A couple years ago, I was talking to a hospitality manager who was telling me about a couple meetings he was having that day. One group was tourists from China. He called them Chinese and then caught himself and was sorry if he said something racial or prejudiced. I looked at him with a questioning […]
Kissing in Business
While out and about today, I had some thoughts regarding this odd and questionable relationship and my interest in helping small businesses build relationships with their customers/clients. A point I realized as I was journalling yesterday was that I needed to ask an additional question. My general questions included: are they single and are they […]
The Easy Life
I receive several e-Newsletters concerning health or business or any number of topics that I think are pertinent to mental, emotional and physical fitness and how to help people achieve it. The topic of a recent one was The Easy Life. I was a bit turned off by the opening lines, something to the effect […]
How NOT to Run a Business
Recently, a client asked me to access her blogging platform and publish a post. I had not used this particular program before, but it seemed pretty straightforward and like most other platforms, particularly similar to the old Blogger platform. Blogger was how I got started in blogging so many years ago, so I felt comfortable […]
Storytelling and Marketing in the Natural Horse Business
While the definition of Marketing has remained the same over the years, the tools and strategies have changed a great deal. And they will continue to do so. During my formal graduate education in business administration, I took a few courses in marketing. It was enough to whet my appetite and to instill in me […]
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good …
I’m encouraging you to not let perfect be the enemy of good enough right now. I have been telling myself for years that I needed to get a video on my website. In my head, I knew exactly what I wanted it to be. It was perfect. And therefore it was never made. Recently, in […]
An Open Rejection Letter to HR
It seems the days of hiring a friend of a friend and sealing it with a handshake are over. I realize and accept that we all need to evolve and change with the times. However, I think some changes have actually been a regression for all of us. The filling of a position of employment […]
A Virtual and Natural Partner
I’ve been involved in the business of horses my whole life. I was born into a horse family and we started a business when I was very young. I was raised with marketing and photographing and showing and breeding and taxes. However, being involved in the family business was very different from being a solo […]
