by Ericka D. James | Sep 24, 2020 | Goals, Leadership
Greetings! You are the captain of this ship. You are the visionary who was chosen to carry out the vision of your business. I call this maintaining your visionary posture. This posture is easy to maintain when you are a Specialist (the one wearing all the hats and...
by Ericka D. James | Sep 17, 2020 | Goals, Personal Development
Greetings! I heard a great story of how a business owner who started her business from scratch was able to take a month off and truly relax. She completely unplugged from her business and was able to be fully present on a real sabbatical. I have been in a serious...
by Ericka D. James | Sep 10, 2020 | Goals, Personal Development
Greetings! One of the nicknames a dear friend of mine calls me is, “Number 5.” I may be dating myself, but wayyyy back in the 1980’s there was this movie called Short Circuit, that starred Ally Sheedy. She played alongside a robot who could read...
by Ericka D. James | Aug 27, 2020 | Goals, Personal Development
Greetings! You are the most value employee in your business. But, all-too-often, the founder and visionary is not paid in a way that reflects that. Even more challenging, most Specialists (the one who does the client work and wears most of the hats in your business)...
by Ericka D. James | Aug 13, 2020 | Goals, Personal Development
Greetings! I am a serious football fan. I grew up with season tickets to the Seattle Seahawks game. My Father would spend hours sharing the rules of the game. One of the things I needed to understand was the difference between the offense and defense. He explained...
by Ericka D. James | Aug 13, 2020 | Goals, Product Creation
Greetings! One of the most frustrating things as a business founder is not only having to be great at delivering your products and services to your clients, you also have to learn how to market your products and services. This means that you not only have to be a...
