Keep in mind that you’re a product of your environment. One conclusion then is for you to choose an environment that enhances your development toward your objective. Think about the past 20 years in terms of your environment. What are the things around you that you know for sure are helping you toward your success? [...]
Building a Consulting Business
A friend of mine is planning to retire from the business of private fundraising for profits and nonprofits. She loved being the director of development for an independent K – 12 elementary school in the suburbs and she would like to go into the same business. Barb knows this business every which way but she [...]
Second Career Answers at a Wedding
She approached me like we were best friends telling me about her latest project and recent economic perspectives. She was about to retire from her job as the head of a human relations department for a national accounting firm. “I think I could start an online business giving readers or listeners the benefit of all [...]
Encore Careers Are a Reality
Millions of Americans have been involved in encore careers for decades. Being involved in an encore career is not new. The major piece of news is that the numbers of people, especially those between 44 to 70 years old , is expanding. I haven’t seen the latest data but I suspect the upper age guideline [...]
Financial Independence and Professional Development
It’s not hard to dream about financial independence that you can actually achieve it and then face reality that it it’s going to be a struggle to believe that it’s actually possible for you? You are retired and spent some time exploring the world but now the bills are starting to pile up a bit. [...]
Manage Stress While Marketing Your Business
Stress is an unavoidable part of our lives. You can’t avoid it but you don’t want to keep it. It’s important for you but it can also get in your way. In my last 2 posts I wrote about marketing at trade shows and conventions. Two readers commented how stressful those kinds of events are. [...]
Grow Your Bussiness Attending Conventions
In my last post I wrote about preparing for the event. It’s all about self management to make your time rewarding. To avoid distractions before I even get to the convention is to: Make sure I have all the facts – date, time, location, where I’m staying. Some conventions send you an advanced schedule. I [...]
Trade Show Booths Can Grow Your Business
Tradeshows and conventions are experiences from your past when you were starting out in your field and wanted to make a name for yourself. It probably was 15 years ago when you went to your last trade show but now that you own your own business, it’s time to count them in as one way [...]
Great Websites with Great Content
I’m a firm believer that when you content is outstanding your website will attract attention. I’m also convinced it takes more that good content or even great content to make a mark in this business of marketing your service or product. Your topics need to respond to the issues that your visitors need answers. You [...]
Write Articles and Be Called an Expert
I am seriously considering writing a long, short report about how writing articles can help you grow your business. If you are retired or you see retirement in the near future and you have decided what you new career will be, writing articles is one of the best ways to demonstrate you are the expert [...]




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