Articles by Anne Perry
“Throw a party.” That was the advice I received during my morning meditation recently. See, we just opened the doors to Business Heroine Academy for the first time in over a year (woot!) and the question I brought to my meditation was: “How does Business Heroine Academy want to get the word out?” Throw a party. more »
This is a birth story. And it’s also a love note from my heart to yours: I want to have a heart-to-heart with you because I think you’re like me. You want a business that is an extension of your soul… that feeds your creativity and offers your best gifts to the world. That makes a difference. more »
This cracks me up. And (dare I admit it) inspires me? Umm, I think? You may have seen various renditions of this peculiar re-edited and re-shaped video, virally passed around throughout the inter webs. (It was a green screen experiment in which Shia LaBeouf recorded about 30 minutes of random scripts for a video art more »
That moment when you came out of the entrepreneurial closet? For me it was a slow creep… inspired by what sucks. All I wanted was to do work that lit me up. To spend my days feeling fulfilled, self-expressed, and like I’m actually making a difference. I wanted freedom. Choice. To spend my time and more »
Remember 7th grade? Slumber parties with your besties, taking magazine quizzes, whispering secrets. Choreographed dance routines, dressing up in your older sister’s prom dress, planning out all the details of your dream life down to the glamorous beach house and smokin’ hot wardrobe? I’ll admit it. My Barbies used to rock it out on stage more »
My mom has this really great saying that you might appreciate. She says: “Annie, if you don’t toot your own horn, it might not get tooted.” As women we are often taught to be modest, to downplay our strengths, to avoid rocking the boat. After all, we don’t want to be obnoxious or make other more »
Want to know where the term “Business Heroine” was born? It started as a concept of an alter-ego. You’ve heard about Beyonce and her alter-ego, Sasha Fierce, right? Beyonce admits she can be shy, yet her performances call for bold, fearless, and bigger-than-life. It’s Sasha Fierce you see taking the stage. In more »
Do you ever feel like the business you really want is always just out of reach? It’s like you have this vision of the most amazing business…and you know you’d be brilliant at it. You’d help so many people. It would be so fulfilling. And you even know in your heart you are destined for more »
Lately I’ve been coming face-to-face with a sneaky monster that lives within me…the people-pleaser. I know, I know. I’ve read enough Business Heroine® articles to know that tossing aside my own needs and ignoring my desires ultimately does not serve anyone. I get it, mama. But yet. There is still this conditioned voice within telling more »
Sometimes self-care looks like waking up before the birds, lighting a candle, and meditating for an hour. Othertimes? It looks like sleeping in. On a Monday morning. I did that today. The permission slip to allow myself to get lost in deep dreams and sink into extra snuggle time with my husband was inspired by more »
