Business hours are when you work in your business. A wise small business owner will also work on their business after everyone else clocks out. Sure you can work 40 hours a week if you want to as an entrepreneur, but that only works successfully when you have employees who work in your business during those hours and you work on your … [Read more...]
The Battle of Fear
In 24 years of business we have had success and failures. We have made many changes over the years. For me it all started 1992 someone signed me up for Amway. I didn’t know they signed me up. And then 1993 discovered I was in Amway and started working to build a business. The most important part of that year is that I discovered the dream of … [Read more...]
How to Build an Empire, Write a Book or Follow Your Dreams
One of the most common phrases said to me is: “I do not know how you do it all.” And probably the most common question asked of me as a mom-preneur is, “How do you do it all?” Here is my quick and easy answer. I don’t do it all. I do the important things well. I make products. I write and publish books—12 of them so far! I work as a formulator … [Read more...]
No Overnight Success Stories — Hallelujah Anyway
The phrase overnight success cracks me up. I am sure someone out there has been an overnight success at some point in life, but for most of us the road to success if littered with failure and defeat. I know it has been for me. My friend Lela Barker has a business called Lucky Break Consulting. She came up with the name because people thought … [Read more...]
Business Failure on the Path to Success
What?! You have owned a restaurant? This is the common response I get when I mention that chapter from our business lives. Well, the whole story isn't glamorous at all. Here is part of the story from Chapter 1, "The Rest of the Business Story" in DIY Kitchen Chemistry. The setting was in the kitchen of PB&J’s Live on a busy Friday night. It … [Read more...]
