Stop Playing Russian Roulette With Your Passion

Too many mompreneurs hold a pistol to their heads and give the revolver a good spin when trying to get their businesses started and keep them going. They have what I call shiny object syndrome. Any little thing can pull them away from business job one, starting their entrepreneurial life and making sure it brings in the income and keeps the customer satisfied. Getting distracted will surely harm the... [Read more]

Social Media for Mom Entrepreneurs:3 Easy Steps to Connect With the Right People

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter. The Internet is full of social options to reach out and promote your business in addition to your Web page and your blog. But you have to use them wisely and carefully. Facebook is a good place to have not only a page, but also a site to collect fans. When you post info, all your fans get the post. LinkedIn is a site for business people to contact each other for business... [Read more]

STOP What Your Doing Right Now…Set Up Your Google Alerts Today, Here’s Why

Google Alerts is ‘email updates’ of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic. It distills the results from the first 20  pages of its search engine results and sends you the alert. The most important aspect of being on the web is your online reputation. Making sure that the information regarding yourself and your business is representing you... [Read more]

Make sure you use PROTECTION

Make sure you use PROTECTION: My Free Copyright Today I was asked by my accountability partner about protecting my materials.  This is something I have not thought about or even phantom someone using my brand without permission.  Well today was a great wakeup call where she pulled up one of my blogs written by me, authentically being used on someone else’s site with no credit to me and all credit... [Read more]

Great Expectations Quiz: Lucinda Cross

  Great Expectations Quiz: Lucinda Cross Posted by Nicole Feliciano on Friday, February 12, 2010 It’s baby number three for author and blogger Lucinda Cross. Lucinda’s writing (www.corporatemomdropouts.com) focuses on Moms that have left behind corporate jobs for motherhood and are in the process of reinventing themselves. Let’s check in to see if she’s squared away in other... [Read more]

Gifts for first 200 applicants to the BUSINESS BABY SHOWER Contest

   Gifts for first 200 applicants to the BUSINESS BABY SHOWER Contest   Dear Corporate Mom Drop Outs:   The Business Baby Shower is a contest to celebrate entrepreneurial moms and all they do to birth and grow a successful company while balancing family life. The Contest runs from January 1 – April 30, 2010.   Winners will receive thousands of dollars... [Read more]

Vision Boards: Are you a Chicken or an Eagle?

When is the last time you put your vision on paper. I am not talking about a 30-page business plan or the hottest self-improvement seminar that you went to and had to fill out a questionnaire or assessment. I am talking elementary school. Taking glue, pictures, colors and phrases and placing your vision on a board. This concept known as a Vision Board is a visual explorer. It is our thinking, more... [Read more]

Money Matters interview

We got featured again, this time Lucinda Cross was invited for an interview on “Money Matter”. Check it out.  Read More →

Are your testimonials older than your kids?

When was the last time you updated your rave reviews? I do, and today I received a wonderful testimonial that I will use to close a few open ended deals. This testimonial is fresh, credible and speaks of the value and benefits of working with me.  Some people are still surviving on decade old testimonials, some times people want to see some fresh results, I know I do when it comes to working with... [Read more]

Business Baby Shower set to launch Jan. 1st are you joining us?

Daily News Corporate Mom Dropouts Business Baby Shower Contest to Launch Jan. 1st ! Business Baby Shower is a contest to celebrate entrepreneurial moms and all they do to birth and grow a successful company while balancing family life. This contest, which officially launches January 1, 2010, will bring awareness to mom entrepreneur companies and their products and services. Participants... [Read more]

Kids Cook Meals

With all of the major holiday feasts we undertake this time of year, it may seem easiest just to make the kitchen “off limits” to kids during meal prep. Much more fun is to assign a special dish that kids can do themselves as a contribution to the table. This year my young daughter and son were my official “potato mashers,” and did a great job with both regular and sweet spuds. Not... [Read more]

Can I bless someone today?

Making small deposits into life’s cycle will open doors to unlimited resources. I had a conversation with one of my “Incubator” clients and she talked about how she is finding it hard to stay above water financially during the holidays and how she does not know how she is going to manage even in the first quarter of 2010. With worry and fear in her voice, I can hear the words of wisdom pop... [Read more]

Staying Positive and Patient with blessings

Okay here is some good news and some not so good news. I was blessed to have an interview with ABC News Now last Friday. As I walked through the door and into a room full of monitors, phones and producers, I was greeted and treated like a celebrity without the security. Not a hair misplaced, eyebrows perfectly arched, spray on makeup from MAC was just right and lip gloss from Sephora could not... [Read more]

Step Away from the Chicken Nuggets: Ideas to Get Healthy Foods Into Your Kids

We’re all looking for new ways to get our children to eat healthier – preferably ideas that are quick, easy and inexpensive to prepare.  Break away from the chicken nuggets routine with these ideas from www.nannies4hire.com Cut your children’s sandwiches in creative shapes using large cookie cutters.  Try a fish-shaped tuna sandwich with goldfish crackers on the side for an under-the-sea... [Read more]

Help needed NYC Tri-state book tour, Nov/Dec ‘09

The new book, Corporate Mom Dropouts, has just been released and is now available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, Borders and other major distribution stores Nationwide.  I will be doing a book tour locally and looking to reach NC, ATL and Chicago early 2010 to help spread the word and give away free copies, t-shirts, bags and journals. The book, in short: Published in October 2009, Cross’ new... [Read more]

Business Ideas: Finding your hidden talents to turn into a business

With the past recession and the technology of the internet, there are more and more people getting into the home based business field. Working from home is very tempting and for some mothers is the only way that they can even work at all. The technology of the internet makes building a business out of your home easier than ever. There is a plethora of resources available on the web, many of... [Read more]

How Did My Life Become So Crazy? Managing an Overwhelming Schedule

It seems as though we’re busier than ever these days, with school, work, sporting events, dance recitals and more. And most moms (myself included!) sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of it all. How to deal? * Ask for help. Retain a cleaning service, secure a babysitter from a service such as www.care4hire.com, hire someone to do your errands. Remember that it takes a village…. ... [Read more]

The video of the birthing of the book

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Create Your Own Stimulus Package

Create Your Own Stimulus Package Give your business the boost it needs with an Action Blueprint. By: Pattie Simone | Like millions of other entrepreneurs, I saw my business tumble over the past nine months. Some of it was due to personal challenges: My dad got sick and then passed away unexpectedly at the beginning of the year, and I took time off to help my family and to grieve. A few months... [Read more]

Lifestyle of a Corporate Mom Dropout – What to Expect

I am sure most of people have dreamed of working from home but don’t know where to begin or are not aware of what to expect while working as a work at home mom. If you are one of them, I am here to help you to understand it. Here are some of things you should expect as a work at home mom: Traveling is a thing of the past: Working as a work at home mom, you do not need to travel any longer in the... [Read more]

How to add Value to Your Business “Mom”

For you to stay on the “cutting edge” as a business mom, you have no option but to research your competition on an ongoing basis, and look for new and innovative ways. Some of the ideas in which you can go about this matter are as given to you below: Keep a close monitoring on your competitors: Some of the ways in which you can go about this is by setting up google alerts on the internet. This... [Read more]

We are featured in Everythingmom.com

Today we are featured in Everythingmom.com and the article can be found on http://www.everythingmom.com/our-blog/featured-mom-blogger-lucinda-from-corporate-mom-dropouts/ This may be the first of many, so check back soon to hear more!  Read More →

W2WB magazine

Woman 2 Woman Business magazine wrote an article about us, it can be found on http://www.mygazines.com/title/3747/44  Read More →

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