Gratitude is good business
One of the things I love about Thanksgiving week (besides the implicit permission to eat lots of yummy food) is the focus on gratitude. Let's face it, most of us are so busy, we barely have time to make sure our socks match, our kids' faces are washed and our email boxes get cleaned out every so often. We often forget to take the time to express gratitude.   Gratitude is good business. Every time you write a quick "thank you" to someone for sending you a new client, offering you a helpful idea or being a loyal customer, you are investing in the people who make your business successful. Most of us also have mentors, advisers and support people who have b

Gratitude is good business
One of the things I love about Thanksgiving week (besides the implicit permission to eat lots of yummy food) is the focus on gratitude. Let's face it, most of us are so busy, we barely have time to make sure our socks match, our kids' faces are washed and our email boxes get cleaned out every so often. We often forget to take the time to express gratitude.   Gratitude is good business. Every time you write a quick "thank you" to someone for sending you a new client, offering you a helpful idea or being a loyal customer, you are investing in the people who make your business successful. Most of us also have mentors, advisers and support people who have b

The fork in the road is not for eating
The truth came out at a status meeting with the amazing Jackie Babicky, business adviser at the Small Business Development Center (through PCC). She's been hammering at me for months to stay true to what I set out to do, but I forgot what that was. Out of necessity, I had become a show producer pretty much full-time. Meanwhile, my comedy suffered. The moms I mentored were delivering way sharper and funnier performances than I was. Then, Jackie Babicky lobbed another truth my way: "You're using the show to hide from your real fear." Oh MAN. She nailed it. Yup, that's what I've been doing alright.I needed to make a clear choice, she said. Right now. What was it again that I set out to

The fork in the road is not for eating
The truth came out at a status meeting with the amazing Jackie Babicky, business adviser at the Small Business Development Center (through PCC). She's been hammering at me for months to stay true to what I set out to do, but I forgot what that was. Out of necessity, I had become a show producer pretty much full-time. Meanwhile, my comedy suffered. The moms I mentored were delivering way sharper and funnier performances than I was. Then, Jackie Babicky lobbed another truth my way: "You're using the show to hide from your real fear." Oh MAN. She nailed it. Yup, that's what I've been doing alright.I needed to make a clear choice, she said. Right now. What was it again that I set out to

Who's Got Your Back?
Writing tends to be a solitary sort of business, at least for me. I am perfectly comfortable sitting in my cozy home office, gazing upon snowy mountains while sipping coffee and tick-tacking away on my keyboard. With winter's grip firmly upon Alaska and summertime recreation shuttered until at least Memorial Day, it's time to create some fresh perspective about my work, my goals, and my mission at AKontheGO. Alaska has its fair share of tour and travel gurus, many of whom I respect for their tenacity and ability to provide coverage of events and activities in an enormous swath of real estate. I have asked for t