That Time I Left $20,000 on the Table

That Time I Left $20,000 on the Table

Or, an object lesson in what happens when you ignore your own best advice. A couple of months ago my bank ran a competition to award $20,000 to a small business owner. All you had to do was submit a video demonstrating how you’d use the money to grow your business. My...
Impostor Syndrome Ends Here

Impostor Syndrome Ends Here

Impostor Syndrome – sounds disturbing doesn’t it? Synonyms for impostor include creepy words like phony, fraud, sham, and pretender. In other words, it’s someone who is pretending to be something they’re not. In an interesting twist, Impostor Syndrome is...
Are YOU An Undiscovered Source of Talent?

Are YOU An Undiscovered Source of Talent?

Returning to the workforce after time at home I had a great time talking with Joe about the ups and downs women experience when re-entering the workforce after spending time at home raising a family. Hire the person, not the résumé We also talk about how companies...
The absolute futility of resisting change

The absolute futility of resisting change

It’s the second day of 2017, and I’m determined to not to make the same mistakes I made last year. The universe agrees. I was grabbing a marker from a coffee cup on my desk, when I read the quote on the cup: We cannot solve our problems with the same...
Mastermind Your Way to Stunningly Successful Goals

Mastermind Your Way to Stunningly Successful Goals

So you’re probably wondering what Masterminds are and what they have to do with goals. They’re a hot topic right now, particularly in the start-up and entrepreneurial spaces. But Masterminds aren’t new. They’ve been around for 75 years. What’s a Mastermind? Napoleon...