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My client, Cate, runs a graphic and web design firm. On a recent consulting call she complained, I feel like…

It’s zero five hundred. I’m waiting for a prearranged taxi to chauffeur me to Command Naval Surface Forces Headquarters on…

I’m too busy. Clients come first. It’s too tedious. I’m intuitively creative—I don’t have a process. What’s your excuse for…

As Seen In … … they weigh everything. ~ Zorba the Greek So do my clients when it comes…

It’s my birthday week, so naturally, my thoughts turn to cake. (I love cake.) As a kid, I got to…

The best strategic plan addresses what you can stop doing. That’s counterintuitive, especially for small businesses who grasp at any…

As Seen In … Like Erma Bombeck famously said about housework, Succession planning expands to fill the time available. It…

As a small business owner, it’s common to think of our company as an island. Isolated. Self-contained. Having to generate…

Where’s your focus? Is it in “just get through today?” Or do you have a real strategy you’re working? One…

On a trip to Santa Monica, my husband and I stopped into 24 Hour Fitness Express. Armed with a free…