All Blog Posts Tagged 'entrepreneur' (66)

For twelve years, today’s guest settled on being stuck. (Jump to the podcast.)

He was doing work that made him miserable, was 142 pounds over-weight. and lived…

I am exploring the possibility of some kind of coaching and trying to figure out what that would look like for me and my family.  I don't have much entrepreneurial spirit and I've always tried to fit into conventional careers- schoolteaching, youth pastor, and numerous failed call center and retail type jobs.  My father is a post Depression era child and my mother is a Boomer.  I'm a Gen Xer introvert.  So they couldn't really talk to me about starting my own business.

So I'm scared…

Dan Miller must have read my mind. What perfect timing to read his blog.

As some of you know, I was recently laid-off by the organization I gave nearly 32 years of my life too. I am 56 years-old and between my age, health and spending years in a job that wasn't advancing my skills towards modern techniques with asset management and purchasing, I basically became a master of nothing.

You may read the story…

Before you take the leap and start a business, ask yourself, “Why am I starting this business in the first place?” Does this reason excite you? This reason needs to be more than money, as this will probably be the last reward for your hard work. Yes, you want to you start and own a profitable business but you need to have reasons other then money to motivate you in those challenging times.

There are many reasons why you might want to start a business. The most obvious one––according…

Was listening to a fantastic conversation going on between two personal development and leadership greats, +DARREN HARDY and +Mark…

I decided that this blog is the place where I am going to talk about my personal challenge of producing 100 videos in 100 days to promote my new video podcast at Marketing Matters Podcast. Here is some back story on the why and what of the…

Years ago I decided I wanted to be a financial coach. I built the website, started blogging, and slowly put all the pieces together to take on my first client. 

When the time finally came and I was ready to open the doors I was excited. I'd worked hard on this and the first step was exciting!

Except for one thing...

No one else seemed to notice. Or care. 

I've seen this same thing play out over and over with friends and fellow 48days members. Great idea. Valuable…

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and Strengthsville was sound,

With all the DISC styles strongly holding their ground.…

Our founding Fathers were Leaders in the truest sense of the word.

They influenced 2 countries and lives of millions over many generations.

  Wherever each of us lead in the future, may we each have the same courage as our Founding Fathers.  …

As leaders and those being influenced by them we've all had times when either ourselves or another leader has gone off the deep end.  It may be for a moment or two a month or two, or more than a decade.

Recognizing the signs of leadership trouble ahead for others as well as ourselves is…

Making their home in Mombassa, Kenya, it was the second time I’ve met with social entrepreneur Jared Angaza and his beautiful wife Ilea.

Diagnosed as a dyslexic, the youngest in a family of five, Jared struggled throughout the first phase of his life; searching for answers that would require him to look in…

 
Juggling Life

 
Hello, my name is Deb Ingino, and I am a juggler.

 
And I'm betting you are,…

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I’m a member of the Free Agent Academy, and yes I am Free Agent. It was the winter of 2009 when I hired Kevin Miller after already being involved and getting started with the 212…

Happiness is not something you often hear along with leadership.  But think about it, why should leaders be miserable?  Is that a great example to their team or the people in their life?  I know in the corporate realm being happy is not a top corporate core value and some might accuse us of focusing on a…

Several of you know or at least have heard of - whether you will admit it or not - Jeff Foxworthy, the “You Might Be a Redneck” guy.

Well, I’ve decided to give all this a New York “My Wired Style” spin.  So here goes. 

You might be D-wired if:

• Your emails consist of two- to three-word sentences and no…

Have you known two people with similar strengths, attitude, and character and yet, one has reached a higher level of success than the other?  …

Dondi Scumaci is an international speaker, author and expert in professional and personal development. Her best-selling book Designed for Success: The 10 Commandments for Women in the Workplace empowers…

Hi all,

I am planning to start my own website development business this year.  I have been taking classes at the local technical college, and by this summer will be 2 short semesters away from getting my Web Development certificate.

So I will have the technical skills to build and deploy a website, but I need to know how to start and run a business.  I need to know what to do in the financial, marketing, sales and other parts of a business.

I am currently reading…