As a new business owner, you might be struggling to find your way. You are full of excitement but are also realizing how much you don’t know. Or, maybe you have an idea for a business but don’t know how to get started. Either way, this collection of entrepreneurship books will give you the tools, knowledge, and personal lessons ... Read More
Self Development
My Path to Earning a Full-Time Blogging Income
I know I talk about blogging A LOT. But there's a reason for it, and that's because blogging has been a lifeline for me. You know how some people know what they want to do from a very young age? Yeah, that wasn't me. I thought about being a teacher, flight attendant, artist, secretary, and model (really?) -- but I didn't have a ... Read More
How Women In Business Can Use Emotional Intelligence
Women in business operate in an environment dominated by male business owners. In this context, we learn to exhibit behaviors that help us to sustain successful businesses, sometimes allowing masculine traits to override our natural nurturing strengths because in the current business paradigm, nurturing traits are sometimes viewed as ... Read More
5 Ways Blogging Can Contribute to Your Self Growth
We all have them. Bad habits, mindsets, learned helplessness that we may not be aware of. We’ve gotten quite accustomed to them that they feel a part of us. Developing good blogging habits should allow you to confront some of these habits and make decisions about them that will be beneficial. If you’re new to blogging welcome ... Read More
Three Practices to Get You to the Top of Your Game
Work-at-home women are the savviest entrepreneurial people I know — and I’m not just saying that because I've been one. They are people like Lisa Gates, who started SheNegoiates to teach women key negotiation skills, and Sara Caputo of Radiant Organizing, who helps organizations and people achieve peak productivity. Who doesn’t need ... Read More
Being Authentic – Three Tips For Being True to Yourself
Lately, the one theme I repeatedly see is the need to authenticity and being true to one’s self. I see it in posts from coaches I follow on Facebook and Twitter; from some of the big gurus, such as John Maxwell and Martha Beck in books and magazines I read; and in movies and TV shows I’ve watched. Being authentic seems to be ... Read More
Giving Thanks and Attracting Positive Energy Into Our Lives
We are heading into the holidays and as we go on our busy days, we can often lose sight of people and things that we have and can take them for granted. This can cause us to focus on what we perceive we don't have, leading us to feel we have missed out or to become envious of others who we feel have these missing tangibles. This ... Read More
4 Productivity Hacks for Working Smarter in Your Home Office
By Alexa Garthwaite Everyone has them. Days spent staring at the computer screen, drinking cup after cup of coffee, struggling to get any work done. There are several common causes – procrastination, tiredness – all of which can be easily solved. Here are some simple changes you can make to improve your productivity in the ... Read More
Do You Have What it Takes to Succeed Online?
You want to succeed online. You hear the success stories. Kids making full-time incomes while still in high school. Stay-at-home moms who turn a skill into a full-fledged business. How about the hobby blogs bringing in six-figure incomes? Whatever the case, working from home with an online business is certainly ... Read More
3 Brain Exercises to Enhance Your Decision Making Skills
In the fast-paced world that we find ourselves living in today, it is not uncommon for people to feel overwhelmed with all of the things they have to do and the decisions that they have to make in their lives every day. Some people feel unequipped to handle all of the decisions that they have to make. It would be helpful for these ... Read More
Five Common Fears Business Owners Need to Overcome
“Fear cannot take what you do not give it" - Christopher Coan So you want to start a business, huh? Being an entrepreneur is the same as being a dreamer. You can’t start a business without a dream. That vision is like gas in a tank and will drive you to where you want to go. I’m very much a dreamer. Since I was a little girl, I ... Read More
5 Ways Women Get Into Trouble in Business—and How They Can Stop
I admire the women who know themselves—and truly like who they are—and who have healthy personal and business boundaries and are effective leaders. For many of us, however, moving past the social programming of gender roles and behaviors is a work in progress. Working environments are interesting little microcosms of life with ... Read More
