Breakaway Articles for the Corporate Fugitive

Entrepreneur Beware – How to Find the Right Help

Many corporate fugitives start their businesses with a solemn vow to live footloose and fancy free and to fly completely solo. Self-motivation is good, but getting the right kind of help when you need it makes a world of difference. Entrepreneurs who are willing to invest wisely generally grow their business much more quickly and avoid expensive and... [Read more of this article]

Why the Typical Type A Personality Can Hurt Your Business

When I look back at the 20 years I spent in corporate life, I often feel like  my career happened to a totally different person. My life is so different now and I feel so much more joy and peace than I ever did.  In fact, I can honestly say I have never had a single bad day since becoming an entrepreneur.  I’ve heard this from others who have made... [Read more of this article]

How Proving Your Value Costs You Money and Loses Clients

If I were to ask you, are you committed to doing things the hard way? I’m sure you’d say no. But every day I see examples of business owners making what could be simple, instead very complex. What they don’t realize is that it’s costing them a ton of money in lost profits and sales. Of course, we don’t do this consciously. The fact is, it’s... [Read more of this article]

Reminder – Q&A Session this week

If you have specific questions that you’d love to ask me about starting, marketing and growing your business, I have some very special, very information and free business success events coming up. The first one is Wednesday, February 24 and you can find all of the details here. (Note, check the Break Free tab on the top of this page often, this... [Read more of this article]

What to do when fear freezes you in your tracks

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” Wayne Gretzky Canadian hockey player “The Great One” If there’s one thing I learned early on in my career, and business too, it’s that I would never know the answer to a question if I was too afraid to ask it. I’m the kind of person who tends not to hear “no” (just... [Read more of this article]

Why Typical Business Advice Doesn’t Work

One thing I know to be true from my experiences advising and coaching people making the shift from employee  to entrepreneur is that our entrepreneurial journey is different. So I was delighted to read this Forbes article by executive coach Dr. Steven Berglas. His article was so spot-on that I had to get in touch with him and share my observations.... [Read more of this article]

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