Comments on: Top 5 Entrepreneurial Lessons I Learned in 2009 http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009 Paid Search, Social Media & Coffee. That About Sums Me Up. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:05:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Macala Wright http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-117 Macala Wright Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:16:58 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-117 #2: AMEN #4: It's about balance. AMEN - again. #2: AMEN
#4: It’s about balance. AMEN – again.

]]> By: Thos003 http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-18 Thos003 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:08:37 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-18 Loved this ... "Asking For Help Isn’t A Sign of Weakness, It’s a Sign of Strength." Anybody that has matured to the point that they realize that they can and should ask for help and that having areas of weakness are natural and okay is moving in the right direction. Understanding your weaknesses and your strengths is huge. But to add to that the above thought, asking for help is different then asking someone else to do it all for you. As a scoutmaster I frequently come across the challenge of allowing young boys to learn and grow on their own... which it sooo time consuming when I could just do it myself. But that is getting more into management and development. Great post! Would love to finish that conversation we started on branding in Vegas. Loved this … “Asking For Help Isn’t A Sign of Weakness, It’s a Sign of Strength.”

Anybody that has matured to the point that they realize that they can and should ask for help and that having areas of weakness are natural and okay is moving in the right direction. Understanding your weaknesses and your strengths is huge.

But to add to that the above thought, asking for help is different then asking someone else to do it all for you. As a scoutmaster I frequently come across the challenge of allowing young boys to learn and grow on their own… which it sooo time consuming when I could just do it myself. But that is getting more into management and development.

Great post! Would love to finish that conversation we started on branding in Vegas.

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]]> By: Lessons I Have Learned From Being an Entrepreneur in 2009 | Joe Hall http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-16 Lessons I Have Learned From Being an Entrepreneur in 2009 | Joe Hall Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:25:45 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-16 [...] am totally ripping off Joanna Lord’s post. Oh well, she will get over [...] [...] am totally ripping off Joanna Lord’s post. Oh well, she will get over [...]

]]> By: Joanna Lord | Paid Search, Social Media & Coffee. That About Sums Me Up. « Real Life Hitch http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-15 Joanna Lord | Paid Search, Social Media & Coffee. That About Sums Me Up. « Real Life Hitch Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:51:35 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-15 [...] Top 5 Entrepreneurial Lessons I Learned in 2009 [...] [...] Top 5 Entrepreneurial Lessons I Learned in 2009 [...]

]]> By: Laurie Lamoureux http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-13 Laurie Lamoureux Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:26:07 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-13 Joanna, Great post; great insights! I was JUST thinking the same thing as your #1. Coming down off my 4th cold/virus this year--I NEVER get sick!-I realized I have forgotten what the inside of my gym looks like, my bicycle and skis are dusty/rusty and I have not actually DONE the two hobbies listed on my bio in three years. I love helping people in my business, but as the flight attendants always say, "put on your own oxygen mask first." Hello 2010--time to find the balance! Joanna,

Great post; great insights! I was JUST thinking the same thing as your #1. Coming down off my 4th cold/virus this year–I NEVER get sick!-I realized I have forgotten what the inside of my gym looks like, my bicycle and skis are dusty/rusty and I have not actually DONE the two hobbies listed on my bio in three years.

I love helping people in my business, but as the flight attendants always say, “put on your own oxygen mask first.” Hello 2010–time to find the balance!

]]> By: Ryan L. Cox http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-12 Ryan L. Cox Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:14:11 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-12 I had never came to your blog until today. I will now never leave. However I hate coffee, so can I consume Sugar Free Red Bull? And have we thought about moving everything to the first ever mobile 'tree house' office? Love, 1/2 kidding 1/2 not kidding I had never came to your blog until today. I will now never leave. However I hate coffee, so can I consume Sugar Free Red Bull? And have we thought about moving everything to the first ever mobile ‘tree house’ office?

Love,
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]]> By: Alan Bleiweiss http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-10 Alan Bleiweiss Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:14:47 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-10 Joanna, You truly have earned some serious "enlightenment" points this year. Of course, as Morpheus would say, knowing the path and living the path are still two different things. There will be times in the coming days, weeks, months and years where you forget. That's just part of the nature of re-learning life and turning new awareness into habit. Be gentle with yourself when those moments happen and soon enough you'll remember, and get back on track. Joanna,

You truly have earned some serious “enlightenment” points this year. Of course, as Morpheus would say, knowing the path and living the path are still two different things. There will be times in the coming days, weeks, months and years where you forget. That’s just part of the nature of re-learning life and turning new awareness into habit. Be gentle with yourself when those moments happen and soon enough you’ll remember, and get back on track.

]]> By: Brian Hancock http://joannalord.com/my-life/top-5-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-in-2009/comment-page-1#comment-9 Brian Hancock Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:13:20 +0000 http://joannalord.com/?p=85#comment-9 Wow, it's weird to hear you talk about work-life balance! :) Seriously though, it sounds like you've had an adventurous year and entrepreneurship can definitely give people that. It's a crash course that educates in areas one would never expect... Seems you've learned a lot about running a business, but most of all, you've learned a lot about yourself and what you really want in life. It's an exciting time, enjoy it, and best of luck this year! Wow, it’s weird to hear you talk about work-life balance! :)

Seriously though, it sounds like you’ve had an adventurous year and entrepreneurship can definitely give people that. It’s a crash course that educates in areas one would never expect…

Seems you’ve learned a lot about running a business, but most of all, you’ve learned a lot about yourself and what you really want in life. It’s an exciting time, enjoy it, and best of luck this year!

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