“7 Blocks to Living the Creative Life: Part I” by guest blogger Donn Rochlin

We are thrilled to be featuring a seven-part series of guest posts by coach Donn Rochlin of Living the Creative Life. Check back each week for the next “block”…and advice on overcoming it. All human beings are born with the gift of creativity. It is either developed or lost through lack of use. Following is Read More …

Shaped by the Power of “NO”

A note from Jackie… It is so easy to get distracted from working towards our goal. There are so many possibilities out there–so many choices, so many distractions. How in the world can we stay focused and on track? Case Study One of my Better, Smarter, Richer clients told a great story a few weeks Read More …

Five Things I Wish You Knew Before Starting Your Business by guest blogger Luna Jaffe

1. You have to love wearing many hats! You will be doing that thing you love – painting, writing, photography, coaching—but you will also be the business manager, accountant, marketer and salesperson. Each of these skills requires time to develop, which typically costs money. One of the biggest mistakes I see is not recognizing the Read More …

Over 50 and Still Out of Work? Become an Entrepreneur! by guest blogger Laura Schlafly

This article originally appeared on the Mac’s List blog on May 1, 2013. Are you noticing more news articles about entrepreneurs who are starting up their businesses at ages 50+? It’s not your imagination! There is more press on this topic in the last six months than ever before. Why is that important to me Read More …

Jackie highlighted on BoomerPDX.com

“Call her a change agent, a fan of success. Call her a professor, a guide through dark waters.  Or call her the author of Better, Smarter, Richer and you’ll be fine.” Who comes to mind when you read this? That’s right: Jackie B. Peterson. BoomerPDX blogger David Gillaspie sang Jackie’s praises on a recent post.  “Think Read More …

Brand new Better, Smarter, Richer online course!

As a solo, encore, or creative entrepreneur – writer, photographer, web designer, financial planner, artist, or massage therapist – YOU are the business. That’s why traditional business advice won’t work for you. Jackie B. Peterson, a creative thinker and solopreneur herself, saw the need for a new kind of business advice, so she wrote a Read More …

7 Reasons to Join the Better, Smarter, Richer Study Group for Solopreneurs

Our Better, Smarter, Richer Study Group could be defined as:  A highly intelligent group which plans and directs a complex or difficult project.  This Better, Smarter, Richer study group is a focused group of solopreneurs and creative entrepreneurs that are serious about taking their business to the next level: professionally, financially and globally.  Here are Read More …

When Life Gives You Lemons, Why Make Lemonade? Guest post from Jake French

“Why make lemonade?” Anyone who knows me would laugh in your face if you told them a blasphemous statement such as that came from my mouth. To friends I’m “Mr. Can Do”, and my audiences know me by the mantra of “Life Happens – Live it!” So why not just put on the obligatory smile Read More …

Do You Need an Accountability Partner?

 “What in the world is that?” You may ask.  Well, many of us, me included, do better when someone is holding us accountable to do those things that need to be done, to get ahead.  Usually, if we don’t get things done it’s not about knowing what the next step is or even about having Read More …