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Set a goal, reach it, then double it.
Today Richmondmom.com will reach nearly 10,000 visits. This was my monthly goal when I launched into entrepreneurship. Today’s the 15th of the month. I wondered at first how it would ever happen: Would...
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Death of a business=time for reflection
A friend and client recently closed the doors of her business which had been alive and kicking in Richmond for six years. This sort of stopped me in my tracks as I started thinking: what causes the...
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Try, try again. . .
Reading a great article from the Wall Street Journal digital network today on deciding when it’s time for Plan B reminded me of an important lesson that several entrepreneurial friends have shared with...
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Project Management has Helped us Reach over 1M Page Views
I had just received my Project Management Professional certification in June before my company (LandAmerica) befell massive layoffs and ultimately bankruptcy late 2011. Richmondmom.com was a fun hobby...
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What’s our Disability?
On a recent water taxi into the city of Boston, our captain’s t-shirt immediately caught my eye. So simply stated, rudely ironed-on, begging the reader to absorb the message while soaking in the hot...
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Good Things Come
Within the last week we reached 100,000 unique visitors this year on our blog. That was our entire count for 2011, and we’re on track for a 50%+ increase to over 150,000 in 2012! Who would have ever...
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Sacrifice for Life
I’m re-posting this as a reminder that entrepreneurial life is a wave we ride–rolling back occasionally into full-time “9-5″ is not an admission to failure but a part of the plan to keep our dreams...
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Investing in your Brand: Not Optional
We’re often asked to promote new businesses (pro bono) on Richmondmom.com and when appropriate, when we have the space and our team isn’t super-stretched, we’re happy to oblige. After all, I was a...
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Motivation
It cannot be forced. It must be felt. Inner drive, light, words to inspire must be written, not forced. When asked “How did you do it?” As I often am I respond “it’s passion, filling a niche,...
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After the Business Sale
Several of my friends (including my boss) have been watching me this last six weeks or so since selling Richmondmom.com. I’ve written a bit about life after entrepreneurship but haven’t divulged much....
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Same old, same old? Don’t let that be.
This popped up from a friend’s feed on Facebook the other day and rings so true. What we allow to happen every day is up to us. When is the last time I questioned why/who/how? Whether in a corporate...
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