It can be quite monotonous, at times, planning the weekly meals around my work schedule. I would like to say I try to stay mindful of healthy food options and sometimes it helps to try new things, get new ideas to break up the routine. I always love finding recipe ideas that I can share with everyone that are tasty options to vary from the easy convenience of unhealthy … [Read more...]
You were asked to write a Linkedin.com recommendation…Now What?
Social media is all the rage and certainly a powerful medium at that! Linkedin.com career profile marketing is the cornerstone for gaining immediate visibility worldwide. Fantastic! Each day, the numbers increase with new users, broadened network connections, and information to easily boost your knowledge base. Perhaps one of the most frequently discussed topics pertains … [Read more...]
Women as Business Owners
In Georgia, where I live and write, women have always owned businesses. Even our fictional heroine Scarlett O’Hara was a business owner, as the proprietress of a sawmill. Georgia women have historically been entrepreneurial – from the rural housewife, whose hens laid more eggs than the family would consume and sold the surplus to her neighbors to Juliette Gordon Low, … [Read more...]
It’s a wide world of Business and Industry
They say to have the most enjoyment in deriving income is to either do what you love or do what you do best. In this difficult economy, however, that's easier said than done. Sometimes to make ends meet people are starting home businesses by finding a need and filling it. Some people are using what innate skills they have and building a small business out of that. I'm … [Read more...]
How Sweet It Is
You may recall a few months back I wrote an entry discussing sugar - friend or foe? Well, as I hoped to point out, it is not your friend! I could write numerous addendums to that topic and probably never fully be able to emphasize that fact enough. Today is one of those occasions. Time Magazine recently published a health special, A to Z Health Guide, which covers most … [Read more...]
A Picture Perfect Business Model
Every day I meet people who are really good at what they do; and every day I remind myself what I am best at. It's not because I need the constant ego boost, but because I have to remind myself to stay focused...laser focused on the big picture instead of getting side-tracked when something sparkly catches my eye. Why is it that companies like Kodak, Xerox and Microsoft … [Read more...]
Employee Brand Differentiation
Differentiating oneself in the workforce today may hold the key for many employees who are keenly interested and highly motivated to survive downsizing. While it may take extra effort, the payoff can be exponentially greater both short and long range; for the employee and the company. With discipline, determination, and drive, employees can make their mark strategically, … [Read more...]
People, Planet, and Profits
The "triple bottom line" is something you've been hearing about lately. It refers to thinking about your business in a way that measures your impact on people, planet and profits. Instead of solely reading a Profit and Loss statement and focusing on the "bottom line" (how much your company netted), the trend towards measuring a triple bottom line means you find measurable … [Read more...]
Pack Some Energy into Your Lunch
You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't experienced the afternoon fatigue at work after lunch. We tend to blame it on everything around us except the thing that makes the most sense - the food in our lunch! I have heard the sleepy blame game for years now, and it includes pointing fingers at the weather, meetings, not having enough coffee, and the list goes on … [Read more...]
Tune Up Your Pitch
Have you ever been to a networking event where everyone needs to stand up and introduce themselves? I don’t know about you, but after about 3-4 people stand up and recite their elevator pitches, I can’t remember who does what. Very few of them capture my attention. Even less of them are memorable. They all sound alike because everyone is using the same approach, the same … [Read more...]