Be Replaceable Dec 21, 2021

People get really nervous when I tell them I want to be replaceable.

It seems like everyone hears that Beyoncé song in their heads (to the left, to the left) and things I've lost some of my marbles.

Hear me out, reader. You know I'm going somewhere.

I want to be replaceable in my...

Read More...
Overcome Fear; Find Confidence Dec 14, 2021

I won't lie to you because I'm a pretty straight-forward type of person. I'm also not going to start this blog off by highlighting how amazing I am and giving you eight-hundred-forty-three reasons you should take my advice because that's disingenuous and gross. I won’t try to trick you or...

Read More...
Two Truths and an (Entrepreneurial) Lie Dec 07, 2021

Let's play a game.

Take a look at these three sentences:

  1.   In business, systems predict success.
  2.   As an entrepreneur, you must do everything in your business for it to succeed.
  3.   Fear can be a catalyst for entrepreneurial freedom.

Two of those sentences are...

Read More...
Cornfields and Oak Trees Nov 30, 2021
I started working on another book the day I finished the first one. This one is about chasing shiny objects. It's about creating the space in our lives to see them for what they are, and choose the ones that serve us, and let go of the ones that don't.
 
The book came about for many...
Read More...
Weak Links Nov 04, 2021

With everything that went down in 2020, more people are faced with the whole work/life balance issue than ever before. But this time, there was much more at stake. We went from the hustle and grind workday to juggling virtual school with making sure our own sales goals and deadlines were met.

The...

Read More...
Your Goal vs Your Purpose Oct 28, 2021

 “The goal of my business is to help people,” said one sweet, but very tired-looking lady  on a virtual Q&A session. 

“My goal is to make an impact,” said a zealous nurse practitioner who was oozing warmth and fuzzies in a webinar. 

I get...

Read More...
You Deserve More Than Breadcrumbs Oct 25, 2021

Breadcrumbs. Some would define this as a series of connected pieces of information, while others might say it’s what’s leftover. 

Me? I’d go with the latter. 

The lonely princess ate the crumbs because someone told her she wasn’t enough—she didn’t...

Read More...
Love YOU, First and Always Oct 01, 2021

My entire life, I have almost always had an answer. It might not have always been the right one, but I have had a response. 

But today, I didn't. 

"Do you love yourself?" she asked. 

I sat dumbfounded. There were no words. I could have rattled something off, but I wanted my...

Read More...
It's Not Either-Or; It's Both Sep 25, 2021

If you know me, you probably know I've made a mention or two about Kentucky bourbon. It took me a while to acquire a taste for it, and I think a big part of that was my appreciation for how it is made. Patiently. 

In 2020 I wrote a book called Fix This Next for Healthcare Providers. I hired...

Read More...
Focus on Today Jul 28, 2021

Wanna know what I did this morning? 

Come on; I know you do. It's not like you're doing anything important, like work or something! 

Kidding. Just kidding. Seriously. 

I want to tell you what I did this morning because it's kind of a big deal. In the last two months, life has...

Read More...
You Are Enough: Work & Home Jul 26, 2021

Everything happens for a reason. 

Do you believe that? 

Most days I do, but somedays I don't. Some days I believe things happen because we're not paying attention, or we make a bad decision, or for no reason at all. Some days I believe that the only reason in this world is a...

Read More...
Solve Problems Without Doing All the Work Jul 15, 2021

|By Tara Vossenkemper, Ph.D.

“I’d hate to have to deal with everybody’s complaints.” 

This is a direct quote from one of my employees after overhearing another employee make a complaint and lodge a request about something they wanted to be different. 

There are...

Read More...
1 2 3 4