If you have a lot of natural ability – skill, personality and presence that other people have recognized in you since you were a child – you have grown up believing that you have what it takes to be successful.
But what action have you taken lately that would make use of all that awesome potential?
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There is a lot to be said for natural ability.
One of my older brothers is ultra intelligent.  He did well in school without trying.  I’ve always thought of him as a born inventor.  He was always thinking up stuff when we were young.  Good with cars, could build things, was creative and had a real [...]

Forty-one must have this, 112 can’t live without that, 35 other things you haven’t seen yet. I read them all.  Here are three that I found in the Sparkplugging archives that are  really fantastic and worth a second look.
Grow your business with these 23 solid tips from Samir Balwani. Samir covers everything from the obvious–start [...]

This is a guest post from one of my bestest online peeps, Nicole Dean.
Kelly McCausey, your fearless editor, asked me to write about transitions in business. You see, I’ve had a few major changes over the years that she and I have known each other. My husband was laid off from work a few times, [...]

Entrepreneurs come in all forms, and so do the blogs that inform them. Whether your focus is starting a business, marketing it effectively, or developing an active community, you’ll find at least a few blogs here that will be sure to provide you with plenty of inspiration.
WorkHappy.net boasts “killer resources for entrepreneurs” and definitely lives [...]

About 3 weeks ago, I started the process of renaming and rebranding eMoms at Home. To say this has been an emotional and intellectual roller coaster ride would likely be the understatement of the century.

I was rather fascinated and surprised to find out that renaming eMoms to something like eParents would go over like a [...]

When I was at the SXSW conference last week – I only had 1 must-attend session – to see Heather Armstrong, Dooce, talk on a panel called Online Adulation: Don’t Abuse Your Fans. I got up and nervously asked Heather a question at the end – “You are extremely transparent on your blog – and [...]