by Alycia Edgar | Featured Contributor Are you getting distracted each time you sit at your desk to get stuff done? Are you jittery, making endless cups of coffee, eating snacks, getting social on social media? The distractions will always be there so how can we make ourselves more focused to feed our productivity ego? […]
by Debra Russell | Featured Contributor The thought terrifies, doesn’t it? What if they don’t like me? What if they think I’m a bitch? I’m a NICE PERSON! I don’t want to be a bitch. Or if we’re being really honest with ourselves, I don’t want people to think of me as a bitch. Even […]
by Amanda Hoffmann | Featured Contributor You may be thinking that this is a strange article. To me, the situation was extremely enjoyable to watch and the comparison loudly obvious. With every story, experience and parable, there are the characters that set the scene. Mine was to arrive on a large cruise ship, full of […]
by Pamela McCormick | Featured Contributor In this heart-filled month of February, we are reminded of LOVE, of Heart Health, of little and big things that are good for us. Each person has their OWN definition of what THEY love, or whom they love, but the basis of all these lies within. This definition comes […]
by Lisa Jacobs Here are ten business-boosting goals to try out on your Etsy shop to make this your best-selling year yet. Goal #1: Build a mailing list. If you don’t already have an email host, I highly recommend Mail Chimp (sign up for free) or google “email marketing services” for a longer […]
by Kathy Scott The image below is the Advisory Board for Metamorphic Ventures. Here’s what the company says about their advisors: “We are very proud of our advisor group, and they are a fundamental part of Metamorphic’s strategy to help you accelerate your business. A day doesn’t go by that we don’t connect one of […]
by Emily Worden Many experts agree that high Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is more indicative of success than Intelligence Quotient (IQ). Why? Because people who are emotionally intelligent are great communicators. Great communicators make great leaders because they’re considered charming and charismatic. You can increase EQ and communication skills pretty easily; read on to learn how. […]
From the series: Confessions of a Recovering Overachiever by Cortney McDermott, Chime It took me a long time to get over this one. I used to have my days planned down to the hour. Ok, more like the minute (2-minute calm break @ 11am, anyone?). I thought if I wasn’t doing every second of every day […]
by Dr. Tania Howard | Featured Contributor You have no idea what I mean, do you? One of my favorite business consultants, Greg Stanley, gave me the best professional advice I have ever received. He said he had seen too many doctors put in 90-hour work weeks, leaving no time for family or recreation. These […]
by Katie McDermott and Jane Whitehead | Featured Contributor Starting your own business is one huge, daunting, exciting, ecstatic, worrying, wonderful roller coaster and we’re so glad to have done it! Having said that, when we started ‘Katie & Jane‘ we were under the illusion that, after reading and receiving lots of advice, some things […]
