We’re a little over three weeks into the year… and by now many “New Year’s Resolutions” have been abandoned… great plans have been filed right in that round bin labeled “trash”… But does that mean failure? Do you think of success and failure as two opposite things? Two different roads to be traveled like that [...]
A year or two ago, almost no one was reading my blog (cue nighttime cricket noises). Now you are here, reading this, and I love you for that. It’s an honor I don’t take lightly that you take time out of your day to read what I share. But how did you get here? How [...]
“Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” -Peter F. Drucker I love that quote. It’s true. Creating a successful business requires a courageous decision. But after you make that first exciting, courageous decision… you’ve got to keep making the decision every single day to move forward and succeed. I’ve got [...]
Three words to focus on for 2012. Last year I used the three words strategy (Breathe. Balance. Grow.) and did great focusing on it until we moved half way through the year and I forgot to put the words back up on my bulletin board. But when I looked back over the year, I realized [...]
Read this. Remember it. From http://expertenough.com/538/the-expert-enough-manifesto
Mistakes. We’ve all made them. A very smart man once said, “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” ~Albert Einstein And it’s true. It’s easy to let a fear of making a mistake hold us back and stop us from taking bigger steps forward. “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you [...]
Two great inspirational videos to share with you this afternoon. Inside Everyone What’s inside of you? If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on YouTube: http://youtu.be/sKBdJ49veKs Woman, Thy Name is Entrepreneur And an inspirational video for women I couldn’t resist sharing… If you can’t see the video, click here to watch [...]
Guest Post by Lisa Kanarek Note from Michelle: Watch my blog tomorrow for a review of Lisa’s latest book, Organize Your Home Office for Success! When I started my business twenty years ago, I worked seven days a week. I loved what I was doing and my business was growing quickly. At the time, I [...]
We’ve all got them. Excuses. Mine? I’m exhausted. I’ve got school lessons to take care of for the kids. I’ve got a migraine again. I don’t know where to begin and I’m overwhelmed. I’m shy. I’m not a good speaker. I’m not a writer. I didn’t go to college. Someone else is smarter/better/prettier than I [...]
In today’s culture, it’s all about “go, go, go” and “get it done.” We’re challenged to be superwomen and stay on top of everything that’s on our lists. Something gets in our way? We charge right through it! When Catherine invited me to add my voice to a conversation about “The Pause,” my first thought [...]
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Michelle has been online since the late 80s, creating websites since the early 90s, and has coded thousands of web pages in that time. She's worked as a virtual assistant and website designer for small business owners including marketers, authors, coaches, crafters, and other solopreneuers.
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