The Savvy Entrepreneur

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. — Carlos Casteneda If your business is making you miserable, spend your energy into making yourself strong instead of wasting it on trying NOT to be miserable! Ain’t it funny how one small word changes everything?

Getting fired is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place. — Hal Lancaster OK, so as a VA you’re not going to get fired. Here are your signs that you’re in “the wrong job” You have no clients, despite your concerted efforts at marketing Clients ‘break up’ [...]

There comes a special moment in everyone’s life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when seizes it, will fulfil his mission — a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he finds greatness. It is his finest hour. — Winston Churchill

This week on Positive Psychology News Daily, Yee-Ming Tan wrote an article about a coaching session she had with someone who was skeptical about the importance of discovering and working on your strengths in lieu of defining your weaknesses so you can work on them. You already know how passionate I am about the whole [...]

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?

Lately, you’ve heard me talk a lot about StrengthsFinder 2.0 and Go Put Your Strengths to Work. If you haven’t already done so, you need to get these books. It has been a life-changing experience for me, and I believe everyone needs to know about their strengths and talents (you may think you know, but [...]

You know when you’re on to something… you’re not quite sure what, but you know you’re on the cusp of figuring it out? Well, it’s 3:30am and I’ve been up what feels like all night. I’m on to something… but I haven’t quite put my finger on it. Other than the annoyance of impending exhaustion [...]

Step 1 of Marcus Buckingham’s Go Put Your Strengths to Work system is to reveal and bust the 3 main myths we’ve come to believe about our weaknesses since childhood. The first myth is: As you grow, your personality changes. Are you part of the 66% who believe this to be true? The truth is: [...]

As longtime member of the Virtual Business Group (free annual membership in 2008), one of the perks is its Book Club — a benefit I hadn’t taken advantage of until late last year. Boy, am I glad to be participating in this months’ activities, since we’re discussing Marcus Buckingham’s Go Put Your Strengths to Work: [...]