From Chaos To Clarity

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Nov 9 5
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Entrepreneurs have a high threshold for uncertainty and risks. We thrive in chaos and can navigate through a lot of confusion on our way to clarity.  We wouldn’t have our lives any other way. The challenges, the complexity, and the craziness of entrepreneurship are what oftentimes make us feel alive. But there comes a point when we need to move away from chaos and get clear, grounded, and centered. Otherwise, we find ourselves unproductive or wasting time, money, and resources (things small business owners don’t have a lot of). And that’s where having a daily ritual is vital. I don’t « Continue »

How To Captivate Your Customers Like A Rockstar.

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Aug 23 9
Michael Franti

    I recently attended a Spearhead concert produced by Wanderlust in Tahoe, California, and even though I have seen Michael Franti (the lead singer of Spearhead) and his band at least a dozen times, the experience always leaves me inspired. After the concert, I started thinking about Spearhead’s insanely raving fan base and wondered what a small business owner can do to inspire and excite her target audience to take action.  After all, what's the point of having a business if you are not inspiring or motivating your customers to buy your products or services? So, here are my « Continue »

Meetup: 4 Reasons Why Meeting People in Person Still Matters.

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Jul 12 1
Meetup

Let's Meetup! If someone had told me five years ago that I would be the organizer of a Meetup group with over 100 members that discusses online business and marketing strategies, I would have told them that they were smoking crack. In case you have never heard of Meetup.com, it's an online platform to help people organize "in-person" meetings. Prior to Hware (HumanityWare), I was NOT interested in the online world, computers, technology, or any type of geek gadget. I saw them all as “necessary evils” that were much too frustrating and complicated to learn about and not worth the « Continue »

7 Reasons Why You Should Have More Fun In Your Business.

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Jun 13 6
Thank you Chase for reminding us to always have fun!

I recently attended a wedding where I sat next to a long-time friend and his two sons. While catching up on our lives, he shared with me that one of his sons was passionate about making short films with his video camera. So later that evening, I asked his son, "What do you love about making videos?"  He emphatically answered without any hesitation, "It's fun!" I have often been accused of being a passionate person, so I recognize it immediately when I see it in others and it was clear to me that this kid was passionate about his video-making abilities. His enthusiastic answer « Continue »

Life Lessons I Learned Post College

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Jun 2 2
Graduation Day

My nephew graduated from college last month... Graduation Day, Gabe and his sisters. and as with all life changing events, it provoked me to reflect, take a pause and write down some thoughts on what I have learned since I graduated from college. So, here is the short version of what I shared with him at Diego's restaurant amongst immediate family.  By the way, here is the Yelp review I wrote about my experience that evening at Diegos.   These were just random thoughts on life and business in no particular order: Life is gray. It is NOT black and white and because « Continue »

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