Last week I wrote about how reading for pleasure can help us to slow down. But why would I want to slow down? Instinct tells me that the faster I…
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Balance seems to be elusive. The more we strive for it, the less we seem to have. Entrepreneurs, in particular, worry about balancing work and family life, marketing and producing,…
I sat in a networking event late last year and was struck by the fascinating stories of the attendees. We all had our unique reasons for starting businesses, winding paths…
Do you hear people saying, ‘you have to make sacrifices to be successful’? They may be talking about progressing a career or building a business. You may have said this…
Like many women of a certain age, I run a business. Mine is the smallest kind as I am a freelancer. I have only myself to manage. Well, that’s the…
This was me, sitting on my father’s lap, over 50 years ago. A rare occurrence, even then. We weren’t close, and since I have grown up, until his stroke three…
If we are running a business for ourselves there ought to be a lot of fun. But what constitutes ‘fun’ is different for each person. What do you enjoy most,…