When it’s McKeating, there’s a lot in your name. The blog’s been quiet recently, which is odd for a content marketing company. Yes, I know. But, that’s because I’ve been quite busy writing for other companies and my younger brother was in town this past week. He is a newly minted Doctor and this was the only two weeks he’ll have off from now until…well sometime in the new year. We were thrilled to be able to spend time with him and celebrate his recent engagement to his long time girlfriend, who is also a marketer! Where am I going with this? What does this have to do with the McKeating name? Joe is not just following in our grandfather’s footsteps as a doctor, he is the spitting image of Philip J. McKeating and…
What you say becomes you, becomes your business. These are terms used commonly and openly by many entrepreneurs but to me, they are shortsighted and have negative implications. Allow me to expound upon this thought for a moment. Let’s look at the definition of these words. Hustle: At best, the word means to be frantically about something, or to force something as in to force someone out of your way. Slang definitions of this term are even worse, one is to be aggressive with your sales or financial dealings, while another means to solicit clients in the form of prostitution. Even words like “side hustle” are starting to pop up now and frankly, it doesn’t make the effect any less potent. Grind: Literally this means to reduce to fine particles or to crush something. Are these really the words you want to be using…
On a Road to Self Discovery When starting a business, there are some things that you need to know, and a lot that you don’t need to know right now – but can learn along the way. One of the things that I learned when starting McKeating Solutions, and that I see with a lot of the entrepreneurs and business owners with whom I connect, is that you need to know yourself. I’m not talking about in a “Hi, I’m Maggie” kind of a way. When I say that you need to discover who you are, I mean at a very basic level. Starting a business is filled with emotions (the elation at the start, the fear and doubt that creep in along the way, the joys and everything in between), it takes a lot of hard work (energy, passion and dedication…
The Secret to Happiness Lies in a Simple Quote: Comparison is the Thief of Joy – Theodore Roosevelt This simple quote, is bursting of profound beautiful wisdom. Spoken by former president Theodore Roosevelt, these words are the secret to happiness, for which some people spend a lifetime searching. These three little words are the cure for melancholy, loneliness, and jealousy. This quote might not be the cure for clinical depression, but it is a source of joy and an inspiration for many who find themselves delving back into the sea of negative emotions. Almost every time that I feeling unhappy or devoid of joy, I can identify some person or situation to which I am comparing myself. It might sound overly simple and easy to scoff at, but I ask you to search, to explore the times when you feel a lack of joy. I hazard to guess that you…
How is Starting Your Own Business Like participating in the Olympic Games? The Olympics have been on my brain quite a bit lately. They kick off on the day after my birthday (Which is today by the way). My niece has chosen the Olympics as a theme for her August birthday party. And two of my sister Alumni from Oakland Catholic are competing in the games. All of this reminds me of my mom’s favorite quote growing up. My mom had never played a sport, being one of eight kids there wasn’t much time or money for each of them to play a sport. My grandfather was a doctor and worked long hard hours in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood – and well my grandma…with eight kids to chase, she didn’t have much time either. My mom did and still loves to…