When you’re creating a book proposal or you’re preparing to market your self-published book, you’ll need an author bio so the potential reader can learn about you. In my...

Most writers think they should only go through the trouble of crafting a solid book proposal if they plan to pitch their idea to an agent or editor. If they’re self-publishing, why bother? In...

If you’ve written a book and you’re ready to either promote it to a publisher or sell it yourself, you need to crystalize your marketing plan. In my experience publishing 7 books in...

It started with landscaping. While I was in grad school (hoping for a Sustainable Development or Agriculture Master’s degree), I got a job with a landscaping crew. The boss was an old hippie:...

When I ran my herbal apothecary, one of my values was being environmentally friendly. I sourced my ingredients from a well-respected vendor, I grew and harvested many of my own plants, I used...

There are dozens of values a company could select as important for itself. But not all values are equal. There are many that are too vague or bland that they have lost their meaning and, for a...

You start with values. What’s important to you? To your team? Identifying the gaps is a good place to start. What do you wish was more of a priority? What do you base your decisions on? These...

If your company is a purpose-driven business with an onboarded team 1,000% dedicated to your mission and knowledgeable about how to implement it in every aspect of work, kudos to you. Not all...

I value companies with a purpose. It lights me up. It makes me feel a sense of relief after despair that commercialism might be ruining our planet. Actually, it turns out, there are many companies...

What is mindset? 

Business leaders are all over the internet talking about mindset. But what is it and why is it important to cultivate a strong and positive mindset in business? 

Mindset...

In my career, I’ve published 7 books: 2 were self-published and 5 were through traditional publishing houses. My 8th has been purchased and is in the editing stage and due for release Spring...

I like to refer to a person’s career path as their business journey. It looks different for each of us, but ultimately your career journey is made of tough decisions and heartache and hard...