It’s officially summertime and vacation season. Business owners often have a tough time traveling on two fronts. First, there is often a sense that they are responsible for so many things that there is no way that they can truly shut down. Then there’s the other side of the coin…the sense of overwhelm and overload […]
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Many entrepreneurs get so wrapped up in the day-to-day of their businesses and lives that they lose sight of themselves and having fun. I know I have. Have you? At my recent mastermind retreat, my coach asked us to create a theme for the next six months. The theme that came to mind for me […]
Read MoreI got a hug from the person checking my luggage in for a flight. My bag was 3 pounds overweight. I was given two choices. I could remove a few things or pay $75. I had a few copies of my book, Chaos To Cash, right on top. I pulled them out and put them […]
Read MoreProductivity is a multi-billion dollar business so it should be easy to cross things off your to-do list. For the most part the tasks that are on our lists are not difficult, yet it’s as if an invisible force stops you from implementing. We’re full of excuses. Some of the excuses are more “valid” than […]
Read MoreI read an article the other day about a teapot that J. C. Penny is selling. Apparently someone thought it looked like Hitler. J. C. Penny dealt with the matter immediately. They apologized and said that any resemblance is completely unintentional. The article went on to discuss other marketing mistakes. ChapStick apparently posted a picture […]
Read MoreHonestly my first thought was “How rude of these people to waste my time.” This past month I’ve been to four business-building events. I was a speaker at three of them. I booked over seventy-five “follow-up appointments”. I had team members block the time on my calendar and send the other party an appointment to […]
Read MoreI was speaking with a client the other day and the subject of branding came up. She felt that until she had thought out every detail of her business and offerings, she couldn’t say anything to anyone because she risked being “off brand”. Before I share the rest of our conversation let me say this…I’m […]
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