What Do You Believe That Is Unique?
This was one of several thought-provoking questions that was asked of me during my time in the hot seat with my mastermind group. What surprised me was that the question was exactly what I needed and I had an answer readily available. This is not how my hot seat...
How Every Business Is the Same: A Peek Inside the Movies
For the past two weeks my house has been an “on location” film set. Movie making seems so glamorous, but after a few small peeks behind the curtain, like most things, it is mostly a lot of work. It is so easy to assume that any business in which you...
What a Broken Leg Taught Me About Confidence
In case you don’t know, I have been a PSIA certified part-time ski instructor for the past 8 years. I also broke my leg skiing about 5 years ago. Luckily it was near the end of the season so I had plenty of time to physically recover. Mental recovery took...
Rethinking Failure – It Is Not Black and White
Failure is a harsh word. But it is often the word we associate with a scenario that doesn’t turn out in the successful, happy, satisfying way that we had originally planned. But I don’t think looking at something as a failure is really helpful. If...
Time to Get Ahead
The week between Christmas and New Year’s can be restful since lots of people take time off, but this year I used the time to get ahead. Between now and the middle of the month I am booked almost solid with appointments, trips and meetings. But I have also set a...
I am Gwen Bortner, trainer, speaker, facilitator and consultant focused on helping solopreneurs and small business owners gain the knowledge they need to turn their passion into profit.