Admittedly, I’m not often outside of this carefully curated little world of Women Who WOW, an international alliance of SERIOUSLY driven women entrepreneurs. So, I don’t talk to a lot of complainers or excuse makers. I don’t “run into” people who are just plain small minded. My day to day — instead — brings
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5 Predictions for Women Doing Business in 2018
Here are Women Who WOW’s top predictions for women entrepreneurs in 2018. WARNING: If you read ANY of this, please read ALL of this. There is some “good news” I’ll share first… but even the BEST of the news ushers in some challenges that you must FIRST acknowledge — and then leverage– if you’d like
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4 THINGS THAT HELPED ME GET “LUCKY” IN BUSINESS
I’d hear this all the time when my kids were infants and toddlers and I’d run into someone who found out I was working from home. The “accusation” of being lucky, somehow didn’t QUITE feel right, but I’m not a complainer. And the truth was, I DID feel “lucky.” I’d quit my job cold turkey,
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When to Copy Someone Else and When to Stay Original
I’ll never forget — way before any of my online marketing/blogging/etc. would have been worth copying — finding a woman who had (word for word) copied my entire website. EVEN THE ABOUT ME PAGE. She was from my area, and while I didn’t know her, I reached out to her to discuss the, um, “situation.”
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6 Steps To Weather Any Storm in Your Business
Today, I am painfully aware of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and also have my eye on Hurricane Irma (and behind her, Hurricane Jose) heading up the East Coast. There will always be storms. Weather storms. Life Storms, Storms in marriage and parenting. And — of course, most relevant to our focus
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The Membership Miracle: The 3 C’s
IF A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CREATE A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, SO CAN AN ATTORNEY, A SPEAKER, A THERAPIST, A PERSONAL TRAINER. SO CAN YOU. Admittedly I’m in the middle of a program launch and book titled, “The Membership Miracle: Cash, Connection, Community, and Continuity.” But stay with me, anyway… because we’re talking MONEY. LOTS of money.
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What is The Most Controversial Stand You Take?
WHAT IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL STAND YOU TAKE IN LIFE AND / OR IN BUSINESS? Grant Cardone says, “Every empire needs an enemy to stand against.” I don’t know that I 100% agree with that, but I do think it’s critically important to be authentic… and to stand both FOR and AGAINST something. This
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Am I Me Enough?
AM I GOOD ENOUGH? WRONG QUESTION. AM I “ME” ENOUGH? RIGHT QUESTION. I want to rage against the machine when I hear woman after woman questioning her WORTH or her worthiness as an expert, a thought leader, an INDUSTRY leader. I watch them from afar… and sometimes from way too close… SCRAMBLING to prove
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The History of Niche-ing… (or, is Niche-ing History?)
I vividly remember finding the website changingcourse.com when I was first beginning to consider how I would make a living after my kids were born. My PASSION — then and now– was in finding all sorts of ways to make money. The answer to the question, “What do you get lost in?” or “What could
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