Starting a New Adventure with a BANG!
In the United States, the 4th of July is the day we celebrate our birth as a country – often with setting off fireworks. I have long associated the phrase “starting off with a bang” as a good thing, and I assume it is tied to shooting a...
The Secret of Excellence
The secret to excellence is simple: you have to be willing to try, miss the mark, analyze what went astray, make adjustments and then try again. In short, you have to be willing to practice! Image via Flickr by dgj103 And there it is, as simple as that. But it is...
The First Step is the Hardest
Via Flickr by imanka My goal for 2013 is to expand my current knitting instruction business into a much broader market of consulting, speaking and training for independent businesses. My tag line is Teach-Train-Talk, thus the name of my website for the blog portion of...Mastery Takes Time
When we are in the early stages of any venture it is so easy to convince ourselves that others would not have such a difficult time nor would it seem as slow going. But rarely do we really get to see behind the curtain of experts unless we started along the path...
I'm Gwen Bortner, and I've spent 40 years turning chaotic businesses into well-oiled machines across 47 industries. Now, my team and I work with women entrepreneurs to build sustainable, fulfilling businesses aligned with their values.