When you travel the world around you, it changes the world within you. That was one of my quotes a few years ago from my travel blog when I was blogging the World Tour. It holds true to this day, in my opinion. I have traveled a lot these past 3 months, in particular, and…
Oh sweet Africa – you have stolen my heart. I was on a trip recently to different parts of Africa and it was absolutely life-changing. I did have high expectations with respect to the projects we were working on – and those expectations were greatly surpassed. We gave a lot and we received so much…
After a rather harrowing, stressful and happy (all at the same time!) week, I took time to reflect on what keeps someone in the game of business. Business IS a game and it does take a certain type of individual to stick with it. The challenges last week, combined with my level of fatigue (after…
There’s nothing better than being in an airplane and having a window seat. Talk about getting perspective. On a clear day, it feels like you can see forever. And this transfers over into how we do business. Most entrepreneurs stay glued to their desk and assume that they can grow their business that way. Nope!…
A very poor habit of most entrepreneurs is to attend major business conferences – go back to the jungle of life – and put their notes/binders/books on the shelf. Then it just becomes ‘shelf help’ and you might as well have stayed home in the first place. I see it happen all the time. People…
One of the best ways to grow your business and get what you want is to help someone else get what they want. Seriously. That’s how it really works. Help someone else and you end up helping yourself. One of the things I am most proud of, as I reflect back on the 5 years…
Are your dreams still in a drawer? When I worked with The Pacific Institute and facilitated workshops around the country, I remember speaking with so many baby boomers who told me that their dreams had been put in a drawer many years ago. They had been focused on their marriage, their children, their jobs –…
How could this happen to me? Ever have one of those moments when it feels like, no matter how prepared you are, things just go wrong. They do. It happens to all of us. Most often, we only see and read about all the happy and successful things that entrepreneurs are experiencing. That’s just fine…
Some of you are asking ‘what’s a list’? I know – I’ve heard many of you ask the question. A list IS your business. It’s pure gold. No list – no business. Next question – ‘so how do I get/create one’? That IS the question. I want to address it in a few simple steps…
Stuck behind your computer? There are many of you who, in this first week of the new year, are sitting behind your computer, staring at the screen, wondering what to do first in order to grow your business this year. I know why you’re stuck, too. You have been afraid to make some decisions that…