We’re in the home stretch of the holiday season – get your resolutions on! For my family, yesterday was a day of gifts and stockings, turkey and stuffing, sweet treats and snacks. I believe my pants fit a little bit tighter because of it all. And like me, as you turn your eyes to the […]
Small Business Ownership
“K” is for Karoshi
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Nelson and I watched a show on Netflix called “Happy.” One particular segment of this show caught my attention. The narrator explained there’s a curious (and horrible) thing happening in Japan. It’s called Karoshi and it’s today’s “k.” Karoshi is a Japanese word that means “death by overwork.” It’s become such […]
“G” is for GO
In the past few days, I’ve had two different people reach out to me. Both of them were asking for advice on starting their own businesses. My reply to them? “Go for it.” Life, technology, and business are changing rapidly. It is my sincere belief that being an entrepreneur (or an intra-preneur in a large […]
“F” is for FREEDOM
Today’s note is short and sweet. “F” is for freedom. And I want to know what it means for you! To me, freedom is about choosing to start my week quietly with reading and writing. One of my newer clients tells her subcontractors, “I don’t care when you get your work done as long as […]
“C” is for Cycles
My sweetie Nelson bought himself a new bicycle – it’s sleek, black, and very lightweight. He tells me it’s the kind of road bike where you have to pedal all the time – a fixed-chain something or other. He goes out riding for awhile and comes back with screaming thigh muscles. “You can’t rest,” he […]
“A” stands for Always Be Selling
This weekend, Nelson’s mom drove up to see her sister, who is 94 years old, in a nursing home, and her health is failing. This sister has lived a wonderful long life, though, and that’s been a gift. On the drive up, Nelson’s mom’s car started having issues…the “ABS” light came on. As she was […]