Learning to Ask Despite the Fear of Rejection A few years ago, I started my first website. It was a very exciting time for me. I was turning a very negative time in my life into a very positive and productive one. I started the website with the intent of sharing my journey as I fell in love with yoga, became a teacher and brought balance back into my life. As I blogged, I wanted to offer visitors more, more than just my story – information that could help them in their practice. So I started researching and writing articles, and decided to start reviewing products on the website. When I started practicing, I didn’t have a clue what the difference was between a Jade or a Manduka and I was sure that there were many others out there like me. I didn’t have the money…
How Did I End Up in Europe… Attending The Next Web Conference… And Why?? I’m writing this post from a hotel room in Amsterdam, after having attended The Next Web Europe Conference. These are questions or thoughts that keep running through my head. As I walked through the airport, hopped on a train, checked into the hotel, roamed the streets of a foreign city, they kept returning. They are like small rapids in a fast moving stream, places where my thoughts continue to be interrupted by questions that I cannot, I should say could not answer. Until now. McKeating Solutions is a very newly formed adventure. It is the culmination of six years of searching for myself, my happiness and my sandbox. Ever since graduating from college, I’ve been trying to find my place, my drive, and my success. I could probably take that…
Starting a Business is one Wild Ride! Congratulations on your idea. Starting a business is one crazy but enjoyable ride! The Idea! First you need the idea, that spark of inspiration. This is the idea behind the business, the one that will drive you and all of the hard work that lies ahead of you. This idea can be one that has been in the back of your mind for a while, or one that’s just jumped right out at you! (I’m willing to bet that even if it seems like it’s a new idea, it’s one your subconscious has been working on for a little while now). Take time with this idea, nurture it and refine it. Add to it. Question it and strengthen it. Whisper it to those around you, and gather their reactions. Even a negative reaction or…