking titled books!

Also, all book titles are available in paperback format on Amazon. The links below are for the eBooks (and audiobook format – if that particular title is available in audiobook).

Are you starting your pet business OR would you like a step-by-step guide to grow your business by leaps and bounds? Read 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business eBook.

Or listen to 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business audiobook.

Are you feeling stuck in your pet business evolution and need to break through that financial glass ceiling, whether it be six figures – or even well beyond six figures? Read Six-Figure Pet Sitting eBook.

Or listen to the Six-Figure Pet Sitting audiobook.

Are you a pet groomer, dog trainer, dog daycare owner or any other pet professional and want to reach six-figures or even more in your pet business? Read Six-Figure Pet Business eBook.

Are you hiring staff member including pet sitters, dog walkers, pet groomers, dog trainers, dog daycare assistants, admin assistants, office managers or any other person to help support you to start, grow or run your pet business? Even though this book has pet sitters and dog walkers in the title, truly any pet professional who wants to hire -or who wants to get a lot better at hiring- will benefit from reading this hiring book! Read The Hiring Handbook for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers eBook.

Imagine if you could have access to 20 top pet business and life management experts…in the comfort of your own home? With this Prosperous Pet Business: Interviews with the Experts eBook you can! In this empowering 350-page eBook, Kristin Morrison interviews top pet business experts including Patti Moran (Pet Sitters International), Paul Mann (Fetch! Pet Care), Ian Dunbar, Andrea Arden and many more! Read Prosperous Pet Business: Interviews with the Experts eBook.

I’m currently working on book #6 which addresses one of the biggest pain points in the pet business industry. My new book will be released in late 2020 or early 2021. More details to come soon!

Happy reading, starting or growing your pet biz!

About the Author:

Kristin Morrison started her pet sitting and dog walking company in the mid-90s and it grew to become one of the largest pet care companies in California. Kristin hired over 250 people in the course of running her business for 18 years and when she sold the business, she had 35 dog walkers and pet sitters and 4 managers on staff.

Kristin is the founder of Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy™ and Six-Figure Pet Business Academy™ which provides coaching, webinars and business products to pet sitters, dog walkers, dog trainers, and pet groomers across the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Kristin is also the host of the Prosperous Pet Business podcast which is found on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also listen to it on the Prosperous Pet Business website.

Kristin is the author of five books: Six-Figure Pet Sitting, 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business, The Hiring Handbook for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers, Prosperous Pet Business and Six-Figure Pet Business. Her books are available in paperback on Amazon. The eBooks and audiobooks are on her website at: www.SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy.com

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy/

Join the Prosperous Pet Business Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prosperouspetbusiness/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petbizcoach/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/petbizcoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SixFigurePetSitting

Podcast:

Prosperous Pet Business Podcast: https://prosperouspetbusiness.com/pet-business-podcast/

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Prosperous Pet Business eBook Now Available for Pre-Order (For Limited Time)

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My newest book Prosperous Pet Business will be released in July 2016.

I spent over a month working with the cover designers to design the right cover for the book and I love what we created together.      —>

And even more importantly, I love what’s inside my newest book and I think you will too.
Prosperous Pet Business: Interviews with the Experts – Volume One is based on the conference interviews I did with pet business experts and mind/body/spirit teachers in order to help you create the most successful pet business possible.

The book has already received rave reviews from pet business owners who had the chance to preview it before it goes to print. The print version will be available on Amazon and the eBook version will be available on the Six-Figure Pet Business Academy website in July 2016.

For a limited time only (until June 15, 2016), you can pre-order the eBook and receive $5 off. When you pre-order, you’ll be among the first to receive the eBook when it is released in July 2016.

Here’s the link to pre-order Prosperous Pet Business and read the reviews. 

To your success,

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The Most Unusual Six-Figure Pet Sitting Book Review I’ve Received…

I recently got an email with an dog video attachment from Karen Levy, owner of Laughing Pets Pet Sitting and Dog Walking in Atlanta, Georgia.

But here’s the thing: I see so many dog videos that I thought, “Ah, here’s yet another dog video, maybe I’ll watch this one later.”

But I clicked on it anyway and I’ve NEVER seen a dog video like this. It’s 32 seconds of Diesel the Dog….well, you’ll see…

 

 

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Want a FREE 45-Minute Coaching Session with me? PHOTO CONTEST!

Do you have my book Six-Figure Pet Sitting or Six-Figure Pet Business?

Want a FREE 45-minute business coaching session with me?

PHOTO CONTEST: Take a picture of you (or your pet!) with my book and post it on my personal Facebook page or the Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy Facebook page.

The winning photo gets a coaching session with me!

Have the eBook? No problem. Take a picture of you and/or your pet with my eBook on your Kindle or computer. Have fun with it. 🙂

Photo contest expires on May 1, 2013.

What do you have to lose? Nothing! And you have a 45-minute power-packed session with me to gain!

I look forward to seeing your pictures. 🙂

-Kristin

Here are a couple to get you inspired:

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The Magic of Commitment in Business

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This morning I’m reflecting on the power of commitment as it relates to business. And the ‘magic’ that gets created as a result of my coaching clients’ setting crystal clear intentions for what they want to create in their business and their life.

I often have the pleasure of witnessing ‘manifesting magic’ happen easily and effortlessly in my coaching clients’ lives and I know that it has everything to do with their commitment level. Commitment combined with their heartfelt desire to create the most fulfilling, enjoyable, and profitable business and life.

