I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Some days self-employment sucks the big one.
Today is one of those days.
And because I know that my current trauma is only an illusion, I find this Lynn Anderson song from way back stuck in my head:
I beg your pardon,
I never promised you a rose garden.

I could sing you a tune or promise you the [...]

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Work/Life Balance – It’s All Relative

I just finished reading Tim Brownson’s post, Work/Life Bullshit, and began to leave a comment. When I realized that I had a full-blown blog post on my hands, I thought I’d bring it over here so some of you could get in on the conversation, should you care to.
I, like Tim and many others, do [...]

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Adversity and Your Business: 5 Observations and Realizations

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Not a particularly “sexy” topic, I grant you, but no one among us is immune to adversity. Being in business for yourself – by yourself, as many of us are – leaves you a bit more vulnerable, a bit more exposed, maybe a little more quickly overwhelmed, and quite possibly a lot [...]

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On Being an Expert – Which Direction Are You Facing?

Since the definition of being an expert doesn’t say anything about knowing everything, how do you know if you’re an expert, or not?
In part one, Andrea said her favorite definition of being an expert was being someone who knows a little more about something than everyone else in the room.
I agree. Expert status [...]

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Connect the Link Between Your Authenticity and Abundance at the Big Link Rally

I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “Do what you love and the money will follow.”
But, is it happening – either part of it – for you? Are you doing what you love? Is the money following the way you want?
My coach, Tom Volkar, is holding the first ever Big Link Rally in Pittsburgh on [...]

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On Being an Expert

I have a theory. I think there are two kinds of “experts”. One is a status you can strive to achieve, and one you’re born into.
Those of us in business online (and offline, too, I’m sure) are pressured to “become the expert” in our fields. Our marketing is designed to portray us [...]

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Do You Think You Can?

It may be a simple question, but the answer has far-reaching effects in your life. If you don’t think you can do something, it’s very likely you won’t even try. You won’t put the time, effort or energy into it because, after all, it would be a waste, right? And who has time, effort or [...]

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Is the Message You Send the Message You Intend?

It’s certainly a gross understatement to say relationships are complicated. Who we are and how we act are influenced by so many things seen and unseen, and the same is true for everyone else. Relating to others can feel like walking through a mine field. One misstep and boom! – something unexpected blows up in [...]

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Be A Lighthouse

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What is the purpose of a lighthouse? Webster says a lighthouse is:
a structure (as a tower) with a powerful light that gives a continuous or intermittent signal to navigators.
According to Wikipedia:
Lighthouses are often interpreted in dreams as beacons of truth.
In my business, my “job” is to be a lighthouse, as opposed to [...]

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Pick One and Look at the Rest

Sometimes you find yourself stuck, not knowing what to do next or which way to go. You can analyze and research, play ‘what if’ until you’re blue in the face, but sometimes the answer just doesn’t come. So what do you do? How do you decide?

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