You know something that people would be interested to hear about. Most of us feel defeated by the fact that everything has been done before, but you haven’t told your version of it before! You will have a unique take on the everyday because it’s your experience of it, it’s…

Spend thin to win. If it’s not in the budget, take it out of your pocket as a loan to the company. The moment you cross this line and start to spend money that is not earmarked in the budget for something, you’ve created a potentially dangerous habit. Before you…

… Be a part of the literary community. Read books, buy books, leave nice reviews online for books you love, visit your local bookstore and talk to the booksellers (not necessarily about your own book!). Develop relationships just like you would in any other professional community. I had the pleasure…

Leaders need to hire around a set of values and not let an agent’s production skirt that requirement. Also, being transparent and having a flat organization where team members can see a clear path to growing to their fullest potential is key. Also, being available as a mentor and showing…

Finally, parents can find ways to help and support without taking over. This can include a few administrative tasks such as registering for campus visits or helping the student check their email account for messages from the colleges. I find that it helps if students create a “for-colleges-only” email account…

Physical wellness involves many aspects in daily lives and it is all rooted to self-love and self care. I had the pleasure of interviewing Paige Held. A Florida native, Paige is the founder of Yoga Joint and co-creator of the SHIFT method. As a certified yoga teacher, her career in…

The world is reducing dairy and meat consumption and that’s such a positive thing. We need to keep up the plant-based movement and we can save billions of lives so the plant-based movement is important. When you increase your meat consumption many animals are being displaced and have nothing to…

Balance — in all aspects. Financial balance, work-life balance, social balance. While I’m not a founder of eviivo, I’m CEO because I was able to foster the balance companies need. I had the pleasure of interviewing Michele Fitzpatrick, CEO of eviivo. Michele Fitzpatrick is a veteran of the software industry…

Listen to your intuition — no one will care about your company as much as you do, and if you get the sense that something doesn’t feel right in the messaging, the ingredients, the strategy then speak up and know where you stand and what is important to you. I…