Category: Business by Design

[caption id="attachment_8051" align="alignleft" width="126"] Courtesy of Amazon.com[/caption] Amazon's launched a new initiative:  AmazonSmile as a way to give 0.5% of your eligible purchases to your favorite charity as you shop... Read More

One of the characters in Michael Grant's Line of Duty novel states: "A guy I fish with once told me a funny story.  He'd just bought an anchor, and as... Read More

Scott Turow wrote Presumed Innocent during his 30-minute commute on the train each morning. I spend 15-minutes handwriting cards (no email, no Send Out Cards, actual pen on paper) and... Read More

Some weeks are just full of learning opportunities and this is one of them! For me personally, while stuck on Martha’s Vineyard during this week’s blizzard, I learned how to... Read More

[caption id="attachment_8051" align="alignleft" width="126"] Courtesy of Amazon.com[/caption] Amazon is looking to ship products you haven't yet ordered. The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon received a patent for what it... Read More

So many talk about mindset and the importance of maintaining a good, positive mindset in order to attract the things you wish into your life. What if we were to... Read More

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="144"] Leo Tolstoy, photo courtesy of Biography.com[/caption] A client recently asked me how I determine what's the most important thing to focus on. Her question reminded me... Read More

Are you ready to feel more in control of your day? Developing a morning routine that will boost your productivity can help you stay on top of your commitments for... Read More

As you likely know, the US Government has partially shutdown.  The last time this happened, 17 years ago, I was a Federal employee and handled the Agency's allocation of funds... Read More

Now a serial entrepreneur and small business owner, there was a time when I worked with the Federal government and in Corporate start-ups.  While "start-up", "working non-stop" and "Federal government"... Read More

Visiting different farmers' markets and hanging out in my own garden this past weekend, something "clicked" for me. While growing a successful crop, becoming healthy and building a business all... Read More

Last Sunday I logged into my Gmail account to see they’d changed the inbox.  Shortly after, I posted a note on my blog about the change and how it affects... Read More

One of my biggest pet peeves is of so-called "marketing experts" who don't practice anything near what they preach. You know the ones who seem more snake oil salesmen than... Read More

Remember that old expression about riding into political office on the back of someone else's coattails? When you think about it, that's a pretty powerful concept -- tagging on to... Read More

This morning, while on Facebook, I saw the following post and when I saw who posted it, I was interested (note that I crossed out identifying info and excluded the... Read More

  Ever feel swamped -- even the "good" swamped where you have several opportunities yet feel there's no time to take advantage of them all? That was me last month. ... Read More

  Once upon a recent time, there were 3 women who left their jobs to become entrepreneurs seeking control of their time, the desire to create more income and freedom... Read More

As entrepreneurs and small business owners, it’s easy to get wrapped up in our businesses.  You know how it is, head down, loving what you do when POOF! where’d the... Read More