Every year I take time to pause and evaluate how and where I spend my time – as a professional, volunteer, community member and mom. I feel it’s important to treat your time as a precious resource, being intentional on where it’s spent. After taking a closer look at all the various volunteer roles I hold, I realized it was…
Read MoreHow to Be Kind When You Have No Patience
I recently had a friend ask me for advice on how she can better share her thoughts when she is frustrated or overwhelmed. She noticed I tend to have good relationships with people and wondered how I don’t lose my cool. First of all, I have definitely lost my cool. Multiple times. Each time this has happened, while it was…
Read More5 Ways to Collaborate for Success
I’ve been working from home long before the pandemic. As a consultant, speaker and writer, I work with organizations that are spread across the country. Sometimes I’m part of a virtual team, other times I partner with other consultants, and occasionally I work independently on my own projects. Being self-employed and not having a consistent work team, I’ve learned how…
Read MoreChoose Your Words Carefully – Words Have Power
As a writer, I know the power of words. I choose my words based on the emotions I want to convey or reactions I want to stir in my reader. While I recognize not everyone places as much value on words, it’s important to remember the words we use, or don’t use, say a lot about who we are and…
Read More5 Ways to Work ON Not IN Your Business
As business owners and entrepreneurs, it’s easy for the days and months to fly by as you have your head down, busy satisfying customers and managing staff. While this may help keep your business running, it won’t allow it to grow in a strategic way. Only by hitting pause and taking the time to work ON your business will you…
Read MoreHow to Define Your (Authentic) Personal Brand
A brand is more than a logo. It is the emotions, thoughts, impressions and facts that come to mind when we think of an organization. Large corporations spend a lot of time and money protecting and elevating their brands. They know having brand recognition and respect are important elements of their business strategy. But how often do we as individuals…
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