What’s your to-do list look like? Is it a mile long? Filled with things for your business that need to get done? Plus activities for your kids? A few errands you need to run? A commitment you made to volunteer? A coffee meetup with a potential client? And then a few more things that require your attention? Do you also find that you are suffering from: Bouts of irritability? Inability to sleep or excessive sleep? Memory issues? Muscle tension? Anxiety?

With New Year’s Eve and Day still to come, it’s fair to say that we’re still in the holiday season. And, while you’ve been busy trying to make the season joy-filled, fun, and memorable – it’s probably fair to say that it brings with it a fair amount of stress. After all, you may have college kids who have descended upon you and are trying to live their college lifestyle while in your space. Or school-age children who have a

More and more people are online than ever before, and more and more time is being spent checking out websites, social media, and various forms of online content. Because this is happening, it’s important to look at what businesses need to know right now about thought leadership and content marketing. Susan Rose is a visibility coach. She helps women entrepreneurs over the age of 50 increase their impact and income in 90 days or less by helping them connect with

As I sit here looking at the remnants of yesterday’s Christmas celebration – the stray piece of wrapping paper, a few cookie crumbs, and Christmas cards from friends and family, I am overwhelmed as I think how much I have to be thankful for…it’s beyond measure. And this thankfulness I’m feeling has me pondering about a word that maybe we don’t use too often…abundance. Right now, I have an abundance of love in my life. I have an abundance of

So many people have told us that due to the pandemic, we should use our time for innovating, creating new opportunities, embracing change, and making plans. We’ve heard it from many of the guests during my “What Businesses Need to Know Right Now” interviews. You’ve probably read it in multiple articles and blogs. But are you doing it? REALLY doing it? Do you have a plan? And are you implementing your plan consistently? And not just any plan… but do you have

Productivity during a pandemic is definitely a unique challenge. With companies being thrust into new ways of doing business, it’s only natural that there are challenges to productivity and business itself. Andrew Mellen is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and productivity and organizational expert who is tackling what businesses need to know right now about productivity. What do we need to know about moving our work from the workplace to home or even back into the workplace after being home?

The dictionary defines joy as: joy /joi/ noun a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. The December holiday season is all about joy. In fact, you probably work really hard to make sure it’s filled with joy. You shop for just the right presents. You bake special treats that only come around this time of the year. You decorate your home to make it festive and cheery. Joy seems to be everywhere. But do you create joy in your business?

Do you know what’s easy to do? Complain. It’s so easy to rattle off a list of complaints a mile long and not think twice about it. And I’ll admit it…I have those times when I just need to get it off my chest and let it out. We all do, am I right? (The New York Times even wrote an article entitled: Go Ahead and Complain. It Might Do You Good – so that’s good, isn’t it? It certainly made me

Jason Howell is the owner and president of the Jason Howell Company. His company assists Gen X families who have earned or saved more money than they ever expected and want to do something special with their money. But, as a business, how does this pertain to you? Jason shares what businesses need to know about socially responsible investing and proactive giving. How is Socially Responsible Investing different from regular investing? Socially Responsible Investing is a really old concept –

So, how are you doing? No…really. HOW are you doing? Are you plodding along and doing okay? Or are you feeling exhausted and lacking energy? Or does it depend on the day? (That’s probably more like it.) Between a pandemic, the holidays, a crazy election, your business, and a million other little things pulling at you right now, keeping your energy up may seem like a chore. I was feeling the drain myself, and it makes a lot of sense.