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6 Feel-good Ways to Get Your Business Moving
Get your binoculars ready. It’s time to take a closer look at what’s eating at you. Any one of these 6 assessments will take you on a deep-dive into you and what it is you truly want. Where’d your passion go? You know… that “Yes, yes, yes!” idea you turned into a business? You were fired up, had energy darts…
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Feeling like a failure? Try this exercise for a major breakthrough
By now, you get that I’m all about working out my most current issues. As a person, a woman, and an entrepreneur, we hit many brick walls – both personally and professionally. Luckily, every now and then I find relief. Some peace or joy that transforms my life or the way I approach everyday challenges that I feel compelled to…
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Starting a business during a crisis. Is it even worth it?
The current situation looks rather dismal. In fact, it is. There’s no way in painting it otherwise. Not a few weeks ago, tourists in Aruba were far and few. Businesses closed, office buildings dark and empty, and the number of for-sale signs and for rent, signs kept increasing. I speak of this in the past tense as though it’s “over,”…
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4 Life-changing lessons Madam C. J. Walker teaches women about business
What a wonderful, witty, and arousing Netflix series starring Octavia Spenser. Did you catch it? Having heard the name Madam C. J. Walker many times but not knowing the story, I was fascinated to come to know some of the struggles and triumphs of the proclaimed first African-American female millionaire in the United States. First thing I took away from…
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Exhausted entrepreneurial terms draining you? What to use instead.
How many times can one hear the term KPI and not want to throw a BF! (b#%$! fit). We keep hearing them over and over – to the point of being eye-roll and gag-worthy. I mean, is it just me??? So many overused terms. Some I get – they sing. …Others, not so much. What do think of these examples.…
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Hit a slump and not sure what to do next?
Plateaus – pesky little circumstances that show up when you’ve in your own right hit a peak and start to taper off. Maybe you got too comfortable and lost your hunger. No gusto left in the tank for what you once felt so passionately about. Now, you’re unmotivated and feel lost. At this point, you’ve set your sights on another…
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Hiring your first employee or freelancer? 3 must have traits to snag a superhero.
When should I hire someone to help me out with my business? What contractual setup works best? A full-time employee? A freelancer? A need-basis contractor? This is a big one for me too. There’s a lot riding on this decision to hire help. What do I look for? How do I ensure they will go above and beyond for my…
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How to make your new business stand out in a sea of competition
Starting out in any business is a challenging process. With so many moving pieces it can get overwhelming, very fast. Especially, when you need to wear 90+ percent of the hats, all the time. Best believe, it’s no different when living on a Caribbean island. Pitches to prospective clients, compiling estimates, billing, building a healthy revenue stream, an organized administration,…
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How to not to tense up when asked, ‘What do you do?’
Knots in stomach. Anxiety. And a consuming feeling of looking like a total cop out. Yeah, that was usually my predominant feeling when asked, “So, what do you do.” I dreaded follow up questions that begged me to elaborate on what it encompassed, what my client portfolio looked like, and where I saw myself taking these interests of mine. Social…
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Doing so much but not seeing the results you want? Do this.
At the end of a long day of work, running errands and working on one of my passion projects, I found myself extremely taxed. As the shower ran over my back, I started to question just how much I actually accomplished. Having had put in all those hours on and off the road, checking off my to-do list, was I…
