When you search the internet to ask a simple question on “how to find a niche in your business?”, there are articles on articles you can read and scroll through, and a lot of them even contradict each other. Some experts tell you: you must have a niche to be successful, the others say no,…
Any business venture starts with a vision. The vision is nothing more than an idea of an entrepreneur to bring something to the world that will make it a bit better. It’s the case with me and my business, and I’m sure it is you as well, n’est-ce pas? However, ideas are worthless without execution.…
Thanksgiving and Christmas are times when being grateful for things we have in life and expressing such gratitude to others come easy. However, as the old year winds down and the pace of life speeds us again with the new one, we often forget about gratitude until next Thanksgiving. And yet, practicing gratitude all year…
All my kids are telling me this week is what costumes they are going to wear, how much candy they can get from ‘trick or treating,’ and how fun it will be to get scared a little. Yes, you guessed it, Halloween is coming. And with that, lots of us adults will watch scary movies…
Back in 1980-ties, researchers became interested in students’ attitudes about failure. A group led by Dr. Carol Dweck noticed that some students rebounded while other students seemed devastated by even the smallest setbacks. Throughout her studies, she coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and intelligence. In…
Are you busy in your business or life in general? Running around every day doing a myriad of things but still not accomplishing half of what you’d like to? Do you find yourself having “busy” mornings, afternoons or days without accomplishing much? Do you complain about not having enough hours in a day? You’re not…
Nature is all about systems and structures built to fit together into the most amazing ecosystems anywhere on earth. Think tiny ants living in colonies, or bees in their hives, or vast ecosystems like lakes, seas forests, or even desserts. If humans don’t interfere, every one of them is perfectly balanced. Mother Nature knows that…
Have you ever thought of yourself “I don’t know what I’m doing, and people will notice” or “I’m a fake”? Do you attribute your current success to sheer luck that you don’t deserve? Or maybe such thoughts and feelings come up mainly when you start something new, like running a business or public speaking or…
Most of us experience prostration occasionally. However, some people procrastinate more than they’d like to, and 20% do it chronically even though it causes them real mental pain. How? By bringing forward remorse of not being productive, not accomplishing the goals they set out for themselves. It, in turn, creates negative self-talk and the loss…
A lot of people have a hard time saying “No.” They say “Yes” to favors, asks for help, additional services, etc. even though everything inside them then screams “no – don’t agree to that!” No wonder they end up having hard time managing their time. Have you ever been in this situation? Saying “yes” to…
