Are Someone Else’s Fears Getting in the Way of Your Business?

We have talked about how our fears can inhibit our business operations–whether we are afraid of success or failure, or have other fears that keep us from reaching our full potential. What we have not really talked about here in the Home Business blog is how to work with SOMEONE ELSE’S fears. Often it is not our own fears, but ones that come from our parents, friends, partner or spouse that actually create those negative voices that hold us back. The thing is, we might not even realize that we are carrying around someone else’s fears and insecurities about our … Continue reading

Can You Share Concerns Safely with the Ex?

Communication with the Ex is a big challenge for many divorced and separated parents. We talk about it fairly often here because it can be such a huge problem. What can we talk about? When? And how best should we go about it? If we are in a situation where we are co-parenting and sharing custody of the child or children, then we need to be able to communicate with each other. Unfortunately, many divorced and separated parents feel like they cannot share their true concerns about their children for fear that it opens them up to criticism or that … Continue reading