Necessity or Luxury?

I recently read an article about business coaching, and although I consider myself a consultant we know that lately the terms are interchangeable and I thought this article had valid points. This is how the article started. Today, having a Business Coach is no longer...

Miss Manners, Where Are You?

What has happened to our etiquette? When did we become so rude?  In recent conversations with colleagues and clients, I hear the same message repeated; people say yes and mean no when sending an R.S.V.P. or they show up when they reply no. I remember my daughter’s Bas...

Making the Elevator Exciting

I often attend networking events and the most painful part is when everyone introduces themselves. So often I hear my name is and I do, fill in the blank.  Sadly we dismiss most of those people unless we have a need for their services and even if we do why should we...

Lose the I

I really enjoy many facets of marketing especially target marketing and figuring out how to attract customers/clients.  I was attending a networking event where people had 2 minutes to tell about themselves. With very few exceptions none of them told what problem they...

Letting Go Is So Hard to Do

No, this isn’t the name of a song from the 60’s.  This is an issue I am seeing more and more with entrepreneurs in start-ups. This is their baby and they think they need to do it all.  Sadly, unless you never need to sleep or have a life outside the business you...