If I have a trigger in my personality, it’s around integrity. I mean, most human beings have a thing about integrity and being honest, which is why I don’t worry about having generous refund policies and such, but I really get triggered.
Triggered as in watching and squirming when in one of those silly comedies where [...]

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We have two newish members on our team. I say “newish” because they have both been around for awhile and I’ve been awkwardly remiss in not introducing them to you sooner.
The first is Trisha Cupra, who I’ve known for years, despite our being on opposite sides of the world. If you’ve been around for a [...]

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Aha! It’s the second week of this Monday Heart Stuff, so maybe it will be a tradition after all. What with an extreme delay over re-launching The Business Oasis, as well as several other smaller projects that have been sliding, I’ve been feeling like a bit of a boo-hickey in terms of consistency. So getting [...]

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From time to time on this blog I take a stand against the rush, rush, rush of always needing to make everything new. What that means is that this week I want to bring your attention to an article I wrote three years ago.
Because of the nature of life, if you’ve been around for three [...]

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There you are, putting your heart and soul into your work. Loving it, getting great feedback from folks, basically on top of the world.
And then, thawang! Upside the head. Someone lets you know that, ahem, you suck eggs. That what you do sucks eggs. That something just didn’t work for them, and they are upset [...]

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I have something to confess: Heart of Business is a bigger business. It’s still teeny-weeny compared to the Big Guys. Even an average “small” business, like my family’s business was, does a few million dollars a year.
However, when I think about where we were, actually I was, a few years back, that place many who [...]

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Okay, forget all this organic growth stuff. Let’s say you hit the big time and suddenly dozens, hundreds, even [...]

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