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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...
Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Business Success: Think of the Celebration As Part of Your Goal.

Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Business Success: Think of the Celebration As Part of Your Goal.

by Emily Crookston | May 25, 2017 | Business Development, Small Business

So it’s my birthday month. And I call it my birthday month because I get to celebrate it all month, since my birthday is at the end of the month. I figure if I can do this for lil’ old me, then why wouldn’t businesses want to celebrate business success too?! There are...
Scared? Cling to the Facts Like They’re Your Knight in Shining Armor.

Scared? Cling to the Facts Like They’re Your Knight in Shining Armor.

by Emily Crookston | Oct 24, 2016 | Business Development

I’m going to discuss something that scares me about my business. (By the way, I am tempted to start out each and every one of my blog posts like this. For the most part, though, I avoid indulging this impulse because (a) no one likes a whiner; (b) everyone is scared...
Stand In Your Value Or Bad Asses Don’t Work for Free

Stand In Your Value Or Bad Asses Don’t Work for Free

by Emily Crookston | Oct 13, 2016 | Business Development, Emily's Musings, Entrepreneur

Since you read this blog, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you’re awesome. That means a few things: (1) you would never think of sh*tting where you eat; (2) you would never think of doing less than your best for your clients; and (3) you would never think of...
What These 3 Big Thoughts Taught Me About Business

What These 3 Big Thoughts Taught Me About Business

by Emily Crookston | Aug 31, 2016 | Business Development, Emily's Musings, Entrepreneur, Small Business

As the end of summer approaches, I’ve been turning over in my mind three big thoughts (you know, along with the usual minutiae): Finding stillness within movement. The difference between being busy and being productive. How we measure success. How we talk about...
If you need me, I'll be in the mountains doing yoga.

If you need me, I'll be in the mountains doing yoga.

by Emily Crookston | Aug 17, 2016 | Business Development, Emily's Musings, Entrepreneur

As my automatic email reply says (from now until Wednesday, August 24th): Hi there! Instead of recharging my phone and my computer this week, I’m unplugging and recharging MY batteries in the Asheville mountains. I’m probably doing yoga next to a peaceful...
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