Today some perspective from the mentors at one of my 7×7 Mentoring Salons. The topic was staring up and staring over…when you have an idea, a passion project…at what point do you quit your job to pursue it full time and how do you know you are up for it? If you’re giving a […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurism’
Mentor Monday: 7×7 Alum Shares Advice on Selling A Business
A few weeks ago Bernstein Global Wealth Management sponsored a 7×7 Mentoring Salon on entrepreneurship. With host Jeyran Ghara, a financial advisor at Bernstein, and lead mentors Stephanie Torosian, Senior Investment Planning Analyst and Joanne Wilson, Gotham Gal blogger and WEF co-founder and angel investor, we had plenty of hindsight and foresight to help female entrepreneurs […] Read more…
Approve of Yourself
Today I’m sharing a few musings from a 40-something entrepreneur and mom and what she knows now. Listen to yourself. I didn’t listen to myself clearly enough in my twenties. I was trying to conform because I thought that that’s what I should do. Now I realize that there’s nothing wrong with doing it […] Read more…
High-Five Your Failure
I have been reading The Startup Playbook by David Kidder and I loved this excerpt about Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx and youngest self-made female billionaire. What a wondeful lesson her father taught her and perhaps one that is never too late to learn. This week focus start asking yourself, “What did I fail at?” When I was […] Read more…