When I started my tutoring company, MyGradeBooster, in my late 20’s I didn’t have a background in business, marketing, or sales. All I knew was how to teach. I had a lot of learning to do. To help me be successful in starting up and growing my tutoring business I started reading and researching. I borrowed as many books as I could on sales and marketing books from the library and tried to … [Read more...] about Effective Feedback: Why it is the Key to Making Progress
One Life Lesson that Expedites Progress (Exponentially)
There are life lessons that if learned and applied, can change the trajectory of your life and solidify the foundation of your growth. I learned my biggest life lesson in 2005 while I was in graduate school working on my chemistry master’s thesis. It’s a lesson on being a keen observer and how we can use the power of observations to cut through the noise, gain greater clarity, and expedite our … [Read more...] about One Life Lesson that Expedites Progress (Exponentially)
Achieving Success
Failures, mistakes, not getting what you wantIs all part of life but it’s not what we’re taughtStressing about results, you just want successIt all takes time, keep making progressFailures happen, it’s how you overcomeOwn your mistakes, don’t sweat the outcomeChoose to go through life outside your comfort zoneNew things are uncomfortable, your anxiety’s full blownThat’s how you grow, it’s OK to … [Read more...] about Achieving Success
Why You Should Stop Calling Yourself an Expert
These days everyone is positioning themselves as the ‘experts’ in their fields. As long as we know a little bit more than the average person, we give ourselves permission to talk and act as if we know it all. The word ‘expert’ is carelessly thrown into bios and profiles, devaluing the integrity and the actual meaning of the word. When I think of the word ‘expert,’ I think of someone who has … [Read more...] about Why You Should Stop Calling Yourself an Expert
