Melissa Heisler, Stress Reduction Expert

I Hate Sales!

If I had a dollar for every time I said or heard the phrase “I hate sales,” I would be a very rich woman. I have said it myself. I have heard my clients say it. I think it stems from years and years of a sales attitude based on the salesperson serving themself. The […]

It's My Life Inc.

“Overnight” Success

It seems many business success stories are told the same way.  The story starts at the pivotal point where the right investor, economic issue, resource, or other element pops into place launching a billion dollar business idea.  If I were to share my friend Camilo’s story this way, it would start out:  From out of […]

pulling a tube behind a boat

Focus and Trust

My husband and I were lucky enough to take a few days off of work so we could have a relaxing cruise on the Chain of Lakes.  One day we met up with a friend and his children.  The kids wanted to go tubing behind the boat.  My husband and our friend took turns driving […]

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Imagine That

A few years ago I had read an article about feng shui.  It recommended placing rocks in sink drains to encourage the water to flow down and not come back up again.  At the time it resonated with me, so I tried it.  Not sure if it works, although I can say our house has […]

Flying to vacation

Break Time

I might be dating myself, but do you remember the old Flintstones cartoons?  At the end of the day, the whistle would blow and Fred would slide down his dinosaur to rush to his foot-car so he could go to his wife and family waiting at home.  Working out of my home I don’t have […]

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Focus on What Matters

This year kicked off with incredible revenue for my company.  I have been thrilled with the number of new and returning clients.  I received joy from seeing my Quickbooks revenue graphs fly off the charts.  Smiling I imagined where my 2012 figures would end.  Then a favorite client decided not to continue working together.  Other […]

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Priorities

An MBA graduate shared a question which was presented in his training. “If you had to decide to increase revenue or save lives, which would you choose?” The answer seemed pretty clear to me, but the MBA graduate said, “There is no right or wrong answer.” Really???