It all started because I was pregnant and needed to make a few more dollars on a schedule that worked for my new bundle of joy. I had success in the past with picking up bookkeeping work as a way to pull in money quickly. By the time the 4rth little sweetie was ready for […]
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Blog Action Day
The theme this year is Global Warming. While I’m only a couple of credits shy of a BSc in Environmental Science (life and babies intervened), I’m not going to weigh in here. I’m going to point you to 2 talks that were given at TEDGlobal. James Balog has sobering time-lapse photography spectacularly depicting vanishing glaciers. […]
Be Bold and Mighty Forces Will Come to Y...
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back– Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would […]
How to Start
A deep breath then one two three GO Suspended in air before the stomach clenching feeling of falling hundreds of feet straight down towards the water. A scream torn from my throat. Woohoo! photo New Zealand Tourism Could you do that? Talk about a difficult start. It goes against all that is in us fighting […]
What to Start
What project would be the best use of your time to get you to your goals? If your goal is to travel the world. What is the next thing you have to do to begin traveling? That will depend upon where you are on your path. For some people it might mean getting themselves to […]
April is All About Starting
Starting is half the battle and yet we have such a hard time doing it. Once we start, that’s it. There’s no starting over. Feels like we better start it right. Starting is the time when we make choices about what we are going to do and more importantly, what we are not going to […]
The Peter Principle
Most people start a business because they are good at what they do – bookkeeping, hairdressing, selling, fixing cars, cooking etc. They start off as self employed…(bookkeepers, hairdressers, mechanics ) and do fine. Over time they decide to grow their business. Soon they find they spend less time doing their business and they have to […]
What can you do right now to make the bi...
Answer: Write down your goals. Start by pretending it is 1 year from now. Write down where you are. For example: I have the best kitchen. The walls are painted a pretty colour and the new south-facing windows bring in a ton of light for my window sill herb jungle. There is plenty of counter […]
Success Factors
“We didn’t get the house tea blend with this shipment and we’re almost out.” Mary had reluctantly interrupted our meeting. She knew that Joanne held our pow wow sessions as inviolable, but she also knew that a Tea House without tea wasn’t good either. Joanne excused herself to straighten out the situation. She was back […]
Heirarchy of Needs for Business
You’ve heard of Maslow’s Heirarchy of needs, right? The same concept applies to business. You start by established your product/service, your marketing, your staff and all those other things that make your business work. Then you get a sense of security, knowing that it will all carry on again next week. The sense of […]