Heather Loewen's Articles in Skills

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  • Adaptability - Do You Use it for Positive Change or Settling for Less?
    You choose: A life of settling for less, adapting to the situation in a fashion that requires negative change, or; A life of no regrets, taking this opportunity to live creatively and make a change for the better?
  • Expand Your Horizons with Whole-Brain Thinking
    The more that we as individuals compartmentalize ourselves with labels, the more we distance ourselves from possibilities that can enrich our lives, expand our circles of influence and bring unexpected results.
  • Financial Independence: Control Your Cash – Part 1
    Financial independence begins with creating positive habits with your cash and taking control of where your money goes.
  • Hitting "The Wall" and How to Get Over It!
    Have you ever begun a project or a new creative venture only to "Hit the Wall" and leave your dream lying in the dust? It doesn't have to be that way. Read on to discover some simple strategies for climbing that wall and making it to the finish line.
  • How to Benefit From the 'Recession'
    What I can tell you in a fiscally responsible fashion is that you can find ways to enrich your life right here and now that are either relatively inexpensive, or free. Since you are possibly unemployed or reigning in the budget, leaving swaths of free time on hand, what have you got to lose?
  • Increase the Value of Your Business – 5 Value Drivers
    Are you considering selling your business? Before proceeding, you may want to invest some time and energy in developing a few areas that don’t show up on the balance sheet. Buyers are interested in more than the bottom line. Here are 5 value drivers that influence the goodwill portion of your asking price: Procedures; Systems; Job Descriptions; Marketing Efforts; and Owner Dependence.
  • Plan Ahead to Sell Your Business
    Selling your business can be a very emotional process. Countless hours and tremendous effort go into building a business, then one day, it is time to sell. Your reason for selling can be the primary driver for your timing for selling. The next few years will see a rise in the number of business owners exiting due to retirement. If you have plans to retire in the next year or two, now is the time to prepare your business, if you haven’t already.
  • Positive Thoughts Lead to Positive Change
    It has been said that no one can wish for something more than what they are capable of achieving. This means that you can have what you want if you are willing to follow the path to it. It means that if you dream of being a rock star or an actor or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and you see yourself living that life, it is within your grasp. Your job is to become the person befitting the dream.
  • The Hardest Thing About Being a Writer is Writing
    You are faced with a blank page. Now what? The great idea for an epic novel suddenly seems dull. The pages beyond appear out of reach. The carpet suddenly requires immediate vacuuming. The phone rings and you leap to answer it. Those menial errands begin to gain importance over anything you could possibly put on paper.

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