Sometimes, we can receive lessons in the darndest places. A few months ago, I was watching the TV show, Rizzoli and Isles. In one of the episodes, Rizzoli experiences something negative, and Isles reminds her to go through one of her rituals of finding the silver lining in any situation. That ritual was a...
In the world of entrepreneurship, business connections are key. Connections lead to community, joint ventures, and of course, prospects and clients. It’s important that we not only keep the flow of connections going but that we nurture the ones we’ve already made. That’s where most people break the cycle. We meet someone at a networking...
If you are ever tasked with responding to a request for a proposal or with submitting a proposal for your services, this article is going to help you pay attention to things that make a winning proposal. The challenge is this: We are too close to our own expertise. We can see the problem and...
As small business owners, it’s important always to be looking at where our growth will come from. Seems obvious, but most people automatically shoot for more clients. That’s great, we all want more clients, but growth doesn’t always have to come from gaining more clients. There may come a time in your business where you...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Spending a set amount of time focusing on one activity to see it through to completion may seem boring, but I guarantee you that the outcome is not. The outcome is progress, which is something we all strive for. This is box title Focus is a skill you have to learn. If you’re...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] One of the big challenges you face as an entrepreneur is self-motivation. I’ve been journaling on self-motivation for many years now, because I struggle with it myself. Aside from taking care of my clients and doing the things that I absolutely love to do, there’s a lot of less exciting tasks...
