What Is A Lifestyle CEO?
Donna Maria shares details about her trademark “Lifestyle CEO” brand.
Podcast: My Interview With Pam Slim: How To Escape Your Cubicle
Donna Maria interviews Pam Slim on how you can go from your cubicle to your own corner office, as the CEO of your own company.
Cookie TweetUp Friday in Columbia, SC!
Donna Maria announces a Cookie Tweetup, and interviews entrepreneur Teri Pringle, founder and CEO of Blue Flour-Best Baked Goods in Columbia, South Carolina.
"Don't Let Anybody Paint You Into A Corner," Says Dr. Paula Newsome
This afternoon, I attended the Annual Pride Entrepreneur Education Program (PEEP) Luncheon. PEEP is a non-profit organization devoted to eliminating socio-economic disparities in the African American community by promoting education, financial literacy, attainment of technical skills and entrepreneurship. This video, produced by my company and presented during the luncheon, features the inspirational story of Dr.…
Is Obama Wrong For Suggesting Accountability?
A fresh take on President Obama’s school speech.
Indie Business Movie!
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Share the road
Donna Maria shares some of the discussion from the February 23, 2009 edition of the Indie Business Radio Show, with guest Andrew Sherman, author of “Road Rules: Be the Truck, Not the Squirrel.”
Prayer: arrange your life freely
Donna Maria introduces a Chinese friend who wishes to one day “arrange his life freely,” and asks readers to encourage and lift him up.
What's Your Side Hustle?
Remember the air traffic controllers strike of the 1980’s? Then President Reagan ordered the striking workers back to work under threat of termination. Those who didn’t return to work were fired. Those who did are now headed for handsome retirement packages. Their replacements earn 70% of the outgoing workers’ salary, yet they work harder and…
The Democratization of Entrepreneurship
Despite some advertisements and prominent headlines, you do not have to be drowning in profits to be a success in business. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for profit. Make money, yes. But Indie Business owners achieve success in part because they don’t buy into the lie that unless you are a millionaire several times…
The Entrepreneurial Imperative
The feds don’t do much to help today’s family make ends meet and find that elusive thing called work-life balance. But how much do we expect them to do? In my opinion, what we need to be working on is embracing the work-life merger anyway. This morning, a Good Morning America segment reported that the…
Family Second, Yet Still First
Yesterday’s post was about putting family first by keeping your heart in your home, even when it is not there physically. Yesterday while I was working at a local coffee shop (otherwise known as my office away from home), I talked with a mother of two small children who teaches 1st grade. She shared her…
Family First
Family First. Sounds good, but what does it mean? It’s tempting to define it according to the amount of time spent with your family compared to time spent leading your business. As Indies, there is always overlap, and since no two families or businesses are alike, there is no way to define for everyone what…