Articles on: Inspire

Thanksgiving…

When I was young, Thanksgiving was about turkey, getting out of school for a couple of days and the sign that the Christmas season was starting.  It took a while for me to really appreciate the idea and the importance of being thankful for where I am and what I’ve got. With that in mind, […]

Lessons from Avenue Q!

We went downtown on Sunday night to catch the touring edition of Avenue Q.  Side Note – there must be something to this Kansas City downtown revival – there were at least 3 major events going on during a Sunday night and parking was a challenge.  It was great to see that many people out and […]

Are you stressed out?

This is probably a rhetorical question for a small business owner.  You’ve got a million things to do ranging from: getting your bookkeeping and payroll updated (or at least reviewed), checking into the details of an HR question an employee brought up last week, a vague sense that you ought to have a PLAN for […]

Do you celebrate success?

Over time, I’ve been exposed to a bunch of different motivational books, programs and shows and most of them cover at least the following basic ideas: Have a goal or vision in mind before you get started. Clearly articulate (in writing) what that goal or vision is. Come up with a way to track progress, […]

Friday Mashup of topics…!

I was brainstorming what to write about today and I ended up being inspired by several things, so rather than limit the goodness I thought I would share them all. First up was a good article by Wendy Marx blogging for Fast Company on Personal Branding:  Personal Branding Steps  The point of the article is […]

Do you plan naturally…?

 There are a lot of good quotes out there about planning.  I was thinking about some next steps for my business and thought I’d do a quick search for quotes to get inspired.  Here are few that caught my eye: “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow” Proverb Quote I’m sure I’ve seen […]