May I have your attention, please? I think every meeting or interaction should start this way. And here’s why… Sitting in a networking meeting this morning, I was surrounded by close to fifty people. Passing a microphone around each table, announcements and thanks were being shared. People thanked each other for passing along referrals, for […]
8 Ways to Take Inspired Action
There’s a guy I love named Chris Guillebeau (don’t tell my boyfriend) and he’s all about inspired action. He writes a fabulous blog called The Art of Non-Conformity and he’s made it his life’s goal to visit every single country in the world (and he’s nearly 80 percent there). Over the weekend, he hosted the […]
Focus on Freedom
Focus on freedom – it’s what one of my clients really wanted – and found! Here’s how it went down: Recently, one of my clients reported some great news. We’d spent six months together working on his Five Essential Business Systems (TM), creating checklists, flowcharts, and delegation documents and more in order to help him […]
Stupid gym shoes
So I mentioned a few months ago that I had started going to the gym. I made a commitment to do it and Nelson and I have agreed to go at night after work. Yesterday wasn’t a stellar day for me. I was disorganized (the horror!) and a cascade of things just made it worse. […]
Parade of Horribles
Yesterday I was listening to NPR as they blathered on about the health care debate here in the U.S. They said the Supreme Court Justices were firing off questions about a one a minute and it was a lively day of discussion. And then the NPR announcer said something about the justices trying to get […]
Organization is an essential business tool
I don’t know about where you live, but here in Charlotte, NC, it sure feels like spring already. My car is coated in yellow pollen The windows in the house have been open for several weeks My seedlings are sprouting like crazy The insects are busy – flies, bees, and inchworms galore! It’s March, people! […]