What Running Miles Has In Common With Running Your Business
Fresh from a 3-mile run, Donna Maria compares the marathon-like mindset required for running, to the marathon-like mindset required to be successful in business.
Donna Maria is an entrepreneur mentor, the founder and CEO of the Indie Business Network, and the host of the Indie Business Podcast and the Indie Business Retreat. She has been recognized as one of the most trusted voices for Makers and Creative Entrepreneurs. Her coaching and consulting enterprise trains thousands of new and evolving entrepreneurs every day.
Happy Mother's Day
Donna Maria wishes everyone a Happy Mother’s Day!
Running Journal: Day 61
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
What Happens When Women Write, Part 2
Last year, I told you about what happened when a blogger chronicled her experiences making every single recipe in one of Julia Childs’s cookbooks. The blogger eventually found fame as the subject of a movie starring Meryl Streep. I am amazed at how much blogging has enhanced my life. I suppose it’s no wonder then…
Running Journal: Day 59
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
The Undeniable Imperative of Community
Community is nothing new. We know one when we see one, and we all live in one. But the notion of community as it relates to business success is relatively new to most small and independent business owners because up until now, most have relied heavily on their “quality products” to make those products sell.…
Shea Butter Importer Empowers The Women Of Africa
Donna Maria interviews Funlayo Alabi, co-owner of Shea Radiance, about how her business empowers the women of Ghana by providing opportunities for fair shea butter manufacture and trade.
Running Journal: Day 58
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
Lifestyle CEO Teleseminar Tonight! dM's Secrets To Creating The Life You Love!
Donna Maria announces The Lifestyle CEO Blueprint Coaching Program!
Running Journal: Day 57
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
Small Business Owner Wins $100,000, No Strings Attached!
Donna Maria interviews Paula Davis, the Texas-based owner of Canyon Creek Soap Company, about how she won $100,000 in a business plan competition. This video was recorded live during my social media presentation at the 2010 Conference of Handcrafted Soapmakers.
Running Journal: Day 56
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
"Everyone Is A Leader," and Other Inspiring Remarks From Carol Moseley Braun
Donna Maria shares key leadership points made by Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun in her keynote presentation today at the 2010 Conference of Handcrafted Soapmakers.
Running Journal: Day 55
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
Indie Business Book Club: "Delivering Happiness"
Donna Maria introduces her book choice for the May 2010 Indie Business Book Club: “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh.
Running Journal: Day 54
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
How Running Makes My Business More Successful
Donna Maria shares how pushing the limits of physical endurance through running makes her business more successful.
Running Journal: Day 53
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
The Care and Feeding of Your Passion
Donna Maria shares how her passion for making soap and cosmetics led to the Indie Beauty Network, and what you can do to turn your passion into a profitable business.
Running Journal: Day 52
Donna Maria uses this Running Journal to share how physical exertion enhances her life and her business, one day at a time.
How To Move Past Fear And Into Achievement
Fear is not necessarily a bad thing. If you’re fearful of what might happen if you walk down a dark alley in the middle of the night, then your fear is definitely working for you (as long as you don’t walk down the alley!) But what about the type of fear that paralyzes us and…