Owning your own business is not for everyone. It can be a little frightening to consider going off on your own and taking that leap of faith. But if you have an entrepreneurial soul, there is no other path to take other than one determined by your own hand. The experience of learning, failing, and […]
Read More Starting A Business – Together.It is frequently stated that there are two things guaranteed in life – change and death. Both can create a great stir and unsettling in our understanding of our internal and external worlds. Change is constant – death is constant. Neither can be avoided or escaped. Change can feel like death – death is change. […]
Read More Change ManagementBefore you decide to put in all the work required in becoming known (last blog posting), it is most important to create a cohesive and strong brand that is consistent and creates a positive perception. You need to build a strong brand reputation by concisely and consistently using language and visual communication and philosophy that […]
Read More Build Your Brand ReputationI never really understood the draw of social media. I thought it, all of it was a bit of a waste of time, a step in the wrong direction in terms of keeping the human connection alive and well, and I quite honestly didn’t want much to do with it. It was too mechanical, too […]
Read More Becoming KnownThoughts never fleeting, ever-present but lightly held, as light as the wind that swept the tall grasses on the Pleasant Valley dessert hill. She sat, watching the bend of the golden grasses, ebb, and flow, creating masses of undulating and juxtaposed waves that bent to each other and bowed, as if in their final desperate […]
Read More Mind-FullScattered rays of sunshine unite to a single point of focus, it is then that the fire of creation is ignited. I find myself scattered at times – seemingly a thousand things to accomplish and having no idea how to do it all – because ultimately, I want to do it all, and do it […]
Read More A Single Point Of FocusYour mark is the visual representation that encompasses all that you are (your company is) about, what service or product you provide, and the value that you bring to the table – all wrapped up in one magnificent reductive image that holds unique elegance, boldness, and power – a symbol that will quickly and clearly […]
Read More Making Your Mark (Logo Design)I haven’t sat down and drawn; I mean seriously hand-drawn anything for about 25 years. I’ve sketched, doodled, scratched indecipherable structures and stick-ish figures, and somewhat cute caricatures of creatures imagined but not much more. I could blame it on not having enough free time or having too many distractions from life’s busy work. But […]
Read More Tribute To PerseveranceShe was revealed, an imposter, not worthy of accolades, reverence, or appreciation of any minuscule degree. Not even worthy of a sympathetic pat on the back or a helping hand as she lay body deep in the sticky and sour filth of self-sacrificing confidence lost. It was clear for all to see, she could be […]
Read More Bared In Bright Light
Nancy Mues 