Independent booksellers, publishers and writers converge for an amazing 3 days all about books! Join me, author Erica Witsell, BQB Publishing/WriteLife and other “bookies” live as we talk about the business of writing, selling and distributing books! Watch the Replay Now! And, apologies in advance…We were broadcasting live from the show in St. Louis,…
DetailsWho Has the Right Answer? Of Course It’s YOU! It felt like a Diane Keaton or Meg Ryan movie. Maybe Jane Fonda? The siblings flock home around a parent in crisis, with all the parallels you can imagine in terms of the adult child “archetypes” that show up in the movies. There’s “the doctor”…
DetailsI’m spending the next three days at the Heartland Fall Forum (we’re broadcasting live from there at noon!). It’s the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association/Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association trade show, with several hundred publishers, authors and independent booksellers…aka the people who are NOT banning books and who are off their phones (unless there’s a book…
Details“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” That quote has been attributed to Desmond Tutu, Wendell Philips and Thomas Jefferson, among others. (Thanks to Anna Berkes for trying to get to the bottom of who said it first—it looks like it wasn’t any of them.) Whoever said it, it’s on my mind after reading…
DetailsHow Entrepreneurship Can Revitalize Local Communities. Suntae Kim, Researcher, and Cecilia Mowatt, lawyer and business developer, look at how small businesses scaling deep and local can drive economic growth.
DetailsWhat do you do? I’m participating in the Milestone Circles Program for women business owners at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. On the first day of onboarding, we were asked to take our “what” and layer it with our “why’s.” We were encouraged to think of the most annoying (ahem, adorable) two-year-old ever and go deep.…
DetailsBetween LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and G-d know what other sources are available in print or online, there are experts at everything nowadays. Many experts are self-proclaimed. But also bountiful are those with third-party credibility because there are so many “news” sources running 24 hours a day that need experts to provide “authoritative affirmation” of whatever…
DetailsAward winning speaker and consultant, Sarah Victory, joins us this week to share the secret of doubling your business and success to change the world! For our passionate small business owners, this is an incredible opportunity to hear from the very best consultant on what you can start doing now to grow your impact and business to soaring heights. Don’t forget to check out Sarah’s newest book, How to Be Powerful: Insider Secrets to Brilliant Leadership, Sales and Speaking.
DetailsHow would you fare if your thought bubbles were visible to others? While you may be eternally grateful they are not, I hope, however, you are aware of your own spontaneous thoughts. After all, those are a reflection of your unconscious biases. And the first step to overcoming unconscious bias is to be aware of…
DetailsWhat are the effects of generational trauma? Is there a way to heal? This week’s guest, Ed Norwood, has dedicated much of his life’s work using lessons from the Jonestown Tragedy to help transform and advocate for change within the healthcare delivery process. In his new book, Be a Giant Killer, Ed focuses on how to help restore family history and break the patterns of past trauma to help future generations heal and not continue reliving the past. Ed is President of ERN/The National Council of Reimbursement Advocacy and also works in change management and leadership development to help break barriers and re-ignite the passion among workplace leaders.
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