The Magical Power Of Your Personality
29 Sep

The Magical Power Of Your Personality

By Lisa In Blog, Business, Entrepreneur /   No Comments

I was driving into work and I came over the mountain and down into the valley where the town of Annapolis Royal is nestled against the shore, it began to rain. As turned into the town to head to my office I looked to my left and I saw the most beautiful rainbow.

It occurred to me in that moment – while I was looking at this beautiful rainbow – that somebody else was grumbling about the rain.

So what about you? Do you see the beautiful rainbow, or do you grumble about the rain?

That is the magic of your personality.

There is a tale of two dogs that circulates on Facebook every so often…

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How I Made Money as an Entrepreneur The First Time
27 Sep

How I Made Money as an Entrepreneur The First Time

By Lisa In Business, Entrepreneur, Sales /   No Comments

Many people have a block around making money as an entrepreneur so I’d like to share my own story about how I started out as an entrepreneur.

I was a 4-year-old when my parents split up. Mom worked in a lumberyard to take care of us – it was really hard work. I didn’t realize we were poor until I was around 12. It was at that age that I noticed that kids were dressing differently than I was. To save money, Mom bought my clothes at the local five and dime or discount department stores.

When you’re that age, what you’re wearing often defines how cool you are – or at least how cool you are perceived to be.

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When Networking Makes You Squeamish
24 Sep

When Networking Makes You Squeamish

By Lisa In Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, Networking /   No Comments

Connecting in-person versus online can be challenging when networking makes you squeamish.

In 2008 I bought a ticket to the eWomen Network conference in Dallas, Texas. It was the first big networking conference I attended after leaving the corporate world. Conferences are different in the corporate because you go with a group of you colleagues – rarely alone. You all sat together, you all ate together, you spent the conference together and that was how you “networked”.

All the people at the conference I attended in 2008 overwhelmed me – there were over 1,000 people there! I had never experienced anything like it before and I felt so uncomfortable. We had been told over, and over again not to go in pairs but rather to go on our own. Because you’re there to meet new people, not hang out with friends.

Friends were comfortable to me – new people were scary to me.

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The Most Important Business Question
23 Sep

The Most Important Business Question

By Lisa In Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, Periscope /   No Comments

I have a passion for small business and I love – absolutely love – helping people get results in their business.

The most important question we need to use more in our business and in our lives.

I’ve been reading and listening to Brené Brown’s new book, Rising Strong, and I’ve done a blog about Bad Assery I In Your Life and Business, but now there is another topic I want to share with you…

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Decision-Making and Deservingness in Business
21 Sep

Decision-Making and Deservingness in Business

By Lisa In Blog, Business, Entrepreneur /   No Comments

Recently I got a direct message on Twitter from Chris Lema with a link and the message, “Heads up.” The link went to an article about decision-making and deservingness.

The blog Chris shared with me was a fantastic post about the huge difference he observed between how he and his wife make decisions. He considered a couple of key questions and quickly made a decision about purchasing a $650 ticket to go to a conference. This was in high contrast to the multi-step decision-making process his wife went through when she considered taking a $150 course.

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Fear: Run Or Face It Head On?
18 Sep

Fear: Run Or Face It Head On?

By Lisa In Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, Periscope /   No Comments

Do you face your fear? Or, do you run for the hills?

In a recent blog on self-care I suggested we all get up and move a bit more – go out for a walk. I took my own advice and went for a walk along the rural road near the Bay of Fundy near where I live, and in the process learned a thing or two about facing fear.

The walk took me past a home down the road from my own where there were people in the yard, kids playing on a trampoline, and a cute little Pomeranian dog lounging nearby. I walk past there home a short distance before I turn around and walk back past them on my way home. All of a sudden I hear a woman yell, “JARVIS!!!!”

I turned around expecting to see the cute little Pomeranian bounding toward me. That’s not what I saw…

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