Posts Tagged ‘personal growth’

From Grumpy to Grateful

Posted on January 20th, 2012 by by Barbara

Like other quarterly tax payers, I recently sent in my final contribution for 2011. I put a Love Stamp on the envelope.

That never would have happened in the past. I would have fussed and fretted and grudgingly written out …

Winning 101

Posted on September 8th, 2011 by by Barbara

The headline for the marketing seminar caught my eye. The photograph with the story startled me. There was Curtis Beckman, news director at a prominent radio station.

He was doing a session on Working With the Media. Obviously, he …

Make Passion Your Business Partner

Posted on January 11th, 2011 by by Barbara

Passion isn’t something one gets––it’s something one merely allows.

Suzanne Falter-Barns

When I start talking about discovering your passion in my seminars, I notice that some people begin to look uncomfortable. I can almost hear their thoughts: “Passion? Do I …

A Place to Flourish

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by by Barbara

When I was growing up in a small town in southern Minnesota, I dreamed of living in other places. That didn’t simply mean relocating to another spot for the rest of my days, however. 

I intuitively knew that different places …

You Can’t Grow a Business if You Refuse to Grow

Posted on October 5th, 2009 by by Barbara

About the time I was planning to move to Las Vegas, a workshop participant named Pat Egan suggested that I should meet his mother. Like me, she had grown up in a small town in Minnesota, was an author, entrepreneur …