Words are currency and can change lives, but also save them. After I worked an airplane crash as a crisis team leader for a major airline, I was impacted on many levels and wrote a book about it. …
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Gems of Wisdom: Creating an Economic Development Firm
I started my first consulting firm in Hong Kong, where I focused on helping US firms enter China’s market. I started that business to take advantage of my pioneering work in China and Asia, where I lived for …
Read moreGiving Credit to My Dreams : Opening The Credit People
It’s funny how priorities change. The original idea that pushed me to want to start a business was the fact that I hated waking up before the sun to drive to work. I just wanted to sleep! I …
Read moreCoaching to Success: Empowerment Through Coaching & Communication
I still remember the feeling of starting my own firm. As soon as I completed my doctorate, I sent the paperwork in for licensing. For ten years, I had been speaking, training, and traveling as a consultant all …
Read moreAnd The Truth Is: An Honest Conversation About Where I Am Now
The day my book became a best-seller, my son overdosed on drugs. Not only did he overdose they day the book hit the top sellers list, but it was also the day that my husband and I had …
Read moreChaotic Motivation: Finding Balance and Consistency During a Pandemic
Hello from the middle of the pandemic. Our world has been turned upside down. ‘Shelter in place’ Quarantine, social distancing, physical distancing, COVID-19, The Rona, Corona, or as my Nana calls it, ‘The Covey’. These are all terms …
Read moreMoving Through Loss: Lessons Learned on How To Navigate Grief
C-H-A-N-G-E IS HARD. When it’s unexpected and based on hurt and loss it’s even more difficult. It’s one thing to change because you desire it and another to have no option. In the 1600s, François de la Rochefoucauld …
Read moreLet’s Get Real, It's My Brand : How Authenticity is Your Best Marketing Tool
Brand is the new buzz word. It replaced image as the term which means, how the world sees you. Building your brand is all across the internet. You can pay someone to be a brand manager or take …
Read moreQuit Being Busy: How To Get Past the Distractions and Into What's Important
I remember early in my career I had to stand outside my husband’s workplace in my suit and finish a phone call with my office manager. As people walked by I remember feeling oddly powerful and important. I …
Read moreMy Top Eight Tips for Transitioning into Full-Time Entrepreneurship
In todays culture everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. You find something you are passionate about and you decide you want it to support your lifestyle. You read all the motivational posts on charging your worth, customers paying …
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