Where are you headed? Are you moving forward? Sometimes all it takes is a little comment from someone whose opinion you value to wake you up and motivate change. Has that happened to you? About six months ago I had three of those interesting conversations with colleagues within a couple of days, and the big [...]
I wanted to hang up the phone instead of continuing to dig into challenges. My coach/therapist (sometimes I’m not sure which I should really call her as all the “business” and “personal” seem to be intermixed so often) and I were deep into conversation. I always think we’ll be focused only on business and somehow [...]
Do you consider yourself a brave, courageous person? Are you the type who could base jump or get on a stage in front of 100,000 people without fear? I’m not. I’m working on it though (not the base jumping, exactly, but the bravery). I loved the movie We Bought a Zoo and my favorite scene [...]
Twelve years ago I stepped out into creating my own business. Here are 12 of the biggest lessons I’ve learned along the way. 12. Determination counts. If you’re determined enough you’ll make it work. I started my business with a laptop computer, internet connection, and prayer. I had no start up money. Didn’t know a [...]
As I went through my email this afternoon, ending up with 40+ tabs open in Firefox. Every email that had a link I wanted to read or a webinar or ebook I wanted to check out, I opened in a new tab. I realized I’d fallen back into the trap of “I NEED to…” That [...]
It’s Monday! That means a question and challenge video for you. If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd1u_VEO-_w So, who’s got your back? Are you in a mastermind group? Have you tried participating in one yet? Share in the comments and let’s talk about coaches, mastermind groups and [...]
Are you afraid of making mistakes? Terrified that someone might see you mess up? Petrified that something could go wrong or things won’t be perfect? That fear can keep us from taking the action we need to take to move forward. Many times I’ve hesitated to try something new. I was afraid I’d “fail”… publicly. [...]
We’ve all got our “secret weapons” in business. I haven’t been shy about sharing with you that I work with coaches and mastermind groups, and I know they’ve been a big key to me moving forward. Today I want to share one of my “secret weapons” with you and how you can learn from her [...]
I have a confession. I don’t drive. That’s not the confession though, it’s quite a bit more embarrassing. Since I don’t drive, I’ve finally decided to attempt learning the local bus system. (And no, I’ve never lashed myself to the seats with bungee cords, though I do find the lack of seatbelts disconcerting.) Reading a [...]
Over the weekend I spent a couple of hours sewing padded covers for my kids Nook Tablets. Sewing isn’t exactly my gift–I don’t excel at spatial reasoning and it did take a couple of tries to get everything in its proper spot, but I managed not to sew through my fingers, or anyone elses, so [...]
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