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Don’t Live By Your Job Title Alone
Whether you are a senior director, a Vice President, or a cashier, you may be doing the same job and fulfilling the same responsibilities. Although the prestige that comes with any job title has a […]
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Inbox Zero
I’m going to level with you. Emails are the new voicemail. Delete, delete, delete. Remember the day when you would get multiple voicemail messages and simply power through them by deleting all the unimportant ones? […]
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My Mom Wasn’t An Entrepreneur
My Mom was definitely not an entrepreneur. During her long life she held only two jobs, and in both she worked as a bookkeeper. Her first employer was a slightly unscrupulous company with owners who […]
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What Does It Take to Focus When You’re Crazy-Busy?
Have you ever noticed that when you’re super busy, you default to coffee + fast food? I can relate. This used to be my life. I craved coffee, muffins and sushi. I’ve been traveling extensively […]
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A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step
Setting our goals is easy, achieving them can be hard. Knowing how to stay motivated is important when it comes to getting what we want in the long term. Our world is filled with more […]
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Entrepreneurship Is Not For Sissies
Being in business for yourself can be a “long and winding road” with many bumps along the way. I started working in my dad’s bindery, while teaching myself about the printing business and computer graphics. […]
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You Can Fire Clients, But Should You?
Run your own business long enough and you will have ample opportunities to fire clients. Whether they’re not paying, or there’s a personality conflict, to numerous other reasons; firing a client is a fairly common […]
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Networking as a 2nd Job
My mother offered me sage advice throughout high school and college that I didn’t really take to heart until my late 20’s: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” If there’s a top […]
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Thousands of Hops; One Big Step
When Adrian announced she was creating this blog, this post popped into my head. The words have been percolating in my mind for months and I hope you find it interesting and enjoyable. For the […]
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A New Flavor of Kool-Aid: The Myth of the Glampreneur
A former C-level executive, I launched my own consulting business 15 years ago. I was ahead of my time in many ways. Facebook groups, media outlets, and other communities are popping up, extolling the virtues […]