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...
This was one of several thought-provoking questions that was asked of me during my time in the hot seat with my mastermind group. What surprised me was that the question was exactly what I needed and I had an answer readily available. This is not how my hot seat...
For the past two weeks my house has been an “on location” film set. Movie making seems so glamorous, but after a few small peeks behind the curtain, like most things, it is mostly a lot of work. It is so easy to assume that any business in which you...
In case you don’t know, I have been a PSIA certified part-time ski instructor for the past 8 years. I also broke my leg skiing about 5 years ago. Luckily it was near the end of the season so I had plenty of time to physically recover. Mental recovery...
Failure is a harsh word. But it is often the word we associate with a scenario that doesn’t turn out in the successful, happy, satisfying way that we had originally planned. But I don’t think looking at something as a failure is really helpful. If...
The week between Christmas and New Year’s can be restful since lots of people take time off, but this year I used the time to get ahead. Between now and the middle of the month I am booked almost solid with appointments, trips and meetings. But I have also set a...
I am Gwen Bortner, COO and consultant. I help stuck entrepreneurs get unstuck. And in the process reenergize you, curate solutions, and become your business confidant.