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At Thanksgiving time, we often reflect on how much we appreciate our family, friends, and loved ones in our lives, but as a business owner, I find myself adding my clients to my gratitude list. As a Business and Communication Strategist, I am genuinely grateful to my clients who have ... Read More

I am not a LinkedIn specialist; however, I am a business development/communication strategist. Many of my clients have been asking me to review their messaging and offers on their LinkedIn profiles and websites. I know that most profiles and websites are about the solution provider, not the prospect. If you're ... Read More

After being a small business owner and coaching for over 35 years and a Business Strategist for 19, I can promise you a small business owner's hard work does pay off! Every business owner I know is indeed working very hard. Entrepreneurship is a labor of love and leaves little ... Read More

What is your plan B? It's been about five months since I sent my “monthly’ newsletter. I had to surrender to my writer's block and allow myself the space to be inspired to write something worthy of your reading. It is a world of uncertainty, and the small business owner ... Read More

Here we are at one year at working from home; while the challenges are plentiful, so are the opportunities. More than ever, the words commitment, focus, differentiate, market, relationships, managing emotion, and accountability are the key behaviors that we must act upon to be successful. These behaviors are exactly what ... Read More

As we enter the last few weeks of the year, I want to send you blessings for peaceful holidays and wishes for a good year ahead. I thought it would help share my top inspirational and productivity resources to look at while you are kicking back and taking time to ... Read More

I hope this newsletter finds you and your loved ones safe and adjusting to what I refuse to call the new normal. Wow, what six months this has been for us, both personally and professionally. I am pleased that I am busy at work and certainly grateful for being a ... Read More

Optimism - Resiliency and Discipline I have run my business out of my home over thirty-five years, which makes this pandemic a bit less of an adjustment for me. It is certainly not business, as usual. I thought I would share with you the strategies that I have used the ... Read More

It was an interesting week last week. I had two new client inquiries, and both said the same thing, “I am shopping for a business coach." I really never heard this before.   This shows us that prospects are being much more selective and careful before they decide who to work ... Read More

Forget The 2020 Plan - Focus On The Present And Action Steps I don't mean to be negative, but I have many different reactions and feelings to all this 2020 yearlong planning. To be honest, it feels like New Year's resolutions, and we know that 90% of those are never ... Read More