Once a week, I have a meeting with me. I review my UN-Business Plan. I revisit my mission, goals and Top Projects. Then, I make sure that my actions are aligned with my intentions, and I put together my calendar. If it's important, I spend time on it. I'm doing a very limited [...]
"Oh, if he would only do what I want him to do!" Sigh. Been there and said that. After years of prodding, suggesting, nagging and reasoning, I never succeeding in getting my husband to do anything he didn't want to do. After years of therapy and self help books and meditation and [...]
Wow! Who knew Pokemon would be such a runaway-train-trend? And lots of business owners are jumping on the bandwagon, delighted that you can 'catch' a Pocket Monster at their shop. But is it really building business? Is it a good idea to follow trends? Or is it dangerous to ignore them? How do you know [...]
I'm not going to share my political views on social media or in this blog. I would have to write as well as Alexander Hamilton or Thomas Jefferson to make a compelling argument, and I just don't have those writing skills. :) It's not that the presidential election is not important. It's just not my arena. I'm [...]
Sometimes, you need a little help. Suppose your accounting is a mess. Maybe you are behind on your taxes, or just always crunched for cash. If you could fix it all by yourself, wouldn't you have done that by now? You may need more information. You may need a renewed commitment to "get 'er done." And, [...]
When you make a mistake, admit it. As Juanell Teague says, "Tell the truth quicker, faster." I'm presently hosting the Phenomenal Financial Blast webinar series. Awesome results. AND lots of fun. One of our goals is to get to a Known Financial Position. Get the accounting current, right and understood. As my students, as you [...]
The oft reported statistic is that women, on average, make about 79% of what men make for doing equivalent work. (For more details, AAUW is a great resource.) Is that fair? Nope. We can improve this situation, if we are willing to do what we can do. Once upon a time, I left my [...]
Hotrod and I spent the weekend at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Energy Fair. Hotrod represented Caleffi and put on a couple of workshops on Solar heating and troubleshooting. It was fun to watch him present! He is so smart...and knows so much about this brilliant, planet saving technology. I am proud of him, [...]
For years, I fought it. I didn't want to confront my financial reports or learn basic accounting. "Can't someone else do this for me?" "What are we paying our accountant for?" "I'm not great at numbers or math!" So, the financials were a mess and we had no idea what was happening in our struggling [...]
Maybe because they're a mess. Maybe because you don't want to know. Maybe because you'll have to start holding someone - you? - accountable for getting them caught up and accurate? Maybe you don't really know what to look at or how to use them. Maybe because you'll have to...change? My friend Howard Partridge is [...]
