by Molly Gordon | Jan 29, 2012 | Goal Setting, Life purpose, Meaning, Mindfulness, Self-employment, Small business, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized
“Wisdom begins with a radical self-knowledge before it becomes wise enough to be helpful and useful to others.” Michael Meade in Fate and Destiny, The Two Agreements of the Soul The most practical thing you can do when you work for yourself is to know your...
by Molly Gordon | Jan 2, 2012 | Creativity, Emotional intelligence, Goal Setting, Mindfulness, Money, Self-employment, Small business, Success, Vision
Risk is woven into the fabric of self-employment. Every choice you face entails a measure of risk. How will you look? How will you feel? Will others approve? Will you gain or lose money? Will you have more or less quality time? For the self-employed, risk is a...
by Molly Gordon | Dec 25, 2011 | Ambition, Emotional intelligence, Goal Setting, Meaning, Mindfulness, Self care, Self-employment, Spirit, Uncategorized, Vision
Updated December 12, 2012 I think it is healthy for us as stewards of our businesses or careers to take stock at year’s end, placing the events of the year in perspective, putting our work to bed and tucking it in with prayers for the year to come. Does this seem too...
by Molly Gordon | Dec 11, 2011 | Community, Getting clients, Marketing, Money, Self-employment, Selling, Service, Serving others, Small business, Success, Uncategorized
Marketer and blogger Seth Godin defines a tribe as “a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea.” In the case of your tribe of just-right clients, you are the leader, responsible for giving them care and...
by Molly Gordon | Dec 4, 2011 | Ambition, Creativity, Getting clients, Life purpose, Marketing, Meaning, Money, Self-employment, Selling, Serving others, Small business, Success, Uncategorized
When you work for yourself because you love what you do, your muse—your source of inspiration—matters. It connects you with a value, principle, or ideal that is bigger than you are. That lights you up and infuses your work with meaning. But it takes more than serving...
by Molly Gordon | Oct 24, 2011 | Emotional intelligence, Life purpose, Meaning, Mindfulness, Self care, Self-employment, Spirit, Success, Uncategorized, Vision
Why do people get engaged before they get married? To engage is to become involved in a deep and committed way. The earliest root of the word meant to pledge, and that meaning has endured over the centuries. When you engage, you pledge your attentions and energy to...
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