Comments on: Business Lessons of 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By: beth

beth — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:35:47 +0000

Thanks for posting. It is so inspiring for women to read about other women’s success. It gives the motivation necessary to push forward knowing that others have done it too. Love your site, and will continue to come back for the great interviews and up to date info. 🙂

By: vicque fassinger

vicque fassinger — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:46:21 +0000

I agree with Dr. Mani’s commentary on how quality always (eventually) wins over, shines through, and is the brick-and-mortar of stuff that matters. That’s not only true with website content, but also with everything in life. Would you rather have 100 ties or a handful of quality and stunning ties? Would you rather have a thousand “friends” on facebook or a few in your bound address book you know you can call at 2 in the morning and they’ll pick up? In the long run,it truly does cost more to “invest” (time, stress, money) in cheap work, materials, and products than it does to pay a writer, a doctor, or any other professional what they deserve (through their sweat equity, extensive experience, formal education, and honed skills) to earn for their services, products, and expertise. I liked what Dr. Mani wrote so much that I went to his website. There I discovered that he, too, has chosen to do with his life–with his skills, his passion, his gifts, and his talent–what he does because: he can, he wants to, and he has enough. If we are not doing what it is we know we are meant to do–because we can, because we want to, and because we already have today everything we need–then we are just like dervishes whirling haphazardly, hamsters on a wheel bound for nowheresville, or fence sitters waiting for the wind to blow us this way or that. It is our responsibility in this one, brief, beautiful life to embrace the gifts with which we have each been blessed and use them to be of service to others and leave things better than how we find them. How do we know if we are doing what it is we have been called to do? It’s simple. If we are waking up full of joy and happy to be doing whatever it is we have chosen to do with our day, with our talent, with our time, with our lives–because we can, because we want to, and because we (already) have enough–then we are exactly where it is we are meant to be. 🙂 Happy New Year!

By: James | Bodyweight Exercises

James | Bodyweight Exercises — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:36:03 +0000

My biggest lesson of 2011 is that you can’t get big results when you only give half-hearted effort. In order to get something worthwhile, you need to give it 100% of your energy. This is true in fitness, business, and a lot of other areas of life.

In 2012, I’m ‘digging deep’ and making sure that all my goals will come to pass. I encourage everyone who reads this to do the same.

Train hard. Live strong.

By: Shannon Cherry

Shannon Cherry — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:15:23 +0000

In reply to Loc. There are other ways to outsource other than hiring. Get your family to help. Barter. Find an intern. Be creative and you will be surprised how much you can get down.

By: Edie Dykeman

Edie Dykeman — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:58:56 +0000

What a wealth of great information. It’s always helpful to hear that others have challenges as well. This is a good post for the end of the year, as someone mentioned above, because we can take these lessons into consideration as we head into the new year.

Nicole, this whole series has been a great help and I hope you continue to host more Expert Briefs in the future. What a wonderful concept!

By: Fran Civile

Fran Civile — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:41:22 +0000

I mostly relate to three thoughts in this great post Nicole, 1.Being personal in my blogs, which I am working on finding the right balance, 2.I have for many years made it a habit to choose positive personalities to relate to, and avoid noxious relationships, 3.I’m still learning to combine being strong with being nice.

I found inspiration in all the above comments!

Thank you,

Fran

By: Shannon Cherry

Shannon Cherry — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:57:39 +0000

In reply to Lynette Chandler. Glad I'm not alone in this! Great post Lynette!

By: Elian Evans

Elian Evans — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:02:57 +0000

Great advise! Focus has been my biggest challenge this year. I’ve started way too many projects. So thanks to your Outsourcing course, I’ve done an inventory.

One of my great lessons for this year is to follow your own heart/desires/interest (but only keep a list of potential projects for brainstorming purposes – you can always revisit them later).

By: Loc

Loc — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:15:56 +0000

Connie said she outsource all the things that she did not enjoy doing. For bloggers that just starting out, outsourcing for most is out of the question because when you just start blogging you have no traffic and no traffic means no income. So they end up doing it themselves. So I say, if you can afford outsourcing, then by all means but not everyone has the budget.

By: Savvy Subcontracting

Savvy Subcontracting — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:50:47 +0000

Live life to it’s fullest. Turning 40 was a little harder than expected. Luckily I was introduced to a book “Life On Your Terms” by Shann Vander Lee. Along with that came her audios that I love listening to and slowly transitioning my life into my dream. It will be slow but I will be living life to it’s fullest as I progress.