Archive for May, 2010
It’s Not Personal, It’s Business
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How many times have we heard this? I love this page from Seth Godin’s What Matters Now. It is by Mitch Joel the President of Twist Image and author of Six Pixels of Separation.
Compassion:
“It’s nothing personal, it’s just business.”
We spend more than 50% of our lives at work. Why would anyone want to wake up in the morning and go to work with that attitude? If you don’t make it personal, and if you don’t make it count, what’s the point?
Business is missing one important core value: compassion.
“Between work and family, I have no time for community.”
This is is something everyone feels at some point in their lives. But think about it: What if we made community an integral part of our business? What if we recognized that we can’t have strong businesses without a Read More→
Topsy Turvy Mother’s Day
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I’ve always wanted to try a Topsy Turvy for growing tomatoes and thanks to my “boys” now I have the chance!.
As you can see from these photos, it has been a Topsy Turvy Mother’s Day at the farm! Reminiscent of the world of Dr. Seuss, when I took the photo of the Topsy Turvy I accidentally moved the camera and got a really crazy shot. I assure you that our house is not bent!
Now I’m growing tomatoes upside down! It will be interesting to see if each plant really produces 50 pounds of tomatoes like the ads claim. Tomatoes are supposed to grow 20-percent faster and no staking is required. The downside is that I have to try to remember to water them every day.
10 Tips to Attain and Manage Power
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This post is for all the business owners and entrepreneurs in my life. My friend Karla Sinclair, Publisher of Atlanta Daybook shared this information from the Possible Woman conference held recently in Atlanta. It is really great information and I hope it will provide you with additional motivation to continue to be the shining star that you are.
Political commentator Donna Brazile gave the keynote address which focused on women attaining and managing power.
Ten Tips from Donna Brazile:
- Know your power and believe in yourself.
- Be true to yourself and visualize.
- Identify role models and mentors.
- Nourish your ambition.
- Dare to dream and communicate clearly.
- Set a strategy for success and write it down.
- Remove stumbling blocks and remain steadfast despite the obstacles.
- If you get knocked down, get back up.
- Don’t be afraid of controversy.
- Stir the waters. Sometimes making waves is the only way to move forward.
