Gwen Bortner, Author at Everyday Effectiveness

Success Is Never on the Easy Path

When we admire others who have achieved success, it often appears that it came to them effortlessly; but this is rarely, if ever, the case. Unless you have been walking the path with them throughout the journey as a close friend or significant other, you probably are...

Ignorance and Confidence – An Amazing Match

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, but ignorance of challenge, difficulty or fear can be a powerful ally on the road to success. Marry the ignorance of a challenge with the confidence you can achieve the goal and rarely will success be out of reach. If you are in...

3 Tricks to Reading Educational Books, Even If You Are Not a Reader

I have often been described as “well-read” even though I am not actually a reader. Obviously, I know how to read, but I have never found it particularly enjoyable even though I do find it valuable. However, because I don’t gravitate to...

Do Something Amazing

Growing your business can be scary, but it is rare anything truly amazing happens by maintaining the status quo. Pushing ourselves can be difficult, but the rewards are worth the effort. Click to Tweet the image below and share your story of making amazing things...

The Importance of Focus

Every other Friday I post about what has been happening over the previous two weeks. It is part of my “Show Your Work” experiment I started in the fall. If you have been following along, you will note things have changed quite a bit. But ultimately, that...