Business
Learn to Listen
A chapter from my book “The Blatant Truth: 50 Ways to Sales Success. You can download it here as well: www.theblatanttruth.com Blatant Truth #6: Learn to Listen Think back on any successful sales experiences, either […]
obstacles
Challenges
How to Delegate When You Are a Party of One?!
Every great time management book or article you read has a primary rule- delegate, delegate, and delegate! However, these articles as well written as they are, are all aimed at large corporations or departments with […]
Challenges
The Struggle Within
I was apprehensive at first when I sat down to write this post. Most of you, in fact, I assume that all of you reading this are established entrepreneurs well versed in most things business […]
Business
Time For a Check-in?
Are you watching your days appear in the rear-view mirror with surprise either in delight or horror? How are you coming along on the goals that you set forth for your day, week, month and […]
23 hour days
Yeah. Being an Entrepreneur Can Suck.
I’ve been an entrepreneur for a long time, 30 years to be exact. Back in the dark ages. Back when there were few if any support groups, networking communities, readily available podcasts, webinars and online […]
Challenges
The Winter of My Discontent
I admit it. It’s only January and I’ve gotten pretty sick of winter. It’s been particularly nasty here in New York and it’s dragging me down, to the point where sitting at my computer and […]
Small Business
Three Tips For An Entrepreneur in a Creative Field
Creativity requires flexibility, thinking outside the box, thinking in a non linear fashion. Starting your own business requires the opposite: focus, organization, and logic. As an interior designer, I need both sets of skills, even […]
Business
The New Entrepreneurial Woman
The world is changing and moving faster than ever before. As women entrepreneurs we feel the ticking off of the clock more than most. It is important that we stay up to pace with the […]
Challenges
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? […]
Challenges
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 […]