Small But Mighty Episode 20: Robin Whitford on running a textile art business that breaks all the rules

Robin Whitford is creative by nature. After selling her machine embroidery business she knew she wanted to have a creative business again. But it wasn’t until she saw a piece of rug hook art online that her business, Hooking Outside the Lines, came to fruition. Robin offers online rug hooking classes, sells supplies and teaches women all around the world how to be creative and express themselves through textile art. If you have ever thought about starting a business that focuses on expressing your creativity, you will want to tune in to hear Robin’s unique story.

5 benefits of having guest contributors on your blog

Are you the only person blogging on your website? What about having other people guest blog on your site?

There are multiple ways you can bring people on your blog, including interviews, allowing guest posts from subject matter experts relevant to your business, and talking about someone's work (with or without their knowledge).

And, similarly to guest blogging yourself, there are quite a few benefits to hosting guest blogs on your website.

BloggingKaren WilsonJune 9, 2021blogging, guest bloggingComment

Small But Mighty Episode 19: Simone Givney on the importance of strategic partnerships and evaluating the long-term value of business opportunities

Simone Givney believes in life-long learning. Her businesses, Ingredior and Skill Fault, focus on business connections and partnerships, and knowledge and growth in business and in life. Through her work, Simone helps business owners raise their self-awareness through education and challenges them to think outside the box. In this episode, Simone and I chat about her fascinating journey into entrepreneurship, why she didn’t like the constraints of corporate life and shares how businesses can grow through connections and the right business opportunities.

Crush content fears: What you have to say matters to your people

When it comes to creating content, a lot of business owners get paralyzed by fears: fear of rejection, fear of imperfection, fear of saying the wrong thing, fear of not connecting, fear of feedback. These fears are all totally understandable given some of the stories we hear and what we see in our feeds every day.

The challenge with this thinking is it keeps you from even trying.

ContentKaren WilsonJune 1, 2021content, fears, vulnerable, backlash, perfection, letting go, rejection, connection, expertiseComment

If you're always doing, you never have time to think

In a very busy world where we are connected to what everyone else is doing at all times, there’s a certain pressure to be busy.

And where there’s this need to always be productive and busy (and to have something tangible to show for it), blocking off time to essentially “do nothing” can seem absurd.

However, time and time again, research reveals that mental rest is just as important as physical rest.

If you’ve ever had a great idea in the shower or on a walk, you know the power of uninterrupted, intentional reflection and thinking.

MarketingKaren WilsonMay 26, 2021planning, strategy, marketingComment