As entrepreneurs, we tend to be focused and driven. Like so many of my clients, I often work too hard and become so outwardly-focused that I sometimes forget that self-care is critically important to the well-being, creativity, productivity, and overall success of a small business own

Business requires courage, there’s no way around it. Starting a business requires courage. Staying in business when times are tough requires courage. And growing a business requires courage. There’s almost no time in your business when you don’t need courage. But are

Normally I post blogs on Tuesdays. In fact, I actually like to have quite a few blog posts in the queue…but it just so happens that this week I had no posts scheduled and had planned most of yesterday as a writing day. Our nephew, Franco, is visiting from Uruguay for the first t

The end of 2011 was a mixture of absolute holiday perfection and complete technological mayhem for me. When last we left the story of my laptop disaster, Lenovo was sending a technician with a new motherboard in mid-January. However, the very next day after I posted my story about 

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Every year, I’m surprised by how many people don’t make them. I love making New Year’s Resolutions, and I even have a strategy for keeping them. Mostly, my strategy involves making sure I keep my resolutions visible in my off

Over the last few months, I’ve been making some changes to the structure of my business (behind the scenes stuff) and planning for an expansion. As a result of my business becoming a little more complex, I decided to simplify my life. I’m starting with my email inbox. Why

Recently, Leo and I discovered a Japanese game show called "Ninja Warrior." In this show, athletes from around the world (but primarily Japan) test their skill and strength at a seemingly unbeatable obstacle course, in the hopes of becoming a champion worthy of the title, "Ninja Warri

When I was growing up, my mom used to say, “Susan, you can do anything you set your mind to.” I grew up believing I was capable of anything as long as I decided it was what I wanted to do…except that it wasn’t true. I know many of you are shocked that I’v

I’ve noticed something in many of the folks who come to me for help. It’s a new phenomenon that I’m adding to my list of “entrepreneurial illnesses,” something I call “Expert ADD.” In today’s article, I’ll explain what Expert ADD i

These days, anyone and everyone are calling themselves an “expert” and there are tons of business “coaches” who are promoting the idea that you don’t need experience, education, or training to be an expert. So…what is an expert, anyway? Let’s

“We’ll show you how to get on the Oprah show” “Some of the graduates of our program have gone on to appear on Tony Robbins’ stage!” “We’re always getting calls from publicists who want to know who’s hot right now so they can put th