It’s time to go beyond networking and start connecting. Being a good connector reaps endless benefits for your business and life. Knowing the right people gets you jobs faster, scores you more clients, boosts your visibility, increases your acumen and skills, and shapes your ideas. It is also great for your health and enjoyment in your career. But how do you become a good connector if you think … [Read more...]
A Dear John letter for Starbucks
Dear Starbucks, We've been through a lot, you and I. But it's time for me to see other brands. It's not you, it's me. No, that's a lie. It's totally you. You swept me off my feet in my early 20's and taught me how to love coffee - for that I will be eternally grateful. Late Saturday mornings in Chicago. Stolen afternoons in Washington D.C. Even in Indianapolis - back before they actually … [Read more...]
14 Secrets to Selling $4 Million: How to Find Digital Success Using Old-Fashioned Values
I adore today's guest post from Beth Marbach of Downtown Gal. She spent 12 years building a $4 million designer shoe resale business on eBay. Her story has everything: Scrappy moxie, digital prowess and a health dose of good old -fashioned values that catapulted her to success. Whether your business is online, in an office park or on Main Street, you will devour these 14 secrets which Beth was … [Read more...]
12 things you will never regret saying in business
We all have had that moment when our mouth moves 3 milliseconds faster than our brain. Often, the heart has bypassed the brain's filter completely and as you say something, you can almost literally see the words flying out of your mouth in slow motion but can't stop them and stuff them back in. As a fiesty redhead, this has happened to me way more times than I care to admit. With age and … [Read more...]
How to make and keep friends….without the playground. A conversation with Shasta Nelson
As I get older, I’m fascinated by friendship and how it evolves over time. Since moving several times in my life and leaving a corporate job for solo business ownership, I’ve also had to learn to cultivate new friends and “work friends” in a whole new way. I’m excited to announce that a new friend in my life, Shasta Nelson, wrote an amazing book – Friendships Don’t Just Happen! The Guide to … [Read more...]
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