Pat has built the new business she's dreamed of, without compromise. She has been nominated, for the past 4 years, for the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award and have won 4 STEVIE Awards for Women in Business. Pat has also hosted her own local radio show for 4 years and now hosts a live talk show on local TV interviewing successful women entrepreneurs and sharing their stories. She has written 3 books – the latest of which is ‘Stop Compromising and Make All the Money You Want! A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Starting Up and Starting Over.’

My Mother, My Inspiration!

Is there someone special in your life who really inspires you?  We all need to have people around us who believe in us, who love us unconditionally, and who see more in us than we see in ourselves. I am blessed to have many mentors, both personally and professionally, who do encourage me, stretch me…

Back It Up – Avoid A Crisis!

Ever have one of ‘those days’?  The computer hard drive crashes and dies – right before your very eyes. Painful! It has been my first experience with this and, let me tell you, everything comes to a standstill. We have come to rely very heavily on technology for getting through our days and I am no exception…

Getting Over Procrastination!

Do you procrastinate?  Is it difficult for you to ‘get motivated’? Well, you’re not alone – it’s a common problem for many entrepreneurs and one that many of you would like to resolve. It was a sad day last week when I read this notice: ‘Stephen R. Covey, author of the best-selling motivational book ‘7…

We are blessed, beyond belief!

We are absolutely blessed, beyond belief! I woke up in my own bed this morning, after 36 hours of non-stop travel, having left Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, flying to Johannesburg with my colleagues, waiting at the airport for about 5 hours for our respective flights, and then Shanda and I boarded our flight to NYC…