When you're just starting a home business, you'll be so focused on establishing it and will be attending to so many things that it seems 24 hours is not enough to get things done for the day. Pressure can build up quickly, which contributes to stress. When you're stressed, you'll become irritable, have difficulty concentrating and may even lose sleep. If you're not careful, … [Read more...] about 5 Ways for Home Business Owners to Keep Stress-Free and In-Shape
How to Be an Entrepreneur
Are You an Entrepreneur or Are You Dreaming?
Can you say that you are an entrepreneur, or are you still at the stage where you are just dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur? As a dreaming entrepreneur, you are quite perceptive, passionate and possibly familiar with business problems in general. But you do lack basic fundamentals in entrepreneurship, as well as capital and other resources necessary for a business to … [Read more...] about Are You an Entrepreneur or Are You Dreaming?
What to Do When You Feel Stuck as an Entrepreneur
I've been hearing from many business owners lately that they're feeling stuck, like they're spinning their wheels and staying in one place instead of moving forward. Several things are currently really standing out for me in terms of what may be contributing to the sense of frustration and overwhelm that seems to be prevalent at the moment for some, and especially newer, … [Read more...] about What to Do When You Feel Stuck as an Entrepreneur
A Business Basic – YOU
A little while ago, in the process of preparing for a radio interview about my book, I was looking at the outline the radio network wanted me to follow when we discussed it on air. What I found particularly interesting about the outline was that it forced me to think again about why I had written the book in the first place -- what I wanted readers to take away from it, and … [Read more...] about A Business Basic – YOU
11 Simple Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurship
Mention the word entrepreneur and most folks conjure up an image of a wild dreamer who goes into business by the seat of his pants and risks all to make some elusive pipe dream come true. Nothing could be further from the truth. The word entrepreneur was gifted to us by the French (along with wine, mayonnaise, and arrogance). It comes from the French word entreprendre, which … [Read more...] about 11 Simple Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurship