by Elaine Slatter We are overwhelmed with information. Sometimes we are tired of reading and viewing and we just want to listen to sound. One advantage of sound is all we need to do is plug in our headset and listen while we are busy completing other tasks. Sound is completely portable. You can […]
Category: Inspiration
5 Critical Things That May Be Holding You Back by @DeniseDamijo
by Denise Damijo | Featured Contributor Have you ever wondered what was holding you back so you went to a workshop, read a book, or listened to someone who’s core focus was all about the mindset. The mindset is VERY important when you are talking about creating the life, business, or career that you desire. […]
When Failure is Your Middle Name
by Kristianne Wargo No one ever wants to admit that they’ve failed at something. Unfortunately, success comes from multiple failures. But what do you do when failure is your middle name? You keep hitting the brick walls, feeling distraught and ready to give up. Oh but wait! You can’t give up! You are destined for […]
10 Lessons CEO and Food Network Host Charles Stiles Taught Me
Ever met a man who for a living thinks, breathes and travels constantly to help businesses focus on one thing: the customer experience? One who attends and speaks at food performance conferences non-stop and also balances a day job of traveling across the United States to film a television show about helping businesses weed […]
Could Writing a Book Be Your 2017 Business Card?
by Elaine Slatter Writing a book of authority in your area of expertise is a fantastic door opener and a segue to many opportunities. Cold calling is out the door if you open yourself up to writing a book. No need to find a publisher, the world of self-publishing is at your doorstep and it […]
Do You Want To Be A Successful Business Owner?
by Elaine Slatter Of course you do, but sometimes you just don’t know the right path to success. From my experience of many years of privately coaching and mentoring women in business, here are the top 5 tips for becoming a successful business owner. Understand your Numbers Not the favourite topic for many of us, but […]
There never was a better time than now for our social justice work. by @theflyways
by Hillary Strobel | Featured Contributor Whatever side of the aisle you sit on, where you live, what you do for a living, who you care about, what fuels your dreams, the time for social justice is now. We’ve seen so much anger and foment in the past week. Perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised […]
Crafting a Killer Elevator Pitch
by Yvonne English | Featured Contributor The elevator pitch is a basic building block for any entrepreneur starting a business. You never know when someone might ask about your business, and you need to be ready as you never know where that conversation can take you. Whether that person is a potential customer, strategic […]
Stupid Things People Say About Entrepreneurship
by Yvonne English “Do What You Love, and You’ll Never Work a Day in Your Life” and Other Stupid Things People Say About Entrepreneurship I have the privilege of teaching entrepreneurship to undergrad students. One thing that really upsets me is when one of those students ends up in my office in tears […]
The transformative power of stories on our own lives by @theflyways
by Hillary Strobel | Featured Contributor Stories can open windows into another world. While we sit comfortably in our slippers, drinking our morning tea, we can step into the lives and experiences of someone across the world, in circumstances far afield from our own. It’s reliably proven that stories develop empathy in the listener. It’s […]
