5 Lessons Learned From an Amusement Park
Like most people my age, I didn’t discover the joys of amusement parks until I had entered my teenage years. Through the peer pressure of my cousins I went on my first loopy roller coaster and I was hooked. Now decades later, my husband and I often enjoy a day...
The Power of Networking In Real-Life
With the boom in social media, so much time and conversation is spent on how to build your virtual network. But is that enough? Has our love of the internet caused us to lose sight of the importance of our “in real life” connections? How many views? How...
How to Turn Conference Overload into Usable Knowledge
Any good conference will provide interesting information and generate lots of ideas. So many ideas that by the end of the conference you are overwhelmed. The trick is to be able to take all of that information and transform it into usable, workable knowledge. For...
The Power of Peers
Earlier this month I had my standing meeting with my mastermind group. Every time, I finish with such great ideas and energy. When we work as soloprenuers, home business or small business owners, we get used to thinking that we are The Lone Ranger – that...
9 Reasons Platform University is Worth the Investment
For nearly two years now I have been a member of Platform University (the business training membership site led by Michael Hyatt). It is one of the best investments I have made in my business. True confession: as a life-long learner, I am a bit of a training...
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.