This week is Home Office Safety and Security Week. I remember the days when no one wanted to admit they worked from home. People simply wouldn’t take you seriously. But today, home-based entrepreneurs are not only taken seriously, they are often sizable enterprises doing business around the globe. As successful as a home-based business may […]
Alright, I’ll admit it: the holidays sneaked up on me. Enjoying the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York really put it all in perspective. It’s December! Like a lot of you, I’m going to be in full-on panic mode sooner than usual. Time is short and my gift-giving list is long. As small business […]
This year is a fun Thanksgiving for me. My husband and I are going to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York (something that has been on my bucket list) then enjoying a decadent Thanksgiving dinner at a fabulous New York restaurant. While I’m grateful to get to enjoy this fun-filled day, I’m also […]
Calling in sick? Something I’ve rarely done in my career. In fact, once when I was an executive in the corporate world, the head of HR asked me to leave because I was too sick to be at work. Turned out I had a temperature of 103 and walking pneumonia. Not the smartest thing I’d […]
I’ve always if you want to enhance your success, increase your failure rate. Now my friend, Barbara Weltman, has written a new e-book called Smooth Failing. Through extensive interviews with entrepreneurs whose ventures fail for a variety of reasons – some stunningly unexpected, some painfully inevitable – Weltman gleans valuable insights about the small mistakes […]