The Savvy Entrepreneur

It’s all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are [...]

Now that we’re half-way through Anti-Procrastination Month 2008, how’s your productivity? Are these posts helping you? What challenges are still coming up for you? Today’s post shows how motivation plays a role in helping us do what needs to get done. Here’s one person’s take on motivation: Having been a professional procrastinator early in my [...]

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. — Albert Einstein

Now that we are back to a “normal” routine (hubby’s back at work, kids at daycare) and I’m home with Jasmine trying to work between naps and feedings, I’m finding it difficult to avoid distractions. And there are, oh so many distractions! The usual suspects are: social media (tweet, tweet), email, internet, baby care and [...]

October 2008 marks the second annual Anti-Procrastination Month on The Savvy Entrepreneur. Now I ain’t an anti-procrastination expert… In fact I’d like to get something out in the open right now — I’m a terrible procrastinator or should I say I’m good at procrastinating? Either way, what I’m trying to say is that I struggle [...]

Summer is over, baby is born, hubby is back to work and kids are in daycare. So there are no more excuses… I’ve been slacking off long enough. This blog has been sorely neglected, with only a minimum of posts (have you at least been enjoying my weekly Savvy Snippets? Please say yes! ). I’m [...]

Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. — Tony Robbins How do you really want to live? What gets you most excited? When do you feel stuck? What kind of person will you have to become in order to achieve all that you [...]

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. — Elbert Hubbard Who cares what others say? Go out there and be everything you want to be and more. No matter what you do, there will always be someone there to complain about it. Stop trying to please everyone else because it’s a losing [...]

Don’t think of failure as something negative. Look at it as a learning experience. If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative. — Woody Allen

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Dr. Harold Thurman

Today’s quote was selected in line with my continuing study on the strengths movement. You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. — Harry Firestone 1868-1938, American businessman Isn’t that summed up well?

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. — Lou Holtz