It thrills me to know there is actually scientific evidence that doing what you love is good for your health. Check out this passage from Janet and Chris Attwood’s excellent book The Passion Test: The Effortless Path To Discovering Your Life Purpose. They cite research from two neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Spirituality and more »
Eventually in your business you’ve probably considered or are forced to increase your fees or prices. And for many doing so without losing your most valuable clients/customers comes with a level of anxiety and perhaps fear. Will they go to another competitor? Will they begin to bad mouth me and tarnish my reputation? Will they more »
{photo from Pinterest} A question I get frequently from small business owners is “how do I get more fan engagement.” This question can point to the lack of a developed social media strategy, or at least an underdeveloped content strategy, or the need to tweak their existing strategy. As marketers of any brand, there are more »
I was 14. It was my first year running track and as a Freshman, I made the varsity track team which was mostly Juniors and Seniors. I just finished my first regional track meet. And I had qualified for the state championships. On our way home in the mini-van, my mom and I got to more »
As you may have already figured out or personally experienced, social media advertising on platforms such as such as Facebook, Linked In and search engine ads like Google Adwords, can be very costly. Your credit card is charged every time a curious browser clicks on your ad. Unfortunately, many of these “curiosity clickers” have no more »
30 years ago Mexico called me to explore my ancient relationship to the Maya and to remind me of who I am at my core. I was 14 years young; my family was on Christmas vacation in Cancun, one day we all journeyed out to Chichen Itza in a rented jeep. I still remember more »
When I tell people my husband and I are taking off for a year to travel around the United States and Canada in a motorhome, one common response I get is, “Must be nice.” The way this phrase is said to me is what cracks me up. It’s a loaded “must be nice,” that assumes more »
February 4, 2013 launched the Chinese New Year and when we look at the year of the Water Snake through “Feng Shui and BaZi Astrology eyes” we look at it elementally and how these elements play off each other. The Gui/Si or Yin Water/Snake year will offer us a little slow-down time to refocus and redirect our energies as more »
What is holding you back from deciding to go for your dreams in career and business? Maybe you feel a twinge of guilt for going after what you really want. Or perhaps you think, sure that would be nice, but you need to be realistic. Maybe you have resigned that it’s just a fantasy and, more »
Entrepreneurs value freedom, arguably above all else. In fact, most successful entrepreneurs got into business in the first place because they sought out some combination of the following five types of freedom. 1) Financial Freedom. New York Times best selling author T. Harv Eker gives us this definition of financial freedom: “The ability to live the lifestyle more »
