http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Michele+PW Marketing Michele PW Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284869&ca=Marketing A few years ago, I met a woman who was trying to peddle a painting created by a relatively famous Western painter. This painter had painted it specifically for her family. It was the story about how her father acquired his favorite horse. He was hiking somewhere and came across a dead mare tangled i... Marketing Michele PW Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284870&ca=Marketing Recently I was watching the movie Back To The Future. That's the one with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd where Fox goes back in time and meets his parents when they were in high school. During the course of the movie, his father ends up standing up for himself, which he had never done before,... Recreation Michele PW Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=170186&ca=Recreation Recently I visited Hawaii for the first time. There were a lot of "firsts" on that trip, including snorkeling. Some friends and I were in an absolutely beautiful cove where the water was completely clear and there were what seemed like thousands of fish and colorful coral. We had to kayak out there... Business Michele PW Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=111810&ca=Business As a recovering workaholic/perfectionist, not to mention having delusions-of-superhero syndrome, I'm first to tell you the road to recovery isn't easy. It's fraught with obstacles and U-turns just waiting to send you right back to where you started. But I'm also here to tell you that it DOES get eas... Business Michele PW Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95134&ca=Business As a recovering workaholic/perfectionist, not to mention having delusions of superhero syndrome, I'm quite familiar with the lies we tell ourselves. You know these lies. They're the ones that keep us stuck and away from our dreams. We might not be where we want to be in our business or our lives, bu... Writing Michele PW Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=87244&ca=Writing Headlines are the most important part of a print ad. In fact, David Ogilvy, famous ad man and author of Confessions of an Advertising Man, has said that four out of five people only read headlines. Nothing more. And if people DO choose to read the rest of the ad, they make that decision based on the... Marketing Michele PW Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=62237&ca=Marketing In a nutshell, multiple streams of income means your business has more than one way to make money. For instance, you sell products and you sell services. Those are different streams of incomes. But that's just the beginning. Below are 10 ideas of different income sources you can use to increase your... Business Michele PW Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=42384&ca=Business Even though I’m pretty happy with how 2005 turned out, there are still some things I wish I had done differently. Here are 5 things I aim to change for 2006 1. Didn’t take time out for me. I admit it, I have the typical entrepreneur bug. I spent way too much time working on my business and not nearl... Business Management Michele PW Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=35524&ca=Business+Management All in all, I'm pretty happy with how 2005 turned out. My business is taking off. I've built a solid foundation to support even more growth (which I forecast for 2006) and I've even managed to take some time off. I'd like other entrepreneurs and business owners to feel as good about their business a...