Coleens Business

Looking For the Stars! This week I have been looking for the STARS that shine in my future to give me direction in my entrepreneurial journey.  It has been difficult and I'm going to be truthful, I may have done my school assignments all wrong, but I am a work in progress. I want to make a difference in the world...this means I may sometimes fail so when I do I plan to "fail forward" as Tom Kelley author of The Art of Innovation says is the "ideal"... "failing in a way that has a little learning attached..."  Remember I'm well over fifty. Here is a quote that really socked it to me from "Stars and Steppingstones" by Jeff Sandefer,  "The ultimate horror in life is not death. The ultimate horror is to wake up at age fifty-five or sixty and realize you have wasted your life; either that time has slipped past while your dreams waited or that you never had any dreams at all. The great constraint on human life is time." EEEEK!!! Is ...

This is not how my "Mom" taught me to journal! My mind is about to explode with all the amazing possibilities this blog can provide as I share what I learn and experience in my latest educational journey. I am curious as to what I will think next week when I look back and see what I have learned in a weeks time.  This Weeks Review I have been reading all the information for my entrepreneurial class...The syllabus, class material and instruction, watched videos, took quizzes, participated in a discussion board, and spent the nights dreaming of what I want to be when I grow up. It was like Christmas when my books showed up in the mail!                                                                 Looking back on the week, I would say my take away is JOURNALING! The importance of keeping notes, references, Ideas and thou...

 I am really hoping this works. I have never blogged before and at my age it is like learning a new language, but I think I did it!  First official day in class. I tried my hand at taking a couple of quizzes  and did great on the first one, but the second one was timed. Half way through a big red ! popped up on my page and I thought it was telling me that I just had a few seconds left. It all happened just as kids unexpectedly came home and the phone was ringing, so I quickly guessed at the last 2 questions hoping that I would make it before I was locked out. I quickly closed it hoping that I could maybe have another shot at taking it. Nope, no more tries and I got those questions wrong...only to find that I had 30 more minutes left. I could have aced it if I had just slowed down and not panicked.  Lesson learned:  Don't rush...and take time to be confident in my studies.  Don't panic, and take quizzes in a place where you cannot be interrupted.  Do se...

Ok, so here I am in my late 50's and back in school...What am I thinking? This is a blog about me and my business. My business, meaning my feelings, my goals, my dreams and yes, what I am actually learning and implementing as I explore the world of an entrepreneur. I have to admit I have never journaled this way before, so welcome to something new, candid, vulnerable and completely open to making the most of this opportunity!