There’s no better way to out-do the competition than when you have the insider advantage. Because when you know something before everyone else, you can act before everyone else. A great insider advantage tool is … Read the rest…
I’ll never forget something my mom told me after I’d just become a new mom. She said, “If you don’t call the shots for how you spend your time, someone else will.” And she told … Read the rest…
Her words stick with me to this day. “You can do anything for a year.” That’s what a friend of mine told me during a visit with me a few years ago. We were talking … Read the rest…
Are you afraid of making mistakes? Or do you make mistakes and keep moving forward? I’ll tell you how I feel about it. And my thoughts are in these lyrics from Chrissie Hynde and The … Read the rest…
Steve opened his own business. And that’s no big deal, right? Except that he decided to build his business empire as an attorney. Well, that IS kind of big deal, right? Because you probably don’t … Read the rest…
I remember a relative who talked about being teased, back in the day, for wearing glasses. Kids would call him “four eyes” (kids can be so cruel, can’t they). These days a lot more people … Read the rest…
Wendy always has an almost limitless stream of business ideas. And that’s great. AND it’s awful. It’s great because it keeps her creative and busy. But it’s awful because her creativity can’t keep up with … Read the rest…
You gotta sell something if you wanna make money. I think we can all agree on that. Right? And, whether you like it or not, you gotta pay taxes. And I think we can all … Read the rest…
Lily makes candles by hand. And you might think it would be too difficult to turn that into a thriving business. But Lily’s the kind of solopreneur who never quits. She knew the only way … Read the rest…
Nick (not his real name) was once overwhelmed with the daily grind of manual number crunching for his small business. Sales reports, expense tracking, and payroll consumed too many hours every week. And that cut … Read the rest…