When You Say No… It’s Ok
Be sure, be very, very sure, but also, as we discussed last week, Don't Lose Yourself. When your body is screaming, and if you have the strength, tell your team,…
Be sure, be very, very sure, but also, as we discussed last week, Don't Lose Yourself. When your body is screaming, and if you have the strength, tell your team,…
If you've been on any dating apps, you've likely been ghosted (read: shunned). I've written before about being ghosted in the professional sense, by would-be clients seemingly interested in your…
My words of the year are, "there's no such thing as 'Quiet Quitting'". It's called straight up laziness. Oh and while we're here, "Ghosting" needs a new synonym, like maybe…
Years ago while I was in a department store, chasing my then toddler from underneath the turnstiles, someone said, "I know your voice". Uh-oh. A quagmire. Embarrassing, but flattering. I…
When you're talking to a potential partner, associate, vendor, or employee, for all that is holy, please don't call them "Missy". I am the owner of a company so I…
Do you remember the classic film, "Swingers"? There's a famous scene in the 1996 film where a character played by the brilliant Jon Favreau, makes a call to a woman…
Today I was looking for some business people to connect with and noticed an inordinate amount of businesses titled with only the owner's name. Joe Shmo Consulting and so forth.…
I was told I probably didn’t need to get vaccinated because I’ve worked at home for years and rarely leave the house. And my social life consisted of (past tense),…
I finally allowed myself to leave the house and take a retreat. You had to be vaxxed and wear a mask at all times. About 4 days later I started…
Sometimes I run ads on radio trade sites to get some good backup. We all take sick days and some of us get vacations too ;) and we need fill-in/substitute…