OK, big topic.  Everybody has bad days–sometimes bad weeks or months.  It can seem like nothing is going right, that everything is dark, that there’s no point in going on.  I’ve got four ideas for you, they’re all tips I’ve used when I’ve been down in the dumps.  They’ve worked for me, and I hope Read more...

Saving for retirement is very important, since the average American spends 20 years in retirement.  Everyone needs to make saving for retirement a priority, especially since we are living longer with healthier lifestyles and medical advances.  And, we all know that we cannot rely on Social Security.  The sooner you start saving, the more time Read more...

On behalf of Women in Consulting, thank you for your generous donations to the silent auction!  Your participation and collaboration helped make the 2013 silent auction a huge success.  Women in Consulting is grateful for your support. Colleen Bataille, Inspired Events by CB: www.inspiredeventsbycb.com Pamela Bender, Planning Showcase: www.planshow.com Kelly Bovone, Skincare by Kelly: (408) Read more...

The number of people working from home has increased, yet claiming the home office deduction has been a burden and filled with many rules in order to qualify.  However, for 2013, the IRS has implemented new home office rules to make it SIMPLE!  Taxpayers can choose between the regular method and the new simplified method. Read more...

Networking occurs at practically every event we attend, whether it’s on the schedule or not.  As the featured speaker at the October WIC General Meeting, I thought I’d share some of my tips to help with your pre-meeting preparation.  These tips are most helpful if you’re attending an in-person networking event solo. Two proven tactics Read more...

The Women In Consulting team has just finished crunching the numbers from the latest WIC Compensation Best Practices Annual Survey.  And, ahead of the final report, here’s the advanced scoop on this year’s research: revenues are up, but profitability is down.   If you’re not familiar with it, every year Women In Consulting does its Read more...

How to ask for feedback: Feedback is an important part of professional and personal development; you really do need to know what you’re doing right and where you may need support.  It can be tough to ask for–and sometimes people aren’t comfortable delivering it–but unfocused feedback isn’t very helpful.  So here are three little steps Read more...

Editor's note: Kate inspired us all to cultivate a long term vision at the July WIC monthly meeting.  In this blog, she offers specific guidance for doing this kind of long-term planning. Long-term planning.  We all know it’s important.  But for most of us, it’s the to-do that always slips to the bottom — or Read more...

There are times when the IRS intimidates taxpayers and they are so fearful, they will pay a notice without verifying the accuracy.  The IRS may not have all the facts, so do not pay anything without checking the details.  However on the flip side, I have seen taxpayers ignore letters and make the situation much Read more...

Over the summer, we’ve been secretly working on a great project … we’re doing a pro bono brand relaunch for Operation Freedom Paws.  Why? Because we are a bunch of softies here at ThinkResults.  The combination of giving shelter dogs new lives as service dogs and helping veterans with invisible wounds move back into a normal Read more...