Walking into a small business owners meeting, I heard: “…nothing is ever good enough…” “…I’m spending too much money than I ever thought…” “…I’m ignoring everyone else…” For a second I thought I walked into Abused Anonymous. “..I thought working with them would open more doors …” “…I thought I would make a lot more [...]
Have you seen the ads for Yoga classes per donation only? Wat up wit dat? Yoga, which means union, is the practice of non-duality but also defined as the practice of opening one’s body, mind and heart to flow together in harmony and peace. How lovely! “Yes! and please pay $15/class at the candle lit [...]
Some might say that we live in world of psychotic freaks, while others might see a world of angels. Whatever view you hold, combining socially conscious activities with your business is a brilliant way to get people engaged, increase your visibility and help the community. I walked into Baja Fresh yesterday for some light burrito [...]
Bartering is really a great system. It can be as simple as exchanging the goods with a handshake or complicated with months of learning from each other. Recently I bartered with a friend where he got few hours of sales and marketing tips and I got some IT support. Me: “So what have you been [...]
When a friend says “You have to come out…you might have a life altering experience”, you just go, even if your allergies are killing you. So I went to the happy hour, and what my friend called a “Life altering experience”, I called Larry Money Dreams. Larry is good looking guy, late 30s and single. [...]
I had a meeting with an entrepreneur trying to sell and market his products. He is a chef with 1 self publishing book and a line of spices to sell. He has the personality and the good food/credential to back up his products. So far so good. Well! his logo and his messaging are crap. [...]
Marketing oneself is really hard to do. When you think about it, it is always easy to help others, than help oneself. Every time I sat down to do my portfolio, insecurities and irrelevant stories popped into my head like a bunch of psychotic clowns attacking the circus. Crazy!!!. I help others with selling and [...]
Like many other woman out there, I have grown up in Corporate America, and not just any Corp world, but high Tech world. I was an engineer and all my friends were engineers. But we weren’t just any engineers, we were the cool ones. The ones who you could actually have a conversation with, without [...]