Female Entrepreneurs Articles

1. Are You Seeing a Vision?

By Caterina Rando As we look at bringing your business to the next level, I ask you a very important question: do you have a vision—a Technicolor snapshot in your mind of what your ideal life looks like? If not, create one. Not a goal; goals come later. Visions are more powerful than goals because visions have an emotional component. When you see a picture, it evokes emotion—involving your heart, not just your head... read more

2. The Spectacular You

By Rachelle Disbennett-Lee I recently received a letter addressed to Spectacular Rachelle Lee. At first I thought it was a joke. Who would write such a thing? I then thought maybe it was a mistake. Whatever it was, I knew it did not feel comfortable. It turned out to be an advertisement, for what I am not even sure. What I am sure of is that the way it was addressed caught my attention, and I realized how difficult it... read more

3. Getting Started is the Toughest Part of the Job

By Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD One of the most challenging things about starting on a new project, goal or task usually isn't the planning, the thinking about it and the mapping it out. It is the doing! Actually taking the first step is often the most difficult part of any new endeavor. I was reading a project manager’s manual and found it interesting that listed, as one of the reasons projects fail, is lack of implementatio... read more

4. 10 Steps to Escape the Job World and Create the Life You Really Want

By Valerie Young [1038 WORDS] Copyright Valerie Young 1. GET THE POINT -- OF LIFE, THAT IS. It's one of those things that is worth repeating -- life is all too short. And, few among us will look back in our old age and wish we'd gone to more meetings or put in more overtime. The point is, despite pressure to "play it safe" by sticking with your day job ("But dear, you have a good job, you want to be HAPPY t... read more

5. Emergency Living

By Rachelle Disbennett-Lee There are times, when I am driving in my car being passed by so many other cars speeding along, that I could swear there is an emergency somewhere and I wasn't invited. It seems everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere. The other day I was sitting at a red light, the light turned green and the car in front of me sped away. At the next traffic light the same car was sitting in front of me and, when ... read more

6. How to Market Your Business While You Sleep; Ten Foolproof Systems

By Suzanne Falter-Barns For many Net marketers, marketing is a love-hate relationship. We love the traffic and sales that a good push brings … but we have to force ourselves to do it. So lately, I've been looking for systems anyone can implement that get the job done while you're pursuing other interests. The Net really is designed to do exactly this - so let's take advantage of it. Please do note, these tasks are... read more

7. GRACE FROM THE GARDEN

By Deb Engle As a contributing writer for Country Home magazine, Debra Landwehr Engle has known that gardens are more than an open bed for planting flowers and vegetables. Gardens are gifts that are shared between gardeners and their communities. In her book, GRACE FROM THE GARDEN Changing the World One Garden at a Time (Rodale Books; May 2003; $19.95) Engle shares her visions and that of twenty other gardene... read more

8. Are You a Self-Saboteur?

By Suzanne Falter-Barns Are You A Self-Saboteur? A Questionnaire by Suzanne Falter-Barns, http://www.howmuchjoy.com Take this questionnaire to get clear on what you may be doing to undermine your own success and happiness in life. An explanation of your score awaits at the end. 1. When someone offers help you usually a) answer no without even thinking b) consider for a moment, but then decide their help wou... read more

9. Letting Go of Control

By Suzanne Falter-Barns Living your joy is more than just the tasks on your to do list. This article teaches you how to open your heart and make a quantum leap in your impact. One of the most wonderful aspects of living your dream are the unexpected gifts that appear along the way. As many of you know, I have spent the winter writing a two-character musical which my partner and I will soon perform in various location... read more

10. Selling Books on Ebay

By James Webster Selling Books on Ebay Section 1 - Books That Sell Selling books is by no means a new profession B&M (Brick and Mortar) Used Book shops are common place in most cities especially in America. So one might ask themselves “how can I expect to make a profitable business at this?” with so many Used Book shops already all over the place. The main answers (to how) in my opinion are as follows:- (... read more

11. A Fast Way to Fill a Coaching Practice

By Suzanne Falter-Barns So you've gotten the coach training certification, made up your business cards, and started your web site. You've discovered your niche, and you have been marketing - aggressively even! But still, no one's exactly beating a path to your door. Kind of makes you wonder what you're doing wrong. Chances are you're doing everything right. The only thing that may be missing is a broader chanc... read more

12. If You Are Not Ready, Don't Start

By Rachelle Disbennett-Lee There are times when we feel we should take action, but feel stuck or unsure. Action does assist with moving forward, but the first question to ask is "Am I ready?". We might be willing and able, but if we are not ready we will have a false start. We will sabotage ourselves. Being ready is about commitment. Being ready is also a mindset. At times we have to be pretty fed up before we are reall... read more

