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You Don’t Have to Like Them to Do Business With Them–or Do You?

Here’s the thing–there are definitely some people that I dislike enough to say that I don’t want to do business or work with them. Okay, that said, I can still be civil and sometimes, you just have to interact in a business setting with people you don’t like. It is a fact of the business, just as it is a fact of life. As I tell my children, you don’t have to like everybody–in fact, you WON’T like everybody, but we do have to be civil. This doesn’t mean that we can’t express our anger or annoyance appropriately (the older … Continue reading →

Finding Like-Minded Colleagues

Running your own home business can be an isolating endeavor. You no longer have the camaraderie or the natural support-system that comes from working in a larger company or department and you might also feel like you have lesson in common with former coworkers and colleagues now that you are an entrepreneur. It is still important, however, to find some like-minded colleagues to provide you with encouragement and support as you build you business. I think a support-system is more important than ever as you embark on building a home business! We need people to bounce ideas off of, share … Continue reading →

How Important Are Other’s Opinions in Your Decisions?

Our businesses do not exist in a vacuum, and if we are sole proprietors working away in our little home-based businesses, we do come in contact with other people. We also come in contact and are influenced by other people’s opinions and ideas. As you go about the daily grind of building your home business, how influenced are you by what others say and do? Surely there are trends in any industry, there are also “best practices” that pop up continually for the business world as a whole. Some people are able to stick to their chosen course without much … Continue reading →

When OTHERS Want and Expect You To Be Perfect

Many of us wrestle with our own perfectionism and it can be tough enough—but there is nothing like running your own home business to help you learn to let go and allow mistakes and bumbles to happen and learn how to roll with things (okay, maybe parenthood is another situation where we have to learn to tolerate our imperfections.) But, what happens when customers, clients, and colleagues project their own perfectionism and their fears of making mistakes onto you? What do you do when it isn’t your perfectionism that is bringing you down as you strive to build your business—but … Continue reading →

Article Says Old TV Shows Offer Business Advice

I was reading my local newspaper this morning and in the business section, we have a small column just for “briefs”–there is a 3-paragraph article stating that “business savvy can crop up in the most unexpected places.” The article goes on to say that we can learn a lot of business sense and customer service tips just from watching old television reruns. Of course, as a home business owner who is always looking for ways to learn and absorb more about the business world, I was drawn in. According to the article, Alan Gregerman, an author who has written “Surrounded … Continue reading →

Dealing with negative people

Do you know someone who never has a good thing to say about anything or anybody? Nothing ever seems right for these people; the weather is either too hot or too cold, or they complain that others are never doing the right thing. Over time these people can really bring you down. Yet we may be forced to deal with them on a regular basis. They may be friends, work colleagues, or family members. What can we do to reduce the impact that interactions with these people can have on us? Ethel was known by all her neighbors as “Mrs. … Continue reading →