Category Archives: Business Challenge
How strong is your receiving?
Tweet One of the greatest gifts of this year for me has been learning in a whole new way to receive. If you are someone (like many of us!) who finds it more natural to give than to receive, I get it! It’s easy to feel guilty when we receive generous gifts of time, attention, and [...]
5 Back to School Tips for Entrepreneurs
Tweet It’s hard to believe it’s almost back-to-school time already! I can feel the excitement in the air as kids get ready to start a new school year, and their parents get ready for a different routine. As I help my daughter prepare for going back to school, I’ve been thinking about ways I can [...]
Radical Self Care Tip #1: Insist on Chamomile Moments
Tweet “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball As I shared in last week’s blog post, a major life transition has thrown me a curve ball, and my self-care has taken quite a hit. I am absolutely determined [...]
How Do You Rise to the Challenge of Compassion?
Tweet Compassion sounds a lot easier than it actually is sometimes. It is easy enough to be compassionate with someone you love, who is very special in your life… but what about the people you find it difficult to be around? What about the people in the workplace who seem to push all [...]
Step into the Giving / Receiving Circle
Tweet We hear (and talk) a lot about the importance of giving, especially at this time of year. Yet giving depends on our ability to receive, so we need to start placing equal importance on giving AND receiving. We tend to not be as good at receiving as we are giving, so the business challenge [...]
More Inspiration from Tererai Trent
Tweet She was told she wasn’t allowed to learn to read…and now Dr. Tererai Trent has several education degrees, a consulting company, and is helping to provide an education for over 9,000 children in Africa… with a grant from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation and support from Save the Children*! I was so inspired by Tererai’s [...]
Gratitude Adjustment
Tweet Happy November! With Thanksgiving around the corner, I am reminded of how grateful I am for each of you — for the work you do, and the people you are. Thank you for giving me a reason to love my own work and get inspired by you every day! This month, it seems fitting to [...]
Look fear in the face
Tweet With Halloween just around the corner, I thought this would be a good time to talk about facing our fears! This month’s Business Challenge is “Do the Hard Thing First” and if you have been practicing that approach, you probably have noticed that doing the hard thing first does not usually come naturally. Why [...]
Cross Train — It’s Good for Your Brain (and business!)
Tweet Last week, I introduced you to this month’s “Mix It Up!” business challenge, and this week I want to continue the challenge to help us focus on the “healthy” part of the Big Fish Nation tagline: “where women are happy, healthy, and wealthy.” This week the challenge is all about mixing up your exercise routine [...]
