Have you ever been frustrated in your attempts to get what you really want? Have you wondered how some great athletes and high achievers deliver THEIR greatest results? Are you frustrated, maybe feeling you don’t even really know what you want? Write A Vision Statement As A Foundation For Your Purpose This exercise combines two […]
Progress so far toward the goals I set for 2018
When it came to defining and sharing a personal brand identity, and starting an online business, I’ve struggled with what to do and in what order. Even with paid training and coaching, it’s been like drinking from a firehose. There are so many things to do, and so many people encourage differing priorities! I would have […]
When it came to defining and communicating an online brand, then starting an online business, I struggled with what to do, and in what order. Even with paid training and coaching, it’s been like drinking from a firehose. There are so many things to do, and so many people encourage differing priorities! I would have appreciated […]
In 2008, I received my first free health checkup as an employee of Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. My results weren’t great, but they weren’t horrible either. They were at the high end of healthy, and they changed between 2008 and 2009: each one got a little worse, by just a point or two. However, the […]
There’s a saying among entrepreneurs that a person should work on the business, not in the business. Let that distinction sink in for a moment. It’s certainly true that managers should work on the business as their scope and span of control and influence increases. Meddling in details when you have managers reporting to you […]
It’s official: everywhere one looks for advice about doing business online (one of my 2018 goals), the advice is the same. We have to have an email list. In theory, this sounds good. It even sounds easy. Then, like everything else on the internet, as we tune into the details, the number of specific pieces of […]
There I was at lunch with a friend today. He’s an engineering program manager for a local research organization. We met in a course recently, though we might have known each other for years. He’s a kind soul. A good heart. Warm. Friendly. Smart. We all know someone like him. Or we should. Or I […]
As I considered content and an editorial calendar that might interest my target audience, I realized something notable. As I learn to share and publicize my goals and interests, and as I look for points of intersection between mine and others, I can offer a peek into what I’m doing and where I’m going. So, […]
I’ve been a frustrated business operator my whole life. The first time I considered going into business with my Dad, he told me I could do better than he did. I was to go to college and “get a good job”. Right after grad school, I took the opportunity to create a business, which I […]
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