by theEmother | Jan 7, 2011 | entrepreneurial mothers, MEinc, so you think you're in business
I strongly urge you to read this article by Michael Ray and Jim Collins…
Entrepreneurship is a way of life, not a business concept; mothers take note!
…The very point of it all lay in a fundamental challenge issued to each of us: Make your life itself a creative work of art.
In the years since, I’ve come to believe that there are two approaches to life. The first, followed by most, is the “paint by numbers kit” approach to life. You do what other people say. You follow a well-traveled path. You stay within the lines. And you end up with a nice, pretty—and unimaginative—picture. The second, followed by few, is to start with a blank canvas and try to paint a masterpiece. It is a riskier path, a harder path, a path filled with ambiguity and creative choice. But it is the only way to make your life itself a creative work of art. To paint a masterpiece requires a concept, a place to begin, a guiding context in the absence of the comforting numbers and lines in the pre-made kit. That guiding frame of reference is the highest goal, and bringing it into your life with the help of Michael’s discoveries is what this book is all about…
read on
Which approach drives the way you live your life?
by theEmother | Nov 1, 2010 | inspiring women, MEinc
I, for one, really got a lot out of the book “Eat Pray Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert. I too enjoyed the movie. I also got much from her next book; “Committed”. Maybe Elizabeth Gilbert and I are at similar stages in life where what is resonating with her is also with me, in completely different contexts though. Her’s around a blossoming relationship, mine around a blossoming daughter. Nonetheless there is much crossover…
As there is for women entrepreneurs, wonderfully highlighted by Dr Susan L Reid in her article “Eat Pray Love for the Women Entrepreneur”. Well worth a read ladies…
by theEmother | Oct 19, 2010 | business ideas & thinking, entrepreneur trends (past & present!), so you think you're in business
By Robert H. Bloom for ChangeThis.com
Today, looking ahead is useless. Prior to this moment in our world, ‘looking ahead’ was the time-tested protocol, perhaps essential and potentially valuable when the world told time in seconds, not nanoseconds. Today, it is almost useless, because when you ‘look ahead,’ you will see and learn little or nothing… read on
by theEmother | Oct 16, 2010 | entrepreneurial mothers, MEinc, so you think you're in business
By Alan Fine for ChangeThis.com
If knowledge really were all it took to be a high performer, then all any of us would have to do would be to read that book or take that class and we’d all be winning championships. We’d all be incredible managers, great teachers, phenomenal parents and performance.
But we’re not. Why? Because the biggest obstacle in performance isn’t not knowing what to do; it’s not doing what we already know… read on
by theEmother | Oct 15, 2010 | entrepreneurial mothers, MEinc, so you think you're in business
the entrepreneurial mother featured in a double-page spread in the September issue of Dale Beaumont’s “Business Blueprint” magazine (p16-17). It’s one of those very clever looking digital magazines, so be sure to check it out.
Here’s the link
http://www.BusinessBlueprint.com.au/Your-Magazine/September-2010