Here are just a few of the ‘manifesting magic’ moments I’ve witnessed lately in my coaching sessions with pet sitters:

-I gave an action step to the coaching client who wanted to start a doggie day care. The action step was to look for a possible location for the doggie day care. She hadn’t yet looked at locations but was having lunch with a friend two days after our session and mentioned her desire to start a doggie day care when that friend said, “I know just the place! It’s not on the market yet but the man who is selling it said -out of the blue- that it would be perfect for a doggie day care.” They looked at the property after lunch and my coaching client is now exploring the possibility of buying that property.

-A pet sitter I was working with stated to me, clearly and with much heartfelt emotion, her desire to work part-time while growing her new pet sitting business. She had a full-time job that she greatly disliked and was beginning (literally and figuratively) to feel her soul being sucked out her by this job that she’d been in for years. She was afraid to let go of her full-time job due to the income and benefits (I’ve worked with this a lot: pet sitters that are straddling corporate America and pet sitting and who are wanting to make the leap to full time pet sitting yet are terrified to let go of the job security for full-time self employment). Out of the blue (though I like to think of it more like ‘out of the commitment’) she was chatting with a woman who mentioned that there was a job opening in her company. Within a little over a week, my coaching client had a job offer from this company! She’s still working out the details but thinks it will be a much better fit (less soul-sucking for sure) as she makes the transition to eventual full-time pet sitting).

-A pet sitter I’ve worked with on and off through the years contacted me to help her get clarity about how best to create an orderly and accurate financial system for her income and expenses. We discussed different financial accounting systems and one in particular that I thought she’d find easy to use in her business. Still, she expressed fear around not knowing how to work with this particular system and we both felt she needed hands-on help. She placed an ad on Craigslist (commitment in action) and though that didn’t result in the right person, within a couple of days after our session, she, (out of the blue!) was talking to a pet sitting client who mentioned that she worked with the same financial software system that we’d discussed in our coaching session. This woman said she could teach my client how to use this system in order to get her ready for tax time. My pet sitting coaching client feels extremely comfortable with this person and it feels like the perfect fit for her!

Commitment creates success on purpose. It creates ‘out of the blue’ events and experiences. It creates magic.

And that magic starts with the simple words, “I want…”

“I want” is the rudder that faces your boat in the right direction to achieve what it is that you want.

And then intention, commitment, and action lead to the results you most want in your business and your life.

Allow yourself to dream this week of what you want to create in your life and in your work. And if you are crystal clear about what that is, notice your commitment level and take actions that support being fully committed to what it is you most want to create in your life and your pet sitting and dog walking business.

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Coach Kristin leading teleconference for National Association of Professional Pet Sitters on Monday, Sept. 19!

Hello beloved pet sitters!

Wow, what a long journey! As many of you may know, after I wrote the book Six-Figure Pet Sitting I’ve been on sabbatical in India and Bali for 7 months.

I have missed working with my coaching clients and am so excited to get back to coaching you.

But first…

The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) has asked me to lead their monthly teleclass which is free for NAPPS members.

The topic will be on Pet Sitter Burnout. Obviously I’m not suffering from burnout now after my 7 month sabbatical…
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…but oh-my–have I got experience with this topic! I’m really looking forward to sharing my “burnout cures” with pet sitters from around the country.

If you’d like more information click here to find out more about the teleconference through National Association of Professional Pet Sitters.

I look forward to ‘seeing’ you on the call,
Kristin

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Coach Kristin is leading teleconference for National Association of Professional Pet Sitters on Monday, September 19!

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Hello beloved pet sitters!

Wow, what a long journey…

As many of you may know, after I wrote the book Six-Figure Pet Sitting I’ve been on sabbatical in India and Bali for 7 months.

I had a wonderful time on my trip and I have missed working with my coaching clients and am so excited to get back to coaching you.

But first…

The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) has asked me to lead their monthly teleconference on Monday, September 19, 2011 which is free for NAPPS members.

I’m really looking forward to connecting with NAPPS members on Monday after my time away!

The topic will be on Pet Sitter Burnout. Obviously I’m not suffering from burnout now after my 7 month sabbatical…
🙂
…but oh-my, have I got experience with this topic! I’m really looking forward to sharing my “burnout cures” with pet sitters from around the country.

If you’d like more information, click here to find out more about the teleconference through National Association of Professional Pet Sitters.

I look forward to ‘seeing’ you on Monday’s call,
Kristin

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Six-Figure Pet Sitting: The Book

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I’m one of those people that is a bit old-fashioned when it comes to books.

I know, I know, Kindle is the hottest rage and I will admit it would be nice not to be lugging 50 pounds of books around with me on this trip that I’m currently on.

But, for me, there is something about holding a book in my hands that makes me very, very happy.

Which makes me also happy to announce that, in addition my book being available in eBook format, Six-Figure Pet Sitting: Catapult Your Pet Sitting Business to Unlimited Success book is now available in printed format through Amazon.

Yay!

You can do the writing exercises in the book. You can fold down the corner of the pages that you want to come back to next time you pick up the book (I won’t tell anyone).

And for those of you high tech pet sitters who want to read the Six-Figure Pet Sitting book on your smart phone and Kindle–it will be available for purchase in those formats soon too.

Enjoy and happy pet sitting!
Kristin

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