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How Another Chronic Illness Entered My Life and How Entrepreneurship Helps Me Cope

Six years ago, I got seriously sick with a chronic illness. I knew I wasn’t going to die, but I didn’t know if I could ever work again. It was that serious. For months I had had strong pain in my neck and right shoulder, followed by pinching ear pains and eventually daily headaches. I coped…

Passion to Profits interview with Denise Duffied-Thomas

Passion to Profits: Interview with Denise Duffield-Thomas

I had the pleasure of talking with Denise Duffield-Thomas, money mindset mentor of Lucky Bitch about how she turned her passion into profits. You can also find an audio interview with Denise on my podcast, The Sigrun Show. Denise’s Passion to Profits Story She remembers having a lot of frustration around finding her passion. She…

how to think big in your business

How to Think Big in Your Business

What can you do to think big in your (small) business? The first thing that helps me to think big is having role models. Someone who is a few steps ahead of me and also someone who is much further ahead, so far ahead that I don’t even dare to talk to them at this point. Think about how you can learn…

How to Set Business Goals and Achieve Them

How to Set Business Goals and Achieve Them

Do you sometimes feel you run around like a headless chicken, not knowing what to focus on next in your business? Or maybe you have so many things on your plate that you have a hard time prioritizing what to do first? If this is the case, you need to redefine your business goals with…

5 TED Talks to inspire you

5 TED Talks That Inspire You to Think Big and Change Your Life

I am a big fan of TEDx talks, especially because they help us answer some of the big questions we face in online business. How do you inspire people? How do you inspire people to think big? How do you inspire people to change their lives? By presenting ‘ideas worth spreading’ the TED conference and the…

Passion to Profits interview with Lisa Chuma

Passion To Profits: Interview with Lisa Chuma

  Lisa Chuma was the first person I interviewed a few years ago about how to turn passion into profits. I enjoyed talking to her again to see how her business, Women’s Expo Switzerland, has evolved and what has changed for her. Lisa’s Background Lisa Chuma grew up in Zimbabwe. She was raised by a single…

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