Ahhh, an entrepreneur… What kind of images does that word conjure in your head? Images of you at cocktail parties explaining your latest business venture? Ideas of you working in your home office in your pajamas? How about talking to some movers and shakers in your industry about a potential partnership? Or maybe you just …
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I have looked at success story after success story… I have read many biographies and studied the lives of many great men and women… Over and over again I find that what Benjamin Disraeli said is true… “The secret of success is constancy of purpose.” Winners are those that have a purpose in mind and …
You know a book is good when you have to read it a 2nd time… Or a 3rd or 4th for that matter! I love when I find books like that. Ones that can stay in my permanent library and won’t be sold on Amazon or sent to the thrift store. On Writing Well by …
Too often we get caught up in downsides of life… We feel overwhelmed by our obligations… We are having health issues… We are having relationship problems… We find that out work no longer satisfies us… We come to a crossroads or crisis in life… The best advice anyone can give us in these situations is …
Do you know how powerful simply saying yes can be? I know in my life saying yes has led me to some great opportunities that have furthered my career and have helped me to find my calling in life. Have you ever really thought about how much you say no to things? How much opportunity …
Anything Positive. The first thing that comes to mind is to start a blog if you haven’t started one already and develop an internet presence. If you enjoyed your industry and want to stay in it, write exclusively about that. If you simply enjoy your job function (i.e. accountant, etc.), and want to switch industries, …
The person that has focus is the person that wins. Yet it is hard to focus. We don’t want to focus. It’s almost in our nature to be distracted by what is in front of us at any given moment. Let’s take resumes for example… How is a hiring manager supposed to decide who to …
This blog has sure been a time sink to get started… Searching for the right theme… Getting all the appropriate wordpress plugins… Tweaking this and that… Remembering how I built my first blog… It is all fun and exciting, but time consuming… I have wanted to post more then I have already, and yet I …
This seems to be a theme in my life lately. Things are going well, the water is calm, and all is peaceful in the world. Projects are on time, work is getting done, and there is time left over to enjoy it. Then the storm comes, or the unexpected waterfall, or whatever other water analogies …
Downsizing is hard work… It takes time, effort, energy, and some foresight… Don’t give up… The results are worth it…