Director Billy Wilder, the man behind Sunset Blvd and Some Like It Hot once said: “Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s.” Still wondering if you should make the leap to starting a consulting business or perhaps to growing your existing business? What is your gut telling you?
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Famed physicist and Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie pioneered research in radium, polonium and radioactivity. But she once shared some wisdom that may inspire you as you go about managing your life, career and business: “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
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Have you ever got into a situation where you’re convinced your client has to listen to you? Where you know you’re the expert? Where your experience, your years in the trench, your training, your education and your methodology — and maybe even your gut — tell you what the client needs in this situation? Stop
Your client may be right Read More »
Wow, 2010. When I was a kid, this was the future. It was past the timeline of 2001, the movie. It was 10 years into the millenium. And now it’s just…today. Still…2010. I’m a little behind — that’s been my story since the fall — but I’m thinking about New Year’s resolutions. I want them
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I disagree with this, but this still made me laugh out loud: "A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice. " – Bill Cosby The wise, of course, are already looking for and following good advice!
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Even though the holidays are still some time away, it’s never too early to start planning. Holiday cards or Christmas cards can form an important part of your marketing plans. That’s because holiday cards offer you the chance to build on your relationships with customers, prospects, vendors and other contacts. To avoid disappointment, though, you
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Consider these 8 tips for choosing health insurance when you’re self employed.
Health insurance for the self employed Read More »
I’ve been a bit silent on the blog this month. I took on a couple of big contracts in August, then suffered a setback when I aggravated some injuries…and now I’m in the process of playing catch up. The good news is that I’m loving the work I’m doing. And I’m working on some exciting
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Forgive me, but I just noticed that it’s 9-9-9: September 9, 2009. I don’t have anything profound to say about that. I just thought it was really cool. Of course, next year, we’ll have something similar in October. But I suppose the fun all ends in 2013.
What is business? It’s a question I asked when I was about 16 or 17. I lived in a small town where most people had jobs in the natural resources, government, health care, education or retail. "Just what is business?" I asked my parents, upon seeing it listed as a potential major in the university
