Lonely at the top

You know what they say, "It's lonely at the top". Doesn't have to be... I always wanted to be in business. As a child, I would play "Restaurant" and "Supermarket" with my cousin - down to making checks and menus. When my parents added a dog to our household, I became fascinated with the vet, … Continue reading Lonely at the top

Business 101: You are NOT Peanut Butter

Here's a sticky subject… "I got it." "Why bother letting so-and-so do it? I'll only wind up doing it over again myself." "Just give it to me - I'll do it." And here's my favorite… "I have to do everything!" How many times have you heard these lines? How many times have you said them … Continue reading Business 101: You are NOT Peanut Butter

Are you a Firestarter?

Getting things done - making a plan and checking off those boxes. Up level and be unstoppable! Are you one of those people that gets things done before others around even get started moving? As a business owner, being comfortable with how you feel about money - understanding your value and being confident in the … Continue reading Are you a Firestarter?

A Helpful Handy Hint from your ol’ Aunt Jane…

Start your day off with one, be ready to modify it and end your day with one for tomorrow. Have a plan. One of my colleagues put up a social media post this week that said, "If plan A doesn't work out, you have 25 other letters to go". It was a post about perseverance. … Continue reading A Helpful Handy Hint from your ol’ Aunt Jane…

The Wrong Room

Never be intimidated by someone's intelligence; harness their strengths to compliment yours, for the good of the company. My mother and father pushed the school narrative. My first-grade report card was all "E's" [Straight A's equivalent for a six-year-old] and the teacher told my parents that I loved to learn. My parents were both high … Continue reading The Wrong Room

Anchors & Engines

Coaches need coaches. Any coach that tells you they don't need a coach themselves is probably a coach you should run away from. Not nice, I know, but true. I have had some really awesome coaches and I have had some not so awesome coaches. I have had a coach that sold me on everything … Continue reading Anchors & Engines

Think of Yourself as Peanut Butter

Here's a sticky subject... "I got it." "Why bother letting so-and-so do it? I'll only wind up doing it over again myself." "Just give it to me - I'll do it." And here's my favorite... "I have to do everything!" How many times have you heard these lines? How many times have you said them … Continue reading Think of Yourself as Peanut Butter

The Power of Connecting

Anyone who tells you that working on your own, being a solo-preneur, or anything where you are the chief-in-charge is a SOLO show is out of their minds! There - I said it. If you think for one minute that you have no one to answer to - well get that out of your head … Continue reading The Power of Connecting

Creating a new space…

Creating a new space, based on your old space. Expanding on opportunities that are really right in front of you but you may never have noticed them. Multiple weeks of lockdowns and self-isolation from all that we do have given all of us time to think. Some of us have become wonderful home school teachers, … Continue reading Creating a new space…

BRAVA!!

People have been asking me a lot of questions about how we go forward from here - post-self-isolating, hoping for the best, preparing for the... Hey, what could be worse than what we have already been through? Relatively, people have passed, political jockeying still goes on, economies are hit hard, and business people, especially small, … Continue reading BRAVA!!