Better, Smarter, Richer by Jackie B
DO WHAT YOU LOVE! — THRIVE FINANCIALLY.
Marketing all the time is the bane of solopreneurs. But think about it. What you are trying to do is be a strong voice in a very noisy and crowded market. And that takes constant effort. One of the reasons I want you to work at marketing all the time, is that mostly we do Read More …
A note from Jackie: A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting with Joshua Waldman of Career Enlightenment on one of my BSR Broadcasts. Joshua is the author of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies. And guess what? Social media is a vital skill, even if you aren’t hunting for “jobs”; if you’re Read More …
I am a firm believer in the waterbug model, but sometimes when I suggest it to my clients, they say they don’t know where to start. Often you can find a good match in your existing network (which is why solos should always continue to build their networks, even if you never want to go Read More …
If you’ve ever been to one of my classes, study groups, or symposiums, you’ll have heard me talk about my favorite insect: the waterbug. If you haven’t, you might wonder what the world a bug can teach a solopreneur. Well let me tell you: a whole lot. The waterbug came to me in a burst Read More …
A letter from Jackie: I recently read this article about the challenges of entrepreneurship (and, yes, its joys…but more about that later). [Y]ou have chosen the path less taken, the path less understood and the path most pockmarked with pain. Much of the time that path is a complete slog, and your job, on Read More …
A note from Jackie: I was delighted to have Cindy Cooper of Portland State University’s Impact Entrepreneur program on one of my recent BSR Broadcasts. She and her team at Impact Entrepreneurs will be providing a series of guest posts over the coming weeks, and I am so grateful to be able to feature some Read More …
“Plan your cash flow.” What do I mean by that? Planning your cash flow means that you have a budget for your personal life and personal expenses, and you have a budget for your business and business expenses. You know how much money you must bring in every month. And you make plans to have Read More …
A lot of us solo and encore entrepreneurs have stories about the Great Recession. Countless new BSR clients have started their first session with the words “Well, everything was going just fine until 2008 hit…” And Joshua Waldman has a 2008 story too: “When I was laid off two times in six months back in 2008, Read More …
The other day I read an article called “5 New Year’s Resolutions Those Over 50 Should Never Make,” and I started to bristle when I read #4. It starts with “Resolve to reinvent yourself”–as in, those over 50 should never resolve to reinvent themselves. As a passionate advocate for the encore movement, I have staked Read More …
A note from Jackie: I was delighted to have Cindy Cooper of Portland State University’s Impact Entrepreneur program on one of my recent BSR Broadcasts. She and her team at Impact Entrepreneurs will be providing a series of guest posts over the coming weeks, and I am so grateful to be able to feature some of the Read More …
