I had a chance to interview, Solo Business Coach and Entrepreneur, Trish Lambert recently. Trish has decades of experience as an entrepreneur and was leveraging remote and distributed work teams long before it became the new work model. She has a particular passion for solo business owners to which she devotes, Success in Sweatpants a [...]
Dubious Deception and other Corporate Tales
April 17, 2009 By 12 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Today’s post is a bit of departure from the usual fare. It is a story and yes it’s true but all is not as it appears. Put away your scarlet letters and put on your cloaks of creativity. Play along and I’ll provide the answer at the end…or at the [...]
Ebb and Flow
April 9, 2009 By 8 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim It has been a quiet week here at Words For Hire. As everyone turned their attention to Easter, Passover and spring break it was an excellent time to slow the pace, and flow with the rhythm. When I first started my businesss, I never took time off around the holidays. [...]
7 Limiting Beliefs Fatal to New Business Owners
January 7, 2009 By 14 Comments
Image by Wease via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim Many of you left behind the shackles of employment to brave self employment in 2009. You are basking in the glow of your freedom as you realize that no one is the boss of you. Put down your bowl of Froot Loops® and step away [...]
3 Reasons Why Purpose is Essential in Business
October 2, 2008 By 14 Comments
Image by a VeCeS Veo… via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim I received an email newsletter and video from BrandU this week. In the video, Kim Castle shared a story about a Native American Long Dance ceremony and tied the lessons she learned to being an entrepreneur. I was struck by a comment she [...]
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