No Sugar Coating, Let’s Start with Tough Talk
A study of 2500 entrepreneurial companies, conducted by Xero, found that 65% of business failures are due to financial mismanagement. Financial knowledge and accountability is a critical responsibility of every founder for success. Yet when it comes to financial matters, too many entrepreneurs make erroneous assumptions about the [Read more]
When I began my entrepreneurial journey, I did not know what I know now. I did not know that I would not have a female mentor to turn to or emulate. I did not know that I would feel like a trailblazer, or that I’d feel alone in the quest to create growth, scale, and [Read more]
What do you see in the status of entrepreneurship today? Most people do not know that entrepreneurship has been declining for nearly 3 decades. This means that the percent of adults in the U.S. that start new businesses each year has been shrinking. In 2015, we experienced an increase, which is a very good sign. [Read more]
Are you being called to be an entrepreneur? Are you an entrepreneur being called to take your business to the next level?
Are you planning to answer the call? If so, when? Answer honestly. If you’re feeling guilty or uncomfortable about your answer, please think about why. If you have a calling, what is holding [Read more]
Are you all in in business and in life? What is being all in and why is it so important?
The 1% Mindset Shift
Being all in is a 1% mindset shift, just a small shift, that is the difference between thinking and executing at a good level or at a level that takes you everywhere you [Read more]
Do you often feel that there aren’t enough role models to help you see what you can be? If you answered yes to this question, I’m guessing you may be an entrepreneur and most likely a woman in entrepreneurship.
Calling All Role Models
Women consistently state that lack of female role models is a core barrier for [Read more]
There seems to be a lot of talk but not a lot of walk when it comes to truly great service. How often does a company exceed your expectations? Heck, how often do they meet your expectations? Most companies I work with require a lot from me if I want to receive timely, accurate, quality [Read more]
I recently read Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family, by Anne-Marie Slaughter. The chapter entitled The Next Women’s Movement Is a Men’s Movement struck a major cord.
It discusses achieving gender-equality for dual-income couples at work and at home, and the powerful benefits that result. Gender-equality is not solely about women achieving what men have [Read more]
Why is asking so difficult and what is the best strategy? The importance of asking has been a topic of great discussion, with books such as The Art of Asking and Women Don’t Ask delving into the struggles and benefits of asking.
Many of us simply don’t ask and hope our efforts will be noticed and [Read more]
Entrepreneurs maximize a business idea when their authentic talents and values are at the core of their business, woven into the fabric of their strategies. And they aren’t always ground breaking. They are often subtle, a slightly different way of seeing or doing, and these subtleties make a world of difference. This has been true [Read more]
