Running Your Business From Plan B


Plan B- it may look like a maze, but there could be a prize at the end

Running Your Business From Plan B You know the old adage, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail"? I'd like to add a footnote to that. "And if you fail to have Plan B, you're really in trouble." The secret to keeping Plan B in mind, is that you don't always know what it's going to be. It may require you to think on your feet, be spontaneous, and even try something new. I've had a host of Plan B moments in my online business, so I'm … [Read more...]

Wild Ideas Are GREAT For Business


The Wild Idea That Paid Off Virtual Chat Series

The very survival of your business depends on something big... WILD IDEAS. You can use other phrases like innovation, creativity, cutting edge, on the pulse, strategic... but I call these WILD IDEAS because they're the type of ideas that go to the core of your very being and excite you with a feeling that's well, WILD. Sexy. Unbridled. Passionate. Brilliant. Exhilarating. There's an element of risk, which to many of us is just plain … [Read more...]

Playing Full Out Like Jeremy Lin


J-Lin, playing full out

This is the most inspiring story I've come across in a long time and it's a must follow for anyone who has ever felt like the odds are stacked against you, like you'll never have your break. NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, who spent most of his first season with the New York Knicks sitting on the bench, gets called in on a fluke when another player gets injured. And life as we know it will never be the same after that. Maybe he sensed … [Read more...]

Visibility and Leadership: 7 Steps to Be the BEST In Your Field


7 Pillars of Success

by guest blogger Lisa Marie Platske, www.LeadershipSuccessSummit.com Born with the gift of hospitality, I fell in love with the art of leadership in my teens. Leadership is influence -- nothing more and nothing less. As a small business owner, leadership can be the difference between a waiting list for your services, and happy, successful clients, or just eeking by. Ask yourself, where are you headed? Who is following you? Are you going … [Read more...]

Important 2 Minute Survey: How Do You Like to Learn New Information?


womanMentor

As more and more small business owners are leaning towards "on demand" everything (music, movies, books) to download/stream instantly, I'm noticing some changes in the way that small biz owners like to learn. The ground is shifting very quickly when it comes to education and the delivery of training materials and information. I'm teaming up with Karyn Greenstreet to find out exactly which ways you like to absorb new content, learn new … [Read more...]

Stay in Business By Staying Grateful: 3 Tips to Live By


Double Rainbow spotted on a lonely stretch of I-5

Gratitude is one of the most powerful paths to happiness there is. Look for things to be grateful for and you'll become intoxicated with a wonderful feeling that puts life and the world into perspective. I'm very fortunate to have the business I do and owe a huge amount of thanks to all of the people who've mentored me, masterminded with me, hired me, referred business to me, invited me to speak, sent heartfelt emails, asked for advice, taken … [Read more...]