Quotes for successful women to inspire, motivate and lead — It’s early in January, and you may already be starting to feel the crunch of the New Year hitting you. Get inspired by these strong, powerful, amazing women, and keep going! “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart “I am…

Returning to work can be stressful; use these tips to make your time off more relaxing and your return to work easier! — I’m scheduled for a single mastectomy and sentinel lymph node removal on Thursday, May 19. While I’m continuing to parse out my smaller client work, I took the next four weeks off from my corporate client to fully recover. This is my first time taking more than a day or…

How to find work-life balance as an entrepreneur or freelancer and make your hard work pay off — Well, life with cancer continues to be a unique experience. Unfortunately, I’ve developed some hardcore circulation problems and have not been able to get my feet, aka balloons, to stop swelling. I saw the doctor, then spent 12 hours in emergency last week to rule out a blood clot or…

Struggling to manage your projects? Feeling overwhelmed by too many options? — One of the most asked questions I get asked directly, plus I see online a lot, is what is the best project management software to use? Before I dive into my response, there are some factors to consider when choosing any software, especially project management software. Who will be using…

We have our habits and routines; making incremental changes to your routines can boost productivity. — We have a running joke in our house; there’s a reason for how we each do our stuff. For example, we’ve got a Keurig coffee maker that includes a milk frother to have lattes at home. My wife Dani keeps three coffee mugs out each day. Since she makes our…

Solid, consistent content creation is essential in building your brand, establishing your credibility, and attracting clients. — On a personal note: it’s done like dinner, baby! No more chemo! I cannot tell you how happy I am to have that part over with now. I rang the bell and am excited to get to the next stage with surgery and likely some radiation. We’ll see what the…

If you want to reduce your stress levels and stop feeling overwhelmed by projects, calendar blocking is a simple yet effective method to take control of your schedule. — Does calendar blocking really work? Yes and no. No, it doesn’t if you block time but then ignore it. Yes, it does if you are realistic about your scheduling and commit to making it work. Why Calendar Blocking? The thing about calendar blocking is that it serves multiple purposes. For instance, it helps:

Yes, there’s an app for everything but finding the app you want is frustrating! Discover how to find any app in a few seconds! — Is it just me, or does it get very frustrating finding apps on your devices? My wife recently rebuilt my iPhone for me, but we didn’t want to install all the gazillion (approximately) apps I had on my phone. So instead, I installed the ones I use the most frequently…

Whether you’re writing an email, a Medium article or a 50,000-word book, finding the right word is tricky! Discover a free tool to make your writing sound eloquent, sophisticated, or whatever you’re aiming to achieve! — When your trusty thesaurus fails you, how do you come up with the right word? First, a little back story, before I bought my condo, I moved around a lot. At one point, I lived in 36 different places, that’s not even accounting for each move within a town. Some…