As surreal as it feels at times I am in the middle of a six-week telesummit of my own creation and am having fabulous, inspiring conversations with very successful “corporate fugitives” as part of the Entrepreneurs Unplugged Telesummit I am producing with my friend Marcia Hoeck.
Our friendship, and this joint venture, developed quickly - which [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Working at home'
What Michael Gerber told me about leaving a corporate job
February 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Entrepreneurs Unplugged · Fellow fugitives · Working at home
No waiting for hugs
December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
It has been a dramatic and exciting year for me and my business. The amount of personal and professional growth has been amazing.
One of the best things I did for myself in 2008 was making the commitment to continuously invest in my professional development, at a greater level and pace than I had before. Taking [...]
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Building a virtual team · Investing in yourself · Uncategorized · Working at home
The truth is out there
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Since hanging up my shingle, so to speak, so many people have asked me how I handle working alone at home. The reactions range from “I couldn’t do what you do” to “I would watch TV all day” to “I would miss the social contact too much.”
The truth is - I have never felt so [...]
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Building a virtual team · Investing in yourself · Marketing yourself · Tools of the trade · Uncategorized · Working at home
Why employees become entrepreneurs
November 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Every entrepreneur has a story to tell. More often than not, behind every successful entrepreneur is a story of toxic workplace experiences, and horrible contortions needed to fit a lone wolf into sheep’s clothing. Others have dipped and swerved their way through a variety of university degrees and radically different variety of jobs until they [...]
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Getting a real job · Uncategorized · Working at home
The C-word
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
For the record, in case my beloved corporate clients and friends read this post, corporate is not a bad word. There are many pluses to a corporate structure and organization.
I once worked with a company that did not fit the corporate mould, in fact, would balk at the first scent of C (please get through [...]
Tags: Becoming a solo-preneur · Working at home
Family days at the “office”
July 26th, 2008 · No Comments
One of the hardest things about being a working mother, when I was corporately employed, was walking the guilt line when needing to take time off when needed to deal with family issues. There is nothing worse than having a sick child or family member in need and having to be at work while someone [...]
Tags: Kramer · Working at home