The two sides of entrepreneurship are creation and sales. You must be able to do both in your business or you will stop producing, shipping, and selling if you have a challenge with either. Implementation Some people are great at implementation. New ideas mean new things to develop and that is exciting. It drives them […]
Barb Stuhlemmer
Succeed or Fail: The Double Negative is NOT Positive
We were talking about the Positive Optimist last week. It is the ideal place to be for your current attitude and your overall outlook if you want to move forward and grow. So what happens in the times we cannot find the positive view of a situation or the optimistic outlook for our future and […]
What Do You Want This Year?
My 2012 goals include paying off debt, growing my business, being healthy and losing weight. With all governments and economies struggling to balance budgets and stabilize I think there are many people feeling the same way I am. Yesterday I was reading Inc. Magazine (March 2012 issue) in the library while I waited for my […]
What Do You Have Time For?
Time! Time for what? I don’t have time for that! Maybe on the weekend honey. Ask me later. I’ll try… Do any of these statements feel like excuses you may have spoken recently? Better Time Management There are times when we are busy, but there is no time when we never have time. If this […]
Who’s Following You?
Thanks to my friend Derek Fredrickson (@Derekfred) and his great article today on tracking your visitors, I went and checked my Google Analytics. I admit it Derek, I have not been faithful in tracking my results this way, but this month has made me a believer and today’s tracking review has validated that. At the […]
Succeed or Fail: Which Quadrant are You in?
There are a lot of things that can add or take away from your success; much of which you have control over, like your skills, personality or leadership traits, experiences, and education. Over the next three e-zine articles I want to focus on The Four Quadrants of the Positive Optimist. The ability to succeed in […]
Teaching vs. Reproducing
We know that someone coming right out of college or university has some great knowledge and a starting point for their growth as experts in their field. What is surprising is how often it is thought that having the education makes you an expert. There is no substitute for experience. There are so many variables […]
Contracts for WHAT?
I don’t want to suggest that you need to bind all your relationship with a contract, but if you like the people you are going to do business with you should have something in place to ensure there is an understanding. As my friend Lara Veltkamp of Watershed Marketing would say, “Contracts are not to […]
What Can You Do Today to Get More Clients?
Welcome to Sunday. It is a day for rest, church, and family for many of us, including me. I teach grade 7-9’s on Sunday mornings at my church and I always leave with so much positive energy from all their questions and insights about religion and faith. I try not to spend time at work, […]
To Be Connected You Have To Stay Connected
Do you ever meet people you just really want to be connected to and then you get the chance to meet and spend some time and you realize you have tonnes in common? Over the years I have met many people like this and I always take the opportunity to try and connect on a […]