by Carolyn Edlund | Featured Contributor Are you one of the the millions of Americans who have embraced working on your own in a home office or studio? I am, and have done so for decades. It enables me to live where I like (near the beach) and pretty much choose my own lifestyle. If […]
by Carolyn Edlund/Featured Contributor My husband and I recently had dinner with several retired couples that we know, and the subject of work came up. It turned out that each person at that dinner had a similar story. They put in long years working at a large company, or for the government. During those years, […]
After an hour on hold and no help in sight from a big internet service provider, I was ready to cancel my service. A visit to their Facebook page revealed over 300 angry comments from other people who couldn’t get any assistance either. Now that’s bad customer service. But sometimes big companies have […]
by Carolyn Edlund | Featured Contributor Sharing an authentic message always makes a better connection. The other day, I posted a guest article on my blog at Artsy Shark, written by a visual artist who is not a writer. He didn’t talk about his accomplishments or a great success that he’d achieved. He wrote about […]
by Carolyn Edlund | Featured Contributor What separates the successful small businessperson from the wantrepreneur? I run lots of strategy sessions in my consulting business, especially with artists, and it’s not uncommon to see people frustrated with their results because they are making the same mistakes over and over. These are mostly related to […]
