Visualize Success if You Want to Fail

By David DiSalvo

Does the saying "Aim for the moon, target the stars" actually work or is this counteractive? A recent Forbes article disagrees with this inspirational quote, arguing that visualizing success is the best way not to achieve it.

How To Be More Productive At Work

By Steffany Gundling

Work smart to maximize your time and make the most of your work hours.

Three Ways To Enhance Your Website

By Steffany Gundling

Your website is your storefront to the world and is just as important as your physical one. Even if you do not have extensive resources to create a large interactive website, it is crucial to still hold a strong presence online. Follow these key tips to improving your businesses’ online presence.

The Ten Tools of Profitable Revenue Growth

By Ram Charan

Ten inspiring tools to helping you plan a profitable revenue growth.

Back to School - Again

By Don Lester

I have always believed in lifelong learning, so when I found myself with time on my hands, I decided I would investigate some of my interests, like psychology.

Practical Lessons for Entrepreneurs

If you are an entrepreneur or have spent time around them, you will have come to realize there are some fundamental practices that entrepreneurs tend to hold in common. In the midst of being busy, we can forget some of the fundamentals that help make a business successful. Here's some practical advice garnered from a variety of sources.

Speaking Up

By Mathieu Powell

Paddy Kennedy is opening a new studio in Victoria this month called !Studio - a place where the community can rehearse their presentations, and where she will provide Life Story and Journal Writing classes for women over 50.

Starting Over

By Gary Grieco

I have had several careers - all enjoyable, and all interesting; though I never thought of myself as an entrepreneur at the time. I retired from the corporate world at 40. Why? I thought I was old. If it was a mid-life crisis, I had been experiencing that non-conformance thought since I was 30.

Taking the Plunge

By Kevin McKay

A recent survey of seniors shows 70 per cent of Canadians plan to work after retirement. Of that, 72 per cent said they wanted to remain mentally active, while 57 per cent wanted to stay socially active. The result is contemporary seniors taking the plunge to turn their golden years into productive enterprising years.

Reinvigorating Retirement

By Bev Yaworski

The restoration of a B.C. heritage house has energized the life of a group of Vancouver Lower Mainland retirees. Kirkland House in Ladner is a heritage pioneer farm home being restored by a dedicated volunteer group of about 20 - mainly retired Delta citizens.

Isn't it About Time?

By Joan W. Winter

Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of the mystical kind. As she pulled into a stop and opened the door, a maroon-robed man with a black goatee beard was standing at the stop.

Zentrepreneur

By Kevin McKay

Allan Holender is not only an entrepreneur but at the age of 69, he has become, of all things, a Zentrepreneur.

Serving Customers, Serving Friends

By Vernice Shostal

Retirement isn't an option for British-born couple Ann and Alan Newman, who produce postcards, greeting cards, souvenir fridge magnets and bookmarks that carry a variety of messages and scenery from Vancouver, Salt Spring and Quadra Islands.

Balancing Family Caregiving and Work

By Family Caregivers Network Society

Approximately 70 per cent of the one million family caregivers in B.C. are balancing the demands of caregiving and working full or part-time. This can result in caregivers quitting their jobs, retiring early, cutting back on hours, turning down promotions and losing pension contributions.

Changing Gears

By James Ellsworth

Entrepreneurship implies a struggle: taking an idea, starting a venture often involving employees, producing or selling, and making it become successful.