by Pat Alva-Kraker | Aug 15, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Growing Your Business, Starting a Business
In May, Mitch and I started building our dream home! It is being built on the property we currently live on. We get to watch all the stages of the build process daily. This week the framers are in the house! I love watching the crew give form to our home. They arrive...
by Pat Alva-Kraker | Aug 8, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Growing Your Business, Managing Stress, Starting a Business
Can you believe the fourth quarter of the year is weeks away? I can’t believe it! I encourage my clients to review their goals every week, review their project plans, adjust as needed to make sure they are on track. I also request that they ask themselves “what is...
by Pat Alva-Kraker | Jul 25, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Growing Your Business, Managing Stress, Starting a Business
Have you ever had one of those bad hair days where you wish you could crawl into bed and start all over? The meeting didn’t go as planned, your schedule went haywire or your business is not doing well. During these moments, it’s time to regroup. I have decided that...
by Pat Alva-Kraker | Jul 18, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Growing Your Business, Managing Stress, Starting a Business
What does it mean to dig deeper as an entrepreneur, athlete or professional? This past Sunday was the Wimbledon men’s tennis final in London. One of my favorite tennis tournaments. You couldn’t ask for a better match between two of the best male tennis players, Novak...
by Pat Alva-Kraker | Jul 4, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Growing Your Business, Managing Stress, Starting a Business
Mitch, my hubby, and I have been dreaming about building our dream home for a couple of years. We have spent countless hours looking at floorplans, searching through Pinterest, going to open houses and home and garden shows. We have a home design we love. Our home...
by Pat Alva-Kraker | Jun 13, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Growing Your Business, Managing Stress, Starting a Business
Many focused entrepreneurs value starting the day with exercise. I am one of them. For me, it’s yoga. I enjoy starting my day with a cup of hot water with lemon. While drinking it, I review my schedule and confirm the three most important actions that need to be...
