• Ellen and Howard Better Way to Pay

A Better Way to Pay

Egads!  How can we be halfway into October already?  The holidays will be here in about 15 minutes. And, gulp, you are looking down the barrel of the dreaded Holiday Bonus. Have you struggled with what to do to celebrate your team at year end? Well, you may muddle through it this year. [...]

A Better Way to Pay2016-12-01T14:55:06+00:00
  • Ellen Rohr's Business Trends

Pokemon Go – Business Trend or Trap?

Wow! Who knew Pokemon would be such a runaway-train-trend?  And lots of business owners are jumping on the bandwagon, delighted that you can 'catch' a Pocket Monster at their shop.  But is it really building business?  Is it a good idea to follow trends?  Or is it dangerous to ignore them? How do you know [...]

Pokemon Go – Business Trend or Trap?2016-12-01T14:55:07+00:00
  • Ellen Rohr's Video Un-Thinking 2

The Power of UN-Thinking

I woke up in the middle of the night and panic crept in.  What am I going to do about payroll?  What happens if my flight gets cancelled?  Is Mr. Fernwicky mad enough to rant on Facebook?  Then the negative non-stop thoughts of doubt!  Despair.  Fear. Everything is scarier in the dark.  Eyes wide [...]

The Power of UN-Thinking2016-12-01T14:55:07+00:00

Yai’s Tips for UN-Complicating Your Life

When I was a kid, I often rolled my eyes when my mom (we call her Yai Yai) trotted out some un-asked-for advice.  Now, I appreciate that she is quite a wise woman.  What happened between then and now?  I got older and I got humbled.  I've considered what's important and what I could let go. [...]

Yai’s Tips for UN-Complicating Your Life2016-12-01T14:55:07+00:00
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#Grateful for YOU this Holiday Season!

The shadows are long and the days short.  This is the time of year to reflect and be grateful. I'm grateful... That I have the most wonderful family.  That I am blessed with awesome friends and team members.  That I have been of service to a lot of people and am on track to connect to [...]

#Grateful for YOU this Holiday Season!2016-12-01T14:55:08+00:00

The Zen of Travel

I love to travel!  Here are my latest, greatest travel tips for making the journey joyful... Healthy food is available! Once upon a time, you were stuck with Auntie Anne's and cold pizza. No longer! There are health food stores and trendy restaurants.  There are green smoothies and hummus and fruit, real live fruit, for crying out [...]

The Zen of Travel2019-01-28T14:58:46+00:00

UN-Learning Bad Business Habits

Every day, you walk into the office, and have a little routine.  Maybe you put your jacket there and your coffee cup there. Perhaps you click on email or check voice messages. Perhaps you spend the next 45 minutes on Facebook?   That may be a bad business habit for you. Working with clients, most of [...]

UN-Learning Bad Business Habits2016-12-01T14:55:09+00:00

Social Media Tips for Old People

I recently did a google hangout with Ashlei Williams of PHC News.  She is young and smart and really savvy when it comes to social media.  Relatively speaking, I am old when it comes to e-marketing.  (You, too?)  We chatted it up and shared ideas for embracing new technology.  Here are a few tips... [...]

Social Media Tips for Old People2016-12-01T14:55:13+00:00

4 Ways to Stay Motivated Everyday

Note: I am blogging on behalf of Visa Business and received compensation for my time from Visa for sharing my views in this post, but the views expressed here are solely mine, not Visa’s. Visit http://facebook.com/visasmallbiz to take a look at the reinvented Facebook Page: Well Sourced by Visa Business. The Page serves as a [...]

4 Ways to Stay Motivated Everyday2017-02-17T22:03:32+00:00

Let Go of What is Beyond Your Control

Sigh.  It’s been a tough week.  There is the stress that the Holidays can bring.  And, we have been frustrated by political infighting about the fiscal cliff and the national debt.  Then, the tragedy of another senseless mass murder, inexplicably taking the lives of first graders and their teachers.  What to think?  What to do?  It [...]

Let Go of What is Beyond Your Control2016-12-01T14:55:17+00:00