I thought that title might get your attention!My friend and colleague, Houston CPO® Janice Simon, asked me to write up a little something about teachers to be posted on her blog. Are you one? Do you know one? They've got such a cushy 8:00-3:00 job,...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image by Charlie Brewer via Flickr"][/caption]Every year retail outlets entice us to shop on Black Friday. When I was a kid, the sales would start “early” at 8 AM on Friday morning. Now it’s a race to see who will open...
Camino de Santiago: celebrating the end of our pilgrimage[/caption]We’d heard about the Camino de Santiago many moons ago at a family gathering. Every now and then it would pop up in conversation - someone’s mother or cousin or uncle or grandmother had an amazing experience making the pilgrimage in northern Spain.We decided that we’d celebrate a milestone birthday by finally making the pilgrimage. We researched our options: lug our supplies on our backs and sleep in albergues (pilgrim hostels) along "The Way" or
Image via Wikipedia[/caption]As mentioned in my previous post on the subject, getting ready for your vacation on the personal side is fairly easy. But getting things ready on the business side takes a fair amount of thinking and planning. Your vacation set-up for your business will depend on your industry, business model and how long you’ll be gone. While each solopreneur’s set-up will be individual, in a nutshell, these are the areas you’ll need to address:[caption id="" align="alignright" width="157" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption]I recently completed a business course called Sanera Camp (presented by Alicia Arenas), so I've got customer service on the brain. If you go to any workshop or class on how to get and keep customers, they discuss at length that...