Archives for September 2018

I can only laugh about the many (many) attempts I made at being an artist…. a MAKER… you know, of things. =) As a young girl, I’d disappear for hours, climb a tree and write poems. (For what purpose? Who knows… Just to be expressed, I guess.) At around 10, I decided to build a
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  Inconvenient truth: There are a lot of incredibly talented people DOING WHAT THEY ARE INCREDIBLY TALENTED AT DOING who cannot financially support themselves in business. Why? Because being incredible, being exceptional, even being THE BEST at what you do, isn’t TRULY a marketable advantage. In fact, some may even call it the “price of
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The tension. The stress. The constant wondering…. Are things going to go this way? or that? Will this be a scary storm that we are telling people about for years to come? Or a devastating one that we BARELY make it through alive? Today, my family is busily preparing for the impending arrival of Hurricane
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  This was a headline I saw recently aimed at business owners. NEED A CASH INFUSION? was another. DOES YOUR BUSINESS NEED CASH TO GROW? All fine headlines, I guess… but ALL led you to a loan approval process. A LOAN. That you have to pay back… with interest. CONFESSION: I have most certainly been
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The entrepreneurial journey is not for the squeamish, the easily offended or the faint of heart. Our daily life requires courage… and creativity… and confidence… and GRIT. The ENDURANCE and TENACITY to keep going when mere mortals would have long ago quit. Our work requires us to show up when it’s uncomfortable, when we feel
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The books give us declarations and manifestos… and blueprints and checklists… The online space is CHOCK FULL of women “Hell Yes’ing” this post and loving that post, all while no needles move in their business. The same INCREDIBLY TALENTED women entrepreneurs with GOBS of real world experience are still struggling year after LONG year —
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I’m right smack dab in the middle of a 7 week training for Women Who WOW members… detailing the SYSTEMS that have created the success I now enjoy as an entrepreneur. SUCCESS ON MY OWN TERMS. SUCCESS THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE ME TO COMPROMISE THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME. So far, we’ve covered
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At this point in my business, I hear from a lot of women “entrepreneurs” who loudly and publicly “cheer” my posts (like this one). I’ll write about SERIOUSLY DRIVEN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS who are relentlessly pursuing their goals, changing their industries, and — yes — making a bunch of money WHILE they make a big difference.
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Women Who WOW event gift bags are — in fact– TRULY legendary.  But our most recent event in New York City?  Even our FOOD sponsors brought the WOW factor.  ReadyPac delivered lunch in a cooler.. complete with BISTRO salads that I’ve bought many times since, mostly from Target.  Moon Cheese, Boss Foods and Larissa’s Kitchen
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