I sat down today to plan for 2012. I read my journals from 2002 to now and discovered the most amazing thing. My resolutions are the same each year. I figured if I copy one, I can use it year after year. Did you ever wonder why you have resolutions and never really resolve them. I think they must be… Read More
April 30th, 2012
Starting a Business isn’t Easy
It is April 30, 2012 and I have no idea where the time has gone. One day it is January and the next May. I started a business on the internet last year and it has been a struggle. I had no idea how much I did not know about marketing and advertising. I figured all I had to do… Read More
March 15th, 2012
Everyone is Looking for a Way to Make Money on the Internet
Everyone is looking for a way to make money on the internet. The majority are looking for a way to work from home. I am not sure, but I get the impression that there are not a lot of “jobs” on line. I was confused about this idea of a job online and decided to look up the definition of… Read More
February 17th, 2012
Leadership Programs Do They Work?
I was teaching a quality management system internal auditor class last week and this question came up. ”Can you learn leadership or are you born one?” My initial reaction was leadership cannot be taught, but some people are born to be leaders. They have the social skills that are required to be a successful leader. I have audited hundreds of… Read More
February 15th, 2012
Women Engineers – The World Needs Them More Than Ever
This blog is for the many women engineers who create the world as entrepreneurs and employees and still manage to raise families and have fulfilling lives. I am a mechanical engineer and graduated in 1983. Back then, in the dark ages, there were only 5 women in my classes and they were not all mechanical engineers. They were majoring in… Read More
February 8th, 2012
Are Redundant Activities Draining Your Profits?
I have had the privilege of auditing over 100 companies in many different industries in the past eighteen years. I noticed that there is one thing that is consistent for companies that have been in business over eight years. There are a lot of activities that waste time and resources and do not add any value to the organizational processes…. Read More
February 4th, 2012
Being an Entrepreneur is a Challenge
Being an entrepreneur is a challenge. In order to be successful I realized that I have to be organized, know how to plan, and be focused. Up until recently, I was none of those things. I am an idea person. I get really excited over ideas. Executing them is another story. I recently purchased a membership in an organization that… Read More
February 3rd, 2012
Crap, I Just Lost my Job. Now what???
February 1, 2012 will go down in my life as a big day. It was the day I was laid off from my job with a whole bunch of other friends and associates. Losing your job is not a fun experience. For those of you who are unemployed, I commiserate. I have gone through many emotions in the past two… Read More
January 29th, 2012
The Elements of a Successful Business Structure
Most people that I speak with believe that the business is successful because of the product. If that is true why are some automobile companies more successful than others? Why do investors invest in one stock and not another? Because they perceive that the company they buy stock from is successful. Why are these companies looked upon as being successful… Read More
January 28th, 2012
Are You a Wealth Seeker?
Thousands of people around the world are searching for that idea that will bring them freedom to pursue their life the way God intended. Everyone’s motivations are different. For some it is freedom to spend more time with their family and friends, Others it is the thrill of creating something and seeing it grow, or It may be wanting the… Read More