Lately I’ve noticed some interesting changes about my motivation. I find that when I watch a lot of doom and gloom news, I lose my steam. It’s also easy to realize how much time I could waste away if I watch TV during my work day. So, I figured you might be facing these same [...]

Victoria Pynchon is an amazing woman. After being top of her law class, with 25 years experience as an accomplished corporate litigator managing complex cases, she decided to make a change. Instead of continuing to play the role of trained assassin, always fighting for the hardcore kill, she moved into alternative dispute resolution - mediation [...]

Tips on how to turn every day actions, like eating and kindness, into extraordinary results.

One of the challenges I see women entrepreneurs who work at home face is setting a work at home schedule. The TV tempts, the kids want attention, the dishes need to be done, and it can get difficult to stick to a disciplined schedule. Here are some suggestions to help:

Contrary to some people’s belief, men watch Oprah. Some do it in secret, some openly, but they do (I’ve heard their confessions, so I can testify). These guys are real men, not “wussy” men. They watch, not because they have to, but rather because they want to. Of course there are those who only show up to [...]

I need to know: What kind of female entrepreneur are you?

Do you create physical products? If so, what are they?
Do you own a service or consulting business? If so, what service do you provide?
Do you have a MLM (multi-level marketing) business like Airbonne or a distribution business of some sort? Tell us all about what [...]

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I sometimes get teased for my moniker, but I like it, so I use it. I wrote a manifesto some years ago to sum up my view. I felt I should republish it here to renew the message.
(The picture to the side is by Joyce Roe Flaugher, the original Mom of the original SmartWoman. Isn’t that cool?)
SmartWoman Manifesto
“A Smart [...]

I am a little bit of a list maker. Not totally obsessive, but bad enough. And, I have made lots of lists that include my goals for my entrepreneur adventure and business success. Not a darned one of them got accomplished by being on that list.
Now, please don’t get me wrong. I watched The Secret(and [...]

I am not very good at MLM network marketing. I get the concept and I have respect for it, but I haven’t gotten the hang of it. Partly because I tend to be very solo, stay in my office cave and work on my computer more than go out and meet people. I enjoy people [...]