“If” can be a powerful word. I recently watched a documentary about a football coach who lost his parents and sister in a car crash. Years later, he was still blaming himself. “If I wasn’t playing in that game, they wouldn’t have been in the car to come see me and maybe they’d still be here.” This comment made me so sad for him. The bad “If” is when you use the word to lament the past. … [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...]
Why do you do what you do? Ideas to reconnect with your purpose + passion
Your business is an extension of you. It started with an idea and a hope and problem you were itching to solve. A vision of how you could improve someone’s life, work, relationships, self-esteem or home. For a moment, forget about the features and functions. Forget about the “tricks.” Forget about the bonus materials or free reports or “Act by this date” price promotions or 6-week programs or … [Read more...]
Why friendships don’t just “happen” but why they matter
I'm going to get a little woo woo on ya, today. So turn off your iPhone and stop setting the world on fire for a sec, my go-getter. Your soul is made for connection. Much like hunger tells you when you need food and exhaustion tells you when you need sleep, loneliness tells you when you long for more connection. And most of us - especially those who are amazing entrepreneurial women taking … [Read more...]
Ouch! 7 ways to deal with criticism
As many of you know, this summer I’m on sabbatical as I take a 5-week summer acting congress with San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), one of the most renowned theaters and actor training/MFA programs in the country. Alumni include Annette Bening,, Denzel Washington, Elizabeth Banks, Anika Noni Rose and countless other working actors whose faces you’ve seen but whose names you … [Read more...]
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