When Being Broken is a Good Thing
Being broken isn’t the end. Sometimes it takes fracturing your life into pieces before you can examine it as deeply as you need to.
Building to Astonishing Levels
I spent many years feeling alone while in the company of so many. Family, friends, partners. The only people I trusted were my kids, who truly taught me the first definition of unconditional love. I had become used to so much drama that when life was good, I was...
10 Steps to Self-Publish Your Book Like a Bestseller
Self-published books are springing up all over the place. If you are an entrepreneur, having a book under your belt can boost your income exponentially. Books are to business in the millennium what business cards were to professionals 20 years ago. In 2015, 727,000...
Change Your Circle, Change Your Life
TODAY is a big one! So, naturally, I stayed up late and read A Child Called It. I devoured it because it was a triumph of the human spirit. I guess I am addicted to that sort of missive. Maybe it is why I surround myself with the people who believe they can do...
What if You Could Be Addicted to What’s Good for You?
Your hyperfocus will propel you...farther than you ever imagined. I don’t gamble…and there was a time when I wouldn’t allow myself to even step foot in a casino. Once, when I was in my 20’s I went to the casino and I lost $600. In retrospect, $600 is and is not a lot...
Commit to the No-Leniency Rule When It Comes to Your Livelihood
When personal and professional brands meet...follow these guidelines for more authentic engagement and clear boundaries to protect your rep. When we are running a business we have to stay woke! (Thank you to my children for keeping me up-to-date with the slang…or is...
Announcing Our Sister Company, the Non-Profit Sick Biz!
"Sick Biz is an organization dedicated to providing support, resources, hacks, and hope to entrepreneurs affected by chronic illness, pain, disability, and sickness." I recently started a new company, which I hope will help many other entrepreneurs like me. After I...
A Mindset Empowered
The world is not against you. The strength of your struggles has everything to do with your attitude. Yesterday, I logged into my bank account and saw a weird charge. I knew I hadn't been to Chicago in the last couple of hours, but I thought maybe I had bought...
Why Self-Awareness Is a Key to Emotional Healing
The people I work with in my career as a writer and editor are so cool. Many of them are business owners and entrepreneurs and half the time they act as my own legion of life coaches! As a result, I am privy to innovative thought processes and unique ways of...
Lemons and Entrepreneurship
LA BOUND! I am taking my first business trip to go to the Success Live event with my publisher. This is the first time I will have traveled since getting sick with transverse myelitis, since learning a trip to Target could double as a marathon. So...I am taking my...