I’m On Youtube!
For those of you unfamiliar with my youtube channel, I just wanted to create a quick little post about what is going on over on that corner of the web in case it is something you could find some value in. Every week (for the next year at least) I release a short little sales […]
From Stay-at-Home Mom to Business Owner
My name is Barbara Doweidt, I was simply a stay at home mom. You know the type, your day starts at 6:00 AM getting kids up and ready for school. Spending your day making appointments, arranging schedules, grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, gardening, then chauffeuring your children to their after school activities. My children are now […]
Delegating and Smiling….Is That An Oxymoron?
I don’t know about you but I would like to admit I am a control freak…not in the freakiest of the sense but a freak just the same. To me it is just easier if I do everything rather than teaching, showing, training, suggesting or any other term you want to you, anyone else. But […]
It Was Down To The Wire, And We Made It
How many of you have an idea in your head that you just know should be a book? I bet everyone reading this is nodding their head. I love to write and have always written in a journal or back then it was a diary. It was someplace to share your thoughts and dreams and it was for […]
Gender Equality…Who Is Listening?
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th. It is a day to recognize the achievements of many women and inspire others. It has been a tradition since the early 1900’s and with each year the number of women that join the events of this amazing day grows. There are events world wide […]
To Do or Not To Do – 5 Steps to Staying Productive
Being productive has never been an issue for me. I have been told I am very productive and as my last post showed, I’m also very focused. Of course everyone tells me that I make it look so easy. Here’s the secret, I need to make it look easy to me in order for me […]
Do We Really Need Two Separate Training Programs??
Every time I am speaking about the differences between men and women in the workplace, I find that more and more people are becoming aware that the differences can be advantageous, if we understand them. Since women are now responsible for 86% of consumer products purchasing, including insurance, cars and appliances, you would think everyone […]
Focus: Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
This past year has been the year of the unknown. What was I going to do? Where was I going to do it? How would I get this idea off the ground? Why would anyone listen? What did I want to be when I grew up? Have you been there? Are you there now? I thought so […]
Qualifying on the Phone: Part 2- A Better System
This post is part two of a series on “Qualifying over the Phone”. If you missed part one, click here now to catch up! Once I moved up into management, I implemented a very different system for calling. Unlike how my supervisor handled business (as I discussed in part 1), we did not have everyone in the office […]
Vulnerability
The definition of being vulnerable is: Susceptible to physical or emotional injury; Susceptible to attack; Open to censure or criticism. These are certainly not positive thoughts that you want to have to start your day. However, I was just sent a video by one of my closest girlfriends that put a new spin on a not so […]
Good News, Bad News
You’re moving along, doing your thing and BAM! something unexpected happens….your computer crashes. Everything you have is on your desktop or in a folder. But no issues, because you have a Mac…right? Here’s what happened Thursday evening. I’m on the phone with Jason, my branding guru. We are scheduling blog posts, twitter updates, etc. on […]