Did you know your brain AND your heart combined power most of your decision making? I recently attended a self-empowerment workshop session, hosted by The Women’s Network (affiliated with the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce) and led by licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Michael McCarty, PhD, CCAC-S of Heartspace Enterprises, LLC. The session, entitled “Power Up: [...]
Mayra Ruiz-McPherson
Little PINK Book’s Spring Into Ownership event brings women entrepreneurs together to discuss common challenges, share opportunities and find mentors.
A recent survey found that while women are “always on” the Internet, many of them lack the skills or tools to use it efficiently.
In my last blog post, I shared my own personal story about my experience in sharing a business with an immediate family member: my husband. I’ve personally known several husband-wife business owners who have been quite successful. I guess I thought my husband and I could co-manage and co-own a business jointly as well. But [...]
This is Part I of a two-part series. Live together, work together For many years, I pondered the idea of collaborating with a family member in business. I remember my mom always telling my siblings and I how we should all pull together, combine our collective resources and talents under one roof and launch a [...]
A personal loss As some of you may have heard on my personal Facebook feed or on my personal blog, my family and I recently lost a beloved family member: my just-turned 16-year old nephew who passed suddenly and quite tragically in a terrible car accident on July 9, 2010. The entire week of July [...]
Is “entrepreneurialism” in your DNA? I have long wondered what makes an entrepreneur an entrepreneur. Beyond the sense of adventure, the desire to break out on one’s own and build something meaningful and prosperous, I’ve wondered if entrepreneurialism is something you are born with or you actually become over time. Sometimes, I think it’s both. [...]
On any given day, no matter what you think, perceive or know about me, one thing I’m sure you don’t know – at least until now – is that I’m afraid. Yes, Big News Flash: Mayra is scared! Image: ~Erebos‘ Flickrstream, Creative Commons Of what, exactly? Well, it’s many things, really. I actually don’t know [...]
Since 2007, life as a marketing practitioner has been all about me, myself and I. No we’re not talking conceit — we’re talking running a business as a one (wo)man army. This “solopreneur” structure actually worked quite well in the beginning. Back then, my very small business began with just one tiny client. Soon there [...]
The last time I contributed to this blog was several months ago. Sorry about that … it wasn’t a purposeful act; simply that the time between then and now has been full of not just work but unexpected opportunities and unbridled growth. As a result, yours truly has been in perpetual sweat equity mode, sleeping [...]
