Its Thanksgiving and like many people, I’m looking forward to spending time with family and friends.
Recently, I heard a news reporter recommend that if you become frustrated with crowds and delays, consider staying home this Thanksgiving. You’ll need patience if you’re traveling.
For many of us, with the holidays…
I don’t know about you but I received quite a few emails last week about Facebook and Instagram being down for 4 hours on Monday.
Facebook is Down! What are you going to do?
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Are You Prepared For LinkedIn To Go Down?
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Have you envisioned and still missed achieving those dreams? I have. But I’ve found something that has helped me remain on track: a letter.
Being honest with yourself as to why you didn’t achieve your goals can be downright hard. …
A key reason why clients hire consultants and freelancers is to help them solve a problem.
As a consultant, one of my favorite approaches for problem-solving is Toyota’s 5 WHYs Analysis. I embraced 5 WHYs Analysis while managing software application projects and have continued to use it as a management…
Have you ever watched a successful consultant or freelancer and thought “I can do that! There must be a demand because she is successful. If I do what she is doing, I’ll be successful as well.”
You try, but you fail.
You look around to see what else you can…
A meeting forced me to rethink how I explain what I do.
A few years ago I was invited to join a mastermind that consisted of 10 like-minded professional services business owners.
I had known the facilitator for years, so thought I why not give the group a try. What…
It’s Independence Day!
If you are like me, you look forward to spending time with family and friends but more than ever it is a time when I reflect because I’m grateful for the freedom I have living in the United States. …
Writing a testimonial is a powerful way to thank people and show gratitude for a service provided but many clients never think to provide a testimonial.
Why not?
It could be because clients are busy. Writing a moving testimonial is not something that they do in the normal course of…
But if displaying credibility is so important to building trust, why do so many independent workers — consultants, contractors, and freelancers — struggle to display it?
Envision reading an email with an offer from a digital marketer whom you don’t know. The offer includes a discussion on how small businesses…
Have you ever hit a communication stumbling block when working with a client that resulted in everything coming to a HALT? I know I have.
As a consultant, a solo entrepreneur, a HALT can be devastating. Here is a TRUE short story highlighting what I mean by a communication stumbling…
