Monthly Archives: December 2009

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’: 5 Clients You Need to Fire ASAP

Several years ago, when I was just starting my own business, I attended a professional development conference for marketing and communications consultants held here in Baltimore. I don’t remember much about that day, but I’ll never forget being flabbergasted by a session panelist who had the nerve! the audacity! the gall! to say he had [...]

Lessons from my Labrador retriever #3: Don’t Settle

There are very few things in my life that I regret. I firmly believe all experiences in our lives – positive and negative – are somehow necessary, either to teach us something we need to know or bring us to a better place than where we are now.
One regret that I do have, however, [...]

3 Quick Fixes to Entrepreneur Website Blunders

When you’re starting your own business, one of the first things you’re likely to do is create a website. After all, in today’s business world, companies and professionals without a website are seen as less credible.
Unfortunately, many solopreneurs think they need to spend big bucks to create fancy websites with all sorts of bells [...]

A Recipe for Using Your Strengths

  There are cooks, and then there are bakers. I’m definitely a baker. You see, I’m a person who’s very comfortable measuring out precisely ¾ teaspoon cinnamon and carefully grating fresh nutmeg over muffins that are about to be popped into the oven. 
Then, there are people like my husband who prefer to cook. For [...]