Tag: entrepreneur

  • Is This Project Worth Doing? Know When It’s Better to Walk Away

    Is This Project Worth Doing? Know When It’s Better to Walk Away

    Sometimes a project is just not worth doing. In your business life or your life-life, there are times when it is better to walk away. In this context, I’m using “walk away” to mean that you are consciously deciding that this project is no longer worth your time and energy. It does not mean you…

  • The Joys of Business Ownership

    The Joys of Business Ownership

    (Or, how I went from worker bee to entrepreneur.) The joy of being a business owner is that you can do what you want when you want, right? Not so much. People keep telling me that I need to work ON my business, not IN it. Translation: do things to grow your business, let other…

  • The Point of My Service Business

    The Point of My Service Business

    I recently heard someone say that if a business only provides a service, it doesn’t have any lasting impact. That one hit me hard. While not a secret, I don’t say this often: I’m terrified of ending up like Eleanor Rigby. I don’t expect to be in the history books (unless as a possible author…