Running a business is no picnic. Even for “Patty’s Picnic Planning - Where Every Day is a Picnic.” Not even Patty can escape the...

Financial management is more than transactions and tax deductions—it is one of the key pillars of your business foundation. A good...

Taxes! Taxes?! Tax time is a dreadful season for everybody, let alone small business owners. Even charities and nonprofits are on the...

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Life is full of difficult people. People who are full of it, some may say. They don’t have any regard for the trouble that they cause...

Don’t let perfectionism keep you from completing your project Do you find it difficult to get your work done? Sitting there, grinding...

Would you use a toilet plunger to make your morning coffee? I know, right?? Who would do that? Nobody. I just wanted to get your...

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How to accept getting behind without falling behind, and how to catch up. There is only one way to avoid a stain — don’t spill anything....

Take a moment to think about your to-do list. How long do you think it would take to grind through that entire workload? When was the...

Photo by Lyle Mustard Have you heard the story of the woman who travelled around the world to find herself? She crossed cities,...

Photo by Tanbir Mahmud To get the right customer to answer your knock at the door, you need to first know upon which door you would like...

Photo Credit: Yannick Menard So, you want to build a business, and you want to do it all by yourself. Why not? After all, you have...

Tax season is a bittersweet time for all of us. But it is one of two certainties in life, so sooner or later you’ll have to bear down and...

Photo credit: Brett Bourne I recently did an exercise where I asked people to describe me. It was a great boost for the ego! I heard...