Are You Enjoying the Journey to Success?

If you are enjoying the journey to whatever you are trying to achieve at your business, the odds will be in your favor to stay motivated and reach the outcome you desire.

A major key to success and a healthy life is to enjoy yourself during the process of whatever you are trying to accomplish. Unfortunately, enjoyment is something that many people leave by the wayside—especially when change is taking place at a tremendous rate and the pressure is on to reinvent yourself and achieve new goals.

The good news is there are always fresh opportunities to feel good and to be happy.

Find out how to enjoy the process on your way to success.

Giving Female Founders a Leg Up When Launching a Business

According to Lydia Dishman for Fast Company, in 2017, the percentage of startups that had at least one female founder was just 17%, a number that has plateaued since 2012. That handful of female founders received just 2%, or $1.9 billion, of the $85 billion total invested by venture capitalists last year.

In the quest to give more female founders a leg up when launching their businesses, the Female Founders Alliance (FFA) is partnering with WeWork Labs.

“The biggest crossover is in our missions,” [founder and CEO of FFA] Feinzaig notes. Both FFA and WeWork Labs say they are committed to bridging the gap between underrepresented founders and the growing startup ecosystem and are creating ways to make resources and people more accessible to those who need it most. 

Read more about how the Female Founders Alliance is partnering with WeWork Labs to help entrepreneurs access resources.

Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash.

Set Higher Prices and Charge More Ladies

Self-employed women still make a lot less than self-employed men. Rhonda Abrams, for USA Today, says: "Ladies: It’s time to give yourself a raise."

"The data suggest a massive gender wage gap exists among freelancers, with men out earning women by 28%," according to "Women in the Independent Workforce Report," a recently released study.  It was conducted by FreshBooks, a Toronto-based accounting and invoicing program for self-employed and small businesses.

Read more about how women entrepreneurs should not short-change themselves on their pay scale.

4 Windy City Disruptors

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to conduct an interview for Enterprising Women Magazine featuring four (4) successful WPO Chicago members: [photo L-R] AJ Goehle, Kim Robinson, Sandy Marsico and Chaoran Jin.

I asked each entrepreneur about disruption, what they never worry about in business and what they know for sure that promises success in business.

Read the interview, "Windy City Disruptors:  Success Strategies From Women Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the Game of Business" at Enterprising Women or here (PDF).

Note:  "This content first appeared in Vol. 19, No. 3 of Enterprising Women magazine (www.enterprisingwomen.com) and is being reprinted with permission from the publisher.  All rights reserved."