A friend reached to me the other day to run his new business idea by me. Within the first 20 minutes, I was surprised to hear him say “we all know that 90% of start ups fail…” Whoa, wait a minute. Did he just say 90%? I leaned in. I needed to dig in to […]
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Human Fear – What Drives Us?
By Agent M1 on December 17, 2013 in Entrepreneurism, Fireside Chats, Weekly Survival, Work Life Balance
I was scanning an article in Fast Co. about how insecurity can contribute to success in business and life. This is news, since the usual message is that confidence and, what is not called ego but really is ego, can forge success. The question may not be about whether we all have fear / insecurity, […]
Battle Scars
Although some might say they have career woes or regrets, I can honestly say that, when I can look back at all my jobs, my only regret is that I didn’t believe in myself sooner! Knowing that, I probably would’ve made slightly different decisions, but accumulatively, I’m better for it. I’m fortunate enough to be […]
When Success Comes Without Trying
I had the opportunity to hear a testimonial from two very distinct power women recently, and they were surprisingly quite similar. Connie told a group of us that she attributes her success to the fact that it was not her drive, it just “happened”. Remember that workshop about “detachment” I want to plan? And then […]
