Entries Tagged as 'Health'

When Business Owner and Caretaker Roles Collide

July 7th, 2009 by Mark · 23 Comments

Someone wrote in months ago asking me about this topic, and then, very patiently just wrote in again reminding me that I never really answered.
Her question:
I wrote you a couple of months ago asking for your thoughts on how to keep a business thriving while simultaneously being a caregiver. (My husband has mid-stage Alzheimer’s Disease.)
The [...]

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Tags: Business Relationships · Health · Personal

Help! I'm lazy!

May 12th, 2009 by Mark · 17 Comments

A client I heard from recently was complaining about how he wasn’t getting critical money-related tasks done in his business: “My problem is that I’m lazy–I just can’t seem to stay focused or get started on doing the important things.”
It’s no wonder he thought this–all the messages coming at us from popular culture tell us [...]

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Tags: Business Relationships · FreeSpirit · Health · Personal

How to Eat Like An Entrepreneur

April 7th, 2009 by Mark · 17 Comments

If you’ve been following by ezine or the blog, then you know my life has been a little crazy lately. Between twins, my very, very ill mother-in-law, and lots going on in the business, it’s been hard to maintain my center.
From the email and flurry of comments on the blog, this state of craziness is [...]

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Tags: Health · Personal · Spiritual Connection

Don't Forget to Tend to Your Personal Infrastructure

March 9th, 2009 by Kate · 10 Comments

Two weeks ago, a month ago, year ago, if I’d woken full of restive thoughts at 4:30 a.m., I likely would’ve headed for my computer to check my email, spin off on the 50 things I wanted to get done during the day, and begun ticking off inconsequential tasks. An hour would pass, and I’d [...]

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Tags: Health · Insider's View · Personal · Spiritual Connection

Avoiding Financial Trauma Stress Disorder

October 15th, 2008 by Mark · 3 Comments

Day after day we’re being treated to news of the global financial markets being flushed further and further down the toilet. If you run a small business, it can be hard to hold onto hope and inspiration, because maybe this time things really are doomed.
Makes you wonder and doubt–did someone not buy simply because they [...]

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Tags: 3 Journeys of Marketing · Health · Making a Difference · Money & Pricing · Spiritual Connection

Bad-Mood Marketing

July 23rd, 2008 by Mark · No Comments

Once upon a time, someone called me up wanting to talk to me about my services. He asked me how I was. I thought for a second, and I told him: “I’m in a bad mood. I’m feeling a little off, and unsettled.” I even went into details.
Smooth move, eh? I had just executed the [...]

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Tags: Health · Spiritual Connection

Less is Less–Do Less, Earn Less, Be Less

July 21st, 2008 by Mark · 2 Comments

My good friend and co-collaborator Leif Hansen, passed along an article from the Harvard Business Review on 37signals.com (who created the award-winning app Highrise, which we use religiously).
Here’s the gist of the article, quoting founders Jason Fried and his colleague David Heinemeier Hansson:
“No, less is less—because more is not better! Everyone tries to do too [...]

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Tags: Health · Infrastructure & Systems · Making a Difference