Resource Friday

Written by Karen D. Swim Happy Friday everyone!  The first month of 2009 is coming to a close. I don’t know about you, but it went fast for me.  This month found many people making transitions or enhancements in their career or business. So on this last day of the month, I’d like to share [...]

The One About Trains, Tweets & Lying Down In Public

Written by Karen D. Swim Have you ever felt like you were straddling the top of a runaway train, hanging on for dear life? Okay, well maybe that’s just me but stay with me. One of the hazards of virtual workers is the pace at which we receive information. It seems that every two seconds [...]

The Lens of Possibility

Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim I have one green eye and one brown eye. The green eye sees truth, but the brown eye sees much, much more. The green eye sees only what is there but the brown eye casts a wider lens to what is possible. The green eye reflects the [...]

5 Common Problems of Ailing Businesses

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Written by Karen D.  Swim I am not a fan of reality shows but I have become addicted to Peter Perfect. In the show, stylist, Peter Ishkans, visits struggling small business owners in the U.S. In the shows that I have watched the businesses are typically family owned, single [...]

At Last

Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Last night, U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama danced their first dance to the song At Last (originally recorded by Etta James). The song was recorded in 1961, four years before the National Voting Rights act was signed. Nearly a century later it has [...]