Create Your Own Shawshank Redemption for Labor Day 2014 and Beyond

Hardly a day goes by when someone working in corporate life wishes and hopes to escape the nine-to-five career to pursue the idea of lucrative self-employment. That is why Pam Slim’s 2009 book Escape from Cubicle Nation touched a huge nerve to become an...

Five Life Accidents that Brought Me Here

  1. I used to own a boutique public relations agency in service to big clients, big budgets, and big news. I enjoyed operating my agency from a home office above the garage in suburban Bellevue, Washington. That was BEFORE two home burglaries, a burst pipe...

Getting Known Versus Spam and Inviting Your Straight Talk

There is a huge joint venture in progress that has 70 big internet entrepreneurs involved.  We are all beating the drum for Callan Rush for good reason.  She is a master trainer who guides workshop, retreat, and seminar leaders to successfully and profitably...

Sometimes, Everything that CAN Go Wrong Does — What Then?

Mid-June was the date on the calendar when I set out to debut a new product to the world. Well in advance, I assembled the perfect team of technology wizards and administrative talent to support me. Step by step I planned my approach. And I even took time to specify...