Are you guilty of saying this?
“My business [or nonprofit] is my baby.” Ever said that before? I have. We love our work! We take pride in the change we’re making in the world and take things personally because we’ve poured so much heart and soul into what we do. I also have a real life …
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How a sabbatical can make you more successful
Have you ever dreamed about leaving your 9-5 grind behind and embarking on an epic adventure? Where would you go? I would head west to our national parks – Bryce Canyon and Zion and Yosemite and Yellowstone – then maybe pop over to Southeast Asia to explore the beaches of …
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How to survive the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship
You know that feeling of anticipation and nervousness as you’re climbing the first big hill in a roller coaster? You’re excited but holding onto the handles tightly because you know the big drop is coming soon, then you crest the hill, barreling down at over sixty miles an hour and …
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The best afternoon routine for a better tomorrow
It feels like every other blog post in my Feedly reader is about some famous entrepreneur’s morning routine. I know now that Elon Musk eats his Cheerios with almond milk at exactly 6:17am every day and Richard Branson meditates on one leg for eight minutes while thinking about palm trees, …
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How to thrive as an entrepreneur and new mom
If you’re a highly ambitious, Type A, make-it-happen entrepreneur, who’s passionate about growing your business, AND you’re about to have a baby, you must read this. You are excited for your little one to arrive. You’ve probably meticulously planned his or her nursery (and of course you know the gender, …
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3 Ways to Engage an Audience When You’re Presenting about NUMBERS
Over the past year I’ve given a handful of presentations to fledgling nonprofits and entrepreneurs about finance. Managing and understanding the financials is such a foundational skill that can make or break a business, that it’s important to me to present the information in a way that these leaders can …
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How to Write the Perfect Cold Email
When I first started my business over a year ago, I had no idea how to get clients. I had a business model that I thought would work based on my experience in the field, so I had a basic website made to give myself a bit of credibility, and …
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Hey entrepreneurs: Don’t make these 3 finance mistakes
Entrepreneurs are the BEST. We take an idea from scratch, put all of our brain power and hard work into it, and build that idea into a business for which people pay real money for our services and products. When you think about what goes into building a business, it’s …
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How to network like a boss
Oftentimes, managers will get promoted into a department and inherit a team of diverse personalities and working styles. We learn about the group and do our best to lead them. Sometimes, we have the privilege of building our own team, either through organizational growth or turnover. This is my favorite! …
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Focus in 2016
Congratulations on surviving the first work week of 2016 and hopefully enjoying the first weekend-between-two-work-weeks as well. Did you make resolutions this year? Or did you perhaps assign a word to your year instead? This year I’m using both a word and resolutions to guide my year. I relish the …
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