Work-Life Balance

I probably didn’t need to add ‘busy’ to the title. We’re all busy, right? Here’s the thing: the more I talk to (and read about) successful business owners, the more it seems clear that being successful relies on creating efficient systems that allow you to step away from your business and have downtime. Being busy isn’t […]

Resolutions are out. I’m sure you’ve heard, ‘resolutions don’t work’. Maybe you’re one of the many who have given up setting goals for the new year. The reason resolutions don’t work is that they’re often vague (lacking a plan with details) and often ‘too big’. Lose 50 pounds this year? Is that practical? How are […]

Let me guess. You started working for yourself in part, because you wanted a flexible schedule. You wanted to be able to take a Friday afternoon off to have leisurely lunch with a friend. You wanted to attend your child’s sports games without frantically checking your phone the whole time. And so you set out […]

You run your own business. You’re always on. Checking emails. Processing orders. Creating content. But what happens if you need to take a break? (and let me just be clear, I think you absolutely should allow yourself to take a break). Maybe it’s a planned vacation. Or maybe it’s an unexpected break such as managing […]

I’m self-employed because I love the flexibility. I travel a lot. I’ll be in Australia for the month of December. And I have flights scheduled for most months of 2018. Needless to say, when I travel, I work. A digital nomad is someone who works remotely and so is free to roam where they’d like. […]

I’ll tell you the truth. I’m just plain peeved that in today’s world, many women still feel like they need to make a choice between a career/business (that they’ve spent years developing) and spending time with their family. Watching successful and educated women drop out of the workforce because they feel forced to (not because […]