by Jill Lublin | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
In her best-selling book, A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life, entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel credits her accomplishments as the reason she learned to be open to new challenges and to all possibilities. Instead of shutting out potential...
by Jill Lublin | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
In my good times and my bad times being positive and say- ing to myself, Okay I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing and do it well, and have a great attitude and stay positive, has made a difference in my life. What you focus on is what you create. I didn’t want to...
by Jill Lublin | Dec 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
It has been said that one of the most important personality characteristics of an entrepreneur is the understanding that failure is part of the game, and going to work anyway. Among some of the other commonly shared traits of successful businesspeople, labeled by...
by Jill Lublin | Dec 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — Dalai Lama When her son Daniel was 13 years old, Debra Poneman signed a consent form allowing himto attend an eighth-grade class trip to Washington, D.C. The plane...
by Jill Lublin | Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
John M. Sweeney is the founder of a social movement called Suspended Coffees. In his article, “Kindness Makes Good Business,” Sweeney describes himself as being, among other things, a kindness coach, saying that making others happy had always been his mission in...
by Jill Lublin | Nov 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Has your heart been big in business and now you have a “big ask” for yourself? Whether you are launching a new product, expanding a business, looking for capital, or need some extra marketing muscle, perhaps it is time to go ahead and solicit support from those you...
by Jill Lublin | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Don’t we hope to turn our customers and those we lead into “raving fans,” as Berny calls them? Is it possible to go a step beyond and demonstrate our kindness by being vocal fans andcheerleaders of the people in our network in a way that lifts them up? Marci Shimoff,...
by Jill Lublin | Oct 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Have you heard of social capital? It’s all the rage. Finally, more and more people understand that it is not just who we know, but how well we know them that makes business viable. Social capital is all about networks, where transactions occur through trust,...
by Jill Lublin | Oct 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Giving credit where credit is due is an important aspect of being a great leader. Generously thanking, complimenting, or praising a staff member, vendor, or customer—even for the most mundane thing—shows people you take the time out of your schedule to notice them and...
by Jill Lublin | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
I think the number-one thing people remember about other people is when they have beengiven more of their time than expected. We all know doctors who make us sit in the waiting roomfor far too long, but we keep going back because once we are in the examining room, she...
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