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.’
Have you ever had the experience where a friend made a promise to you – and then they went back on their word? I have had that experience and it sucks, quite honestly. What’s up with that type of behavior? For some people, this is habitual. Where and when have you ever made a promise…
Why in the world do so many brilliant, capable, educated women allow fear to hold them back? I totally understand the whole concept of fear – what I don’t understand is why we let it get in the way of living our dream life. I speak to a lot of women solopreneurs over the course…
Don’t you just love it when other entrepreneurs look at you and say something like: “Well, it’s easy for you!”? NOT! That statement actually makes me want to scream. But it is a statement that I hear a lot. What many women entrepreneurs do NOT realize is that it takes a lot to up-level your…
Do you often find yourself busy being busy? Do you sometimes wish the world would stop so you could get off, for just a moment? I make a habit of stopping regularly to recharge/think/dream. This past summer, I was invited to a place I call ‘heaven on earth’ to relax and enjoy nature at the…
When you made the decision to go into business for yourself, did you really have any idea at all about ‘start-up’ expenses? Did you think that customers and clients would be pounding on your door right away? For some of you, that might have been the case. For most entrepreneurs, however, that is not the…
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if there were 8 days in a week? I’m sure many of you would like to take advantage of that extra 24 hours, particularly at busy times of the year. What would it be like, though, if you only had 6 days in a week? Have…
How many of you feel absolutely, and totally, overwhelmed just thinking about social media these days? If you’re anything like me, you’re not 30 years old anymore – and all of this can seem totally impossible to learn, let alone implement. You know that you must get ‘in the game’ or get run over! We…
Do many of you get those butterflies in your stomach every time you go to make a ‘sales’ call? Do you have to get ‘psyched up’ to talk to a prospect about the life-changing work that you do? What’s that all about, anyway? I know, from my coaching clients, that you have a burning desire…
Hey, have you ever felt like you were drowning in overwhelm as a result of launching, or up-levelling, your business?” Wouldn’t it be great if someone just threw you a life line?? Well, actually, there really is such a thing! There is CPR for business development. While many of you have a real calling for…
How many of you have ever felt that being a woman in business is hard?” Well, it is hard – because if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. And being of the female persuasion, at times, can make it doubly hard! (just go to any bank and try to get a business loan………)…