13. How to Be Appropriately Pushy

By Suzanne Falter-Barns One of the things that's often hard to know is how and when to be pushy appropriately. In these hardscrabble times, perfectly polite people don't stand much of a chance of getting what they want. However, not enough can be said for making yourself known in a decent and unobnoxious manner. The key is to use your intuition and your brain, both at the same time, and pray for a little luck. When ... read more

14. How to Make Time for Your Soul

By Suzanne Falter-Barns The locust are buzzing. The fireflies flashing, and we can almost swim in Lake Champlain. That means it's just about popsicle weather, which is the perfect time to get serious about your dream. There's more daylight, less squeeze in schedules, and more time to connect with your soul. These are some great ways to tweak your routine to better serve your dream. Dig in before the summer slips by. Y... read more

15. How to Overcome a Confidence Crisis

By Caterina Rando As a business success coach I have worked with many women in business who consider themselves successful and who are considered successful by their peers. No matter how much you earn, how fast you find yourself expanding your organization, or how much satisfaction your gain from your business, you can have a confidence crisis. Even women with high self-esteem and self-confidence can suffer from a ... read more

16. Parenting Styles - Overcoming Your Differences

By Lori Radun If you spend any time in the parenting section of the library or your local bookstore, you will find hundreds of books on disciplining and raising your children. All the leading experts have their own ideas about what works and what doesn’t. As a parent, you have your philosophy that you bring to the table. Most of your thoughts come from what you learned as a child. You either liked the way ... read more

17. The Law of Large Numbers

By Rachelle Disbennett-Lee It is often said that sales is a numbers game. The more people we contact, the more chances we have to make a sale. That seems pretty obvious. The more people we contact the better chance we have of making a sale. This doesn't just work in sales. It works in life. If we want to get a date or find a job the more people we talk to, the greater chance we have of being successful. Sitting at home w... read more

18. Why We Don't Write Our Books

By Suzanne Falter-Barns In the ten years that I¡¦ve taught people how to get on with their books, I¡¦ve noticed a phenomenon that I¡¦ll call ¡§Author¡¦s Block.¡¨ Would-be writers can, indeed, sit down and work when pressed to it. The problem is that they¡¦re not so sure they want the pressure of being an author. But they do want to. But they don¡¦t. And so on. Ah, the agony of getting on with your book. Well, I¡¦m he... read more

19. Why We Hate to Promote Ourselves

By Suzanne Falter-Barns In the last week or so, I've begun enrolling people in the next session of my Platform Push Coaching Program on my other site, www.getknownnow.com. And boy, has that been interesting. In a few brief encounters, I've learned a lot about the power of permission. The course is demanding; it requires these coaching students to really make a commitment to building their platform. Over six months t... read more

20. Wouldn't It Be Nice if TIME Grew on Trees?

By Lori Radun The top two things that people seem to want more of are money and time. As a matter of fact, more money and more time are the top two issues people come to life coaches for (they also happen to be the top two excuses people use for not hiring a coach). It would be great if we had a money tree and a time tree in our backyard. That way if we ran out of either, we could just walk outside and pluck ... read more

21. Should I or shouldn't I?

By Melissa Payne I have to share this quote with you that I think we all need understand. The next time someone says "This sounds great, but I just don't have the TIME…" Look them straight in the eye, smile warmly, and ask, "Would you like to change that?" —Jeff Olson Now, I can't tell you how many times I have heard that. You mean you are telling me that you don't have time or you can't make the t... read more

22. 5 Tips to Eliminate Overwhelm & Accelerate Action

By Beth Tabak "You can’t swing and think at the same time.” Yogi Berra The more you get up to bat the more you develop skills. Each time at the plate is another opportunity coming your way. The more you take action the more you will advance. Whether the game is your sport, career, business, home, or taking a risk one thing is clear. The more you take action, the greater your skills become, and the more you a... read more

23. Top Ten Resolutions for Living Your Joy

By Suzanne Falter-Barns 1. Carve out regular time for your dream, and get to work. If you’re a morning person, get up an hour earlier and create as the sun rises. If you’re a night owl. stay up late to get it done. Either way, give yourself a regular shot of at least thirty minutes per day (an hour is better) five times per week. 2. Figure out your soul purpose in life, and put it on your computer. This is your large... read more

24. Enroll in Car College

By Rachelle Disbennett-Lee One of the most overlooked opportunities for learning and personal growth is the time we spend in our cars. There really isn't much we can do safely in our car but drive. I know I see people doing all kinds of things such as curling their hair, putting their makeup on and talking on the telephone. All of those things are distracting. There is something we can do in our cars to make any commute wor... read more