Twitter and Social networking: How to avoid blurring lines and wasting time

Practical Money Path

Well, I’ve done it. I’m on Twitter (www.twitter.com/mikelann) and Facebook. Whether you call them social networking, microblogging, or life-streaming applications, they are here. The internet is changing right beneath my feet. So I jumped in. With both feet. The obvious challenge is how to avoid wasting all your time wading through these sites while you … Continue reading Twitter and Social networking: How to avoid blurring lines and wasting time →

Seven real reasons why women are behind in retirement

Underearning 101

I can’t resist commenting on this bankrate.com article titled Why Women Fall Behind in Retirement, by Sheyna Steiner. I was pretty impressed with it. It didn’t give simple answers. The reality is that we are behind in our retirement savings for complex reasons—a huge one being that we don’t make as much money as men … Continue reading Seven real reasons why women are behind in retirement →

Stressed about the economy? Five things to do to help yourself and your business

Metaphysical Money Path, Practical Money Path

When my local barista (someone who makes coffee- I’m in Seattle!) greets me with, “Hey, haven’t seen you in a while. How are you surviving this economic crisis?!” You know everyone is worried. Let me share a few things that will help you. First, stay out of the money fog. This is the worst time … Continue reading Stressed about the economy? Five things to do to help yourself and your business →

I’m perfecting the art of learning to fail fast (you should too.)

Emotional Money Path

One of the most important aspects of achieving success in self-employment is learning to fail fast. Not failing doesn’t seem to be an option. Now I don’t mean “failing” in the oh-my-god-I-have-to-go-back-to-the-cubicle way. No. I mean all those small “failures”—our new niches that don’t work out; our new products that don’t sell; our seminars that … Continue reading I’m perfecting the art of learning to fail fast (you should too.) →

How I cope with the stress of being visible (the hard part of being self-employed)

Emotional Money Path

Melody Ivory asked me a great question when she interviewed me recently (listen to the first audio with Melody- 12:58 minutes)—what is the most difficult part of being an agent of change? Said another way, what is the most difficult part of being successful? The answer was easy. The most difficult part of success to … Continue reading How I cope with the stress of being visible (the hard part of being self-employed) →

What did I have to give up to be successful in self-employment? Being scattershot

Practical Money Path, Underearning 101

In a recent interview, (The first one- 12:58 minutes long) Melody Ivory asked me a great question— “What do I have to give up, in order to make money?” What?? You mean, we don’t get to have it all? Nope, we don’t. I always think of the saying: You can have anything you want. But … Continue reading What did I have to give up to be successful in self-employment? Being scattershot →

Email as the new slot machine: stop underearning by constantly grazing your inbox

Practical Money Path

Recently I taught a class conquering underearning to a group of women in small businesses. We were talking about all the common ways women sometimes undersell themselves. Several of the women brought up time management. I’ve really pondered this, because time management wasn’t on my original list of “12 ways self-employed women undersell themselves.” However, … Continue reading Email as the new slot machine: stop underearning by constantly grazing your inbox →

What to say when someone says, “Can I pick your brain?”

Practical Money Path

 One of my newsletter readers recently wrote me with this question: We are often asked for “advice” or asked “can I pick your brain?”  which often ends up being far more than just one question.  These kinds of inquiries often are more like consultations.  How can we stop giving away our valuable experience for free? … Continue reading What to say when someone says, “Can I pick your brain?” →