by Diane Pleuss | May 10, 2021 | Quick Reads
Have you heard the expression, never underestimate a woman? Take Dolly Parton. She came from humble beginnings with a father who couldn’t read and probably had to arm-wrestle her 11 siblings for the few books they owned. Some may see her as a “Backwoods Barbie,” but...
by Diane Pleuss | Apr 28, 2021 | Quick Reads
We know that’s not true because people reinvent themselves all the time. We can all learn new things whenever we put our minds to it. With a franchise, it is much easier because the franchise has the training organized and formatted – for what you need to learn and...
by Diane Pleuss | Apr 26, 2021 | Quick Reads
Last week, Kevin Roose, in his NY Times column, SHIFT, highlighted an interesting phenomenon. He titled it “Welcome to the YOLO Economy.” Not familiar with the term? Rapper, Drake, coined it a decade ago, “You Only Live Once.” Many of us have sensed it intuitively and...
by Diane Pleuss | Apr 12, 2021 | Quick Reads
The radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion” would have a weekly segment called “Lake Wobegon Days” and each episode would start with this quote, “Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, the men are good looking and the...
by Diane Pleuss | Apr 7, 2021 | Quick Reads
One of the questions I ask candidates during our franchise consultation call is, “What do you anticipate could sidetrack you in this process?” One man responded, “Cold feet. I guess I could get cold feet.” 🦶🦶 What a beautiful image for the fear every...
