What is it about fear that has us running for the hills? Hiding under the covers of mediocrity? or drowning in a sea of unrealized potential? I think FDR was onto something when he said “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”…when you really think about that its true! Its the feeling [...]
I moved this past week. And I didn’t even call you to help me. You’re welcome. Of course, the moving process took much longer than it should have, because every time I happened upon a box of artifacts from my past, I spent the next hour or so taking a jog down the ol’ memory [...]
Please join me in welcoming Dyana Valentine as our Escape PODcast interviewee this month. Surrounded by her working artist parents and a culturally diverse group of family friends, Dyana decided promptly at the age of five that she would travel a more traditional career route and become a child psychologist. Liking to figure out what [...]
The new Escape Hatch™ Newsletter is out today. In it, I talk about what toddlers and entrepreneurs have in common – as witnessed on my recent vacation. You can also find information about buying The Bootstrap Sessions, the webinar that I presented with Nathan Hangen – the package includes the webinar recording, slides and quick [...]
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 [...]
I’ve been talking the last three weeks about geosocial/geotagging tools that are the most widely used. Today I want to talk about a consolidator tool called check in (which I found out about through the great Katy Tafoya) and also about how you might use these tools as an entrepreneur or solopreneur. Check in is [...]
Hello! The discussion of various geosocial/geotagging tools continues with Brightkite (See previous posts on Gowalla and Foursquare) Brightkite is yet another tool you can use for entering the geosocial circle. Use it to check in at your favorite haunts and write something clever about your experience there. The geosocial movement takes us from just talking [...]
Please join me in welcoming Rachel Abroms as our Escape PODcast interviewee this month. Rachel began her professional career in the entertainment business, where she was involved in the casting of such major Broadway successes as Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables. After running Warner Brothers’ New York casting office, Rachel then moved to [...]
In keeping with the geosocial theme from last week – I would like to make you aware of another geosocial tool, Gowalla. It works pretty much the same way as Foursquare which we talked about last week…the only major difference is that instead of gaining “mayorships” you gain “leaderboard” status… Why know about two of [...]
Yes, its true…sometimes you do indeed just need to hit “send”. I’ve been reading a lot lately and I’ve heard it echoed throughout many books I’ve read on entrepreneurship and business that one of the biggest components to achieving success is the ability to incorporate quick decisive action. Now what does that mean exactly? Well, [...]
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.