Entries Tagged as 'Starting a Business'

I am not a Social Person

There’s a careers test over on the BBC site. I like these things and have been looking for a metric like this lately. My business is doing pretty well, but it seems like I’m doing a lot of different things. The world keeps telling me to specialize, to find my niche, but I’ve always been a generalist and like being a generalist.

So really, what is it that I should be doing? In this particular test, there are only seven questions. And by answering those seven questions, it’s going to grade according to six categories:

  • Realistic
  • Conventional
  • Social
  • Enterprising
  • Artistic
  • Investigative

Apparently, I can do all of the above except for being social. Duh, I knew that already.

Tags: Life, Starting a Business by Ms. SP
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Not Away, Just Busy

Just a quick note to say that I’m not traveling again. I’m just extremely busy. Whew!

I’m counting my blessings that my little business is attracting so much work.

Tags: Life, Starting a Business by Ms. SP
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The New Holiday Inn Express

Holiday Inn ExpressI’ve been on the road for the last two weeks on behalf of a client. Since she is a member of the Priority Club, I stayed at a couple of Holiday Inn Express hotels along the way.

I’m very impressed with this chain. I don’t remember Holiday Inns being this nice.

It seems like every hotel (at least all the random ones in the numerous states through which I traveled) has been completely redone.

The rooms are clean and well designed. The front desk personnel were all very nice. And the free breakfast offerings (bagels and pastries, cereal, yogurt, hot cinnamon rolls, eggs, sausage, bacon, biscuits and gravy) are certainly added values.

There is usually a pool and a workout room. Always, there’s free wifi. I also appreciated the free coffee and tea in the rooms—along with the mini-fridge. No microwave though. I found that strange.

Anyways—Good job, Holiday Inn Express people. I think you’ve made some good choices here.

At $99 a night (rate I received regularly), these hotels are higher than their competitors next door, but if you’re looking for a clean, comfortable, and reassuring place to sleep, they are a good bargain.

Tags: Recommendations, Starting a Business, Travel by Ms. SP
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