I’m happy to announce that my interview with Jodi Womack is up at the Escape Hatcher site and also in itunes. I first met Jodi at Presentation Camp last year and haven’t ceased to be inspired by her yet. She’s one of the kindest people I have met on this journey and I know her [...]
I was recently asked, as an exercise, to envision “a day in the life of me,” 10 years from now. Sounds easy and fun, right? It was meant to be. But oh lordy was it difficult. My first instinct was to FREAK OUT. I don’t know what I want! I don’t know where I’ll want [...]
One thing I’ve found almost across the board with branding and marketing is that they resonate as “icky” with some people. I think just hearing the words branding and marketing immediately conjure up images of corporate raiders and menacing mergers – the death knell for any entrepreneur. I find this particularly troublesome when working with [...]
I was at one of my favorite tea establishments yesterday (I won’t say coffee, cause I simply don’t drink it) the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and I noticed two things: 1 I think a VERY smart biz move and 1 not so smart biz move. Let’s focus on the positive first. I like to [...]
You know you’re an entrepreneur when you see things…and no, I don’t mean dead people… … Entrepreneurs see opportunities and business ideas everywhere, they practically breathe them. I just got back from my desperately needed vacation and I got just what I needed: uninterrupted time with family, cherished memories and rejuvenation. I love vacations because [...]
(If you look real close you can see this post being written on my laptop) #1 – You can work from anywhere. I’m sitting in a restaurant in a hotel on the outskirts of Chicago. I’m typing this blog post. I managed to get a late check out which gave me a couple of extra [...]
Tonight is our (me & Nathan Hangen) first ever Virtual Happy Hour and we’re celebrating in style with a special drink, “The Bootstrap”, (find the recipe here), an entertaining (yet educational) conference call, and a Twitter hashtag (#vhh) of our very own. The night is being moderated by Erica Swanson. Are you coming? It’s at [...]
How many of you out there are using Foursquare? I recently started using it and its a lot of fun. I keep hearing that geotagging and geosocial tools are the next wave of social media/networking. I resisted it for a long time, but now that I am using it its a lot of fun! The [...]
Productive people have ways of keeping productive, right? They have to-do lists, calendars with deadlines, and pop-up reminders programmed on their computers. They have well-written business plans, outlining every detail. Their offices are organized, tidy, and strictly business; havens for serious work. Right? Well, I hate that shit. You give me a to-do list, neatly [...]
I have a feeling that most of us go through life more like rafts than speed boats, myself included (up to now that is!). On a raft (at least the kind I am thinking of) you tend to lazily float along, occasionally bumping into logs, rocks and other debris that sends you into another direction. [...]
Susan M. Baker - aka The Escape Hatcher is a Creative Career Consultant who helps people figure out what they really want to be doing, how to make money doing it and then how to get started... she's helping her clients change their lives one dream at a time.