Category: life

  • Coworking

    I am thrilled to be a part of the vibrant community of freelancers and small business owners who regularly come together at several new Indianapolis coworking spaces. If you are unfamiliar with the term, coworking is defined as workers who share an office space yet work on their own, in separate businesses and on different […]

  • Growth

    “The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists and topples with strong winds.” -Japanese Proverb We will all experience periods of transformation. These stages stretch comfort zones through changes to different realms of life: interpersonal, physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual. Whether or not they are expected or desired they are a part […]

  • fragments

    I’ll be honest, I was a bit apprehensive to begin reading the book Fragments by Tracy Bull.   Mostly because I knew it was a drastically different from my typical reading genre, 95% non-fiction. And, I knew it would be an intimate journey through a heavy topic – depression.  Despite this, I was intrigued; within minutes […]

  • Electric confetti

    How vibrant the trees have become, each transforming their leaves into a spectrum of neon. The invigorating brisk breeze stirs solid branches forcing the release of luminous  ornaments. Dancing through the sky, leaves rest in a tapestry that adorns the underbrush. Fading radiance until the first snow.

  • Sowing Sales Seeds

    Selling is tedious. Selling is tiring. Selling is slow. Sales are the reason your business exists. Millions of pages have been written on the sales process, strategy and tactics the message, the approach and the follow through. Who has time to rifle through all those thousands of books? I need to get money in the […]

  • Nostalgia

    Fond memories can be a powerful driver of future sales. There are many products, services and dining establishments that have  successfully  leveraged this fact. While “nostalgic sales” are very real, they shouldn’t be taken for granted. Companies should understand the keystones of what keeps the customer coming back, (and maintain consistency  in those areas),  but […]

  • Little by Little

    Time going by so fast amazes me everyday. Even more astounding is how what seems to be the littlest actions, or inactions, add up quickly with their consequences – whatevery they may be, positive or negative. We all know, and try, to make decisions that will impact us down the road in a beneficial way, […]