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On the Fence About Whether to Hire a Ghostwriter? This Will Make You Jump Off!

On the Fence About Whether to Hire a Ghostwriter? This Will Make You Jump Off!

by Emily Crookston | Aug 16, 2017 | Small Business

In pondering the many ways there may be to encourage and continue the flourishing of good information out there regarding ghostwriting, I decided to research all of the reasons why marketers should NOT hire a ghostwriter. And then engage in a little intelligent...
3 Goal Setting Tips that Will Make You Want to Run Out and Smash Some Short Term Goals

3 Goal Setting Tips that Will Make You Want to Run Out and Smash Some Short Term Goals

by Emily Crookston | Aug 2, 2017 | Business Development, Small Business

Goal setting is such a Generation X thing to do. Ready for the usual goal setting tips? Here they are: set goals—long term, short term, medium term. Set goals for overachieving. Do it! Right now! And make sure it’s as unreasonable and stress-filled as possible so that...
Instead of the Perfect Plan, Build a Successful Business Structure Or What Sailing Taught Me About Business Planning

Instead of the Perfect Plan, Build a Successful Business Structure Or What Sailing Taught Me About Business Planning

by Emily Crookston | Jul 20, 2017 | Business Development

I love the old adage, “life is what happens while you’re busy planning.” We live in a culture full of planning addicts. We love to think that we can control everything and everyone around us, so we try really hard to do just that. But here’s the thing: if there is too...
On Setting Boundaries in Business — Don’t Commit Energetic Suicide!

On Setting Boundaries in Business — Don’t Commit Energetic Suicide!

by Emily Crookston | Jul 12, 2017 | Small Business

Setting boundaries in business is huge! Often, it’s the most efficient people who take on the most, get paid the least, complain about how they’re so stressed out and overburdened, but get taken advantage of the most. On a deeper level, it’s a form of martyrdom. In...
Start Something New! 6 Best Practices For Breaking Down and Building Up

Start Something New! 6 Best Practices For Breaking Down and Building Up

by Emily Crookston | Jun 27, 2017 | Business Development

Are you ready to start something new? The scary thing about starting something new is that it usually means getting rid of something old. It also means getting out of your comfort zone and into a tight and potentially unpleasant circumstance in order to see your...
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