Where is the T-E-A-M In Solopreneur?

by agnes | Sep 12, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...

So you want to be a solopreneur. Or maybe you already are. You are the manager, creator, CFO, marketer, salesperson, blogger, designer, secretary, and delivery person of your business. Despite all the work, you report to no one and you like it that way. However, while...

Charley Boorman Is My Hero!

by agnes | Sep 9, 2013 | Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...

Well, one of them. But for more reasons than one. Now some of you, I know, are asking Who the bleep is Charley Boorman? I first met Charley through one of the sexiest guys on the planet:  Ewan McGregor – star of Moulin Rouge and Big Fish.  And Yes, I am using the word...

I Think Mae West Could Have Been An Entrepreneur!

by agnes | Aug 29, 2013 | Getting Down To Business, It's The Life In Your Years, On A Personal Note...

Mary Jane West from Brooklyn, New York.   I think it was her frisky irreverence that triggered my affection for Mae West – she was spunky at a time when spunky women raised eyebrows and challenged the morals of the day. She was, however, an advocate for...

Nothing More Than A State Of Mind

by agnes | Aug 21, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...

This post is a more personal follow-up to yesterday’s post about Fear. In my world I am pretty average. My life experiences, my travels, my relationships, my jobs, my endeavours are all in the same ball parks as all of my friends. Some have done more, some have...

Don’t Fear Fear, Face It and Use It!

by agnes | Aug 19, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...

Sometime ago I book-marked an article that I thought was worth keeping.  The title: How To Conquer Fear by Geoffrey James.     Opening paragraph: “Fear is the enemy of success. Large rewards only result from taking comparably large risks. If...

But You Didn’t Quit! Or Did You?

by agnes | Aug 19, 2013 | Finding Focus, On A Personal Note...

If you read any of the major motivational authors, the one common thread you will read is how you have to keep pushing, keep moving forward toward your goal no matter how tired you are, how convinced you are that you might as well give up. The authors can usually give...