Posts by Stephie Althouse
My Custom Services Could Become A Product?!?
Imagine this: Your company offers customs services. It could be consulting. It could be custom-built software. Or whatever other custom services you offer. Certainly, my services fit into this category, too. So, let’s take a look. My Realization (And Yours, Too?) Over time I realize: I go to bed. I get up and take a…
Read MoreThe Big Leap
When did my entrepreneurial journey begin and my big leap happened? Neither of my parents was an entrepreneur. They both worked as teachers in Germany. One might say my entrepreneurial journey began when I decided to earn money as a high school student tutoring others in math and Latin. I even started to write a…
Read MoreYour Brilliance: A Quick “What If” Game
Today let’s play a quick “what if” game. Let’s Assume Seven Things Ok, Now What? Now, you are dying to find out how you can do that without spending heaps of time you don’t have or breaking the bank. Fantastic! Now, what is the process? Let’s pretend I’m explaining this to my 13-year old son:…
Read MoreWhat We Can Learn From Our Aging Parents
I don’t know about you but my own parents are getting up there in age. My Dad turned 85; my Mom 77. In my circle of friends, there are many who take worry about their aging parents, care for them, or grief their loss. This makes me wonder: What can we learn from our aging…
Read MoreHow the Courage To Be On This Journey Is Creating A Ripple Effect
By now I’ve published my first nine Brilliance Nuggets. I’ve managed to stay on track with my plan to write each day. Personal Stories Instead Of General Treatises I’ve allowed myself to write these nuggets as they occurred to me. A variety of topics and thoughts. These nuggets are story-based. So far, they have been…
Read MoreBrain Freeze
I’m standing on the mat of the martial arts dojo. We are doing kick combinations. And then it happens. My brain freezes. I can’t seem to get it together. We are practicing in preparation for the next belt test. I’m not even testing this time though even my instructor thinks I’m ready. I had committed…
Read MoreLead With Vulnerability?!
I was not quite prepared for this first day to be as heart-touching as it turned out to be because it touches my vulnerability. Me joining the 36th class of “Leadership Lewisville” was a last-minute decision. Only days before the start of the class, Lori Fickling, the Director of the Chamber of Commerce in Lewisville,…
Read MoreHow Remarkable – I Finally Kicked My Paper War To The Curb
It seems like I’ve been fighting paper and paper war all my life. I’m an avid note-taker. I love writing. Then there are bills. Lots of other pieces of paper seem to find their way into my office. For me handwriting is important. Typing notes is not the same. When I’m talking with a client,…
Read MorePoint Out the Brilliance in the People Around You
A couple of days ago a friend said something to me that made me sit up mentally. It relates to an insight I already knew. But it’s easy enough to lose track of this aha. I want to share it with you about how to point our the Brilliance in the people. Through networking, I…
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