How to Prevent Holiday-Itis from Sickening Your Small Business It's called “The Holiday Season” – a time of joy and love and merriment, extending from Thanksgiving through New Years in the United States. We watch movies that unfold like Kodak moments, complete with gently falling snow … [Read more...]
Men vs. Women and the Great Money Value Debate
Participating with Barbara Turley of EnergiseWealth.com in exploring and dissecting this important topic was a highlight of this past year for me. Women and their relationship with Money is the undercurrent that flows beneath much of what occurs in the business world regarding salary, value, … [Read more...]
I Feel Good Today – Authentic Growth Business and Family
Authentic Growth in Business and Family Today I dropped off my 13 year child at orientation for new public school students. It was a huge step for me, as my child has never attended public school before. As a die-hard outside the box thinker, I vowed back in 1989 that any child I had would … [Read more...]
Hating Bleach – Authentic Business Success Story
It's a bit unusual - hating bleach - and particularly using that hatred to tell a story about authentic business success. But I was inspired today by a bottle of Clorox - yes - the name brand bleach! About 17 years ago I was at the club where I worked out regularly. The pool was right outside the … [Read more...]
The Strategy of Entrepreneurship Time Freedom Explained
There's a strategy of Entrepreneurship Time Freedom that is often overlooked in the quest for success and money. If you are mindful of strategy while developing your entrepreneurial business, time freedom can be part of the scenario that unfolds as you grow. My loyal readers have been asking … [Read more...]
Perspective Gleaned from the Nepal Earthquake
More and more these days I've been personally focused and professionally speaking on the power and even necessity of setting priorities that align with ones core values, in all decisions. By choosing yourself - assessing options without succumbing to the mainstream society paradigm - you open your … [Read more...]
Work-Life Balance: Possibility or Fiction for Entrepreneurs
Work-Life Balance: Fact or Fiction for Entrepreneurs (Original article by Deborah Tutnauer published by Launch and Hustle dot com. Reprinted here by permission. Access original click here) For Entrepreneurs the bleed between work and home, work and life, work and anything can be extreme. … [Read more...]
Failure Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs
There is no success without failure. Yet failure tears at our soul, wreaks havoc with our moods, sends us deeply into questioning our worth and validity. Or does it? Entrepreneurs require a failure survival guide, as all success requires failure. Thomas Edison created 10,000 or so … [Read more...]
Now What? – Entrepreneurs Must Expect the Unexpected
Entrepreneurs must expect the unexpected. In fact, if you own a business you would be wise to assume that your plans will regularly be disrupted and you will be confronted with surprise situations that require you be flexible and creative. The only thing we know for sure is that change happens. As … [Read more...]
Both-And: The Journey of Mothering and Business Success
Epiphany. Both-And: The journey of motherhood and successful business. I write about business. I write about women. I write about entrepreneurship and success. I write all this on my blog. But in my journal I write primarily about mothering. Mothering a fiery, emotional, amazing almost adolescent … [Read more...]