Category: Business

Years ago, I had a mentor that told the story of how she wanted to hike Machu Picchu over spring break.  She arrived in Peru and had to wait 3 days for her body to acclimate to the altitude.  Then the day of the hike came.  The guide shared the ins and outs of hiking the trail to the top.  […]

I want to share a very personal journey with you.  Eight years ago, I was planning to move to California.  I did not have a law or nursing license there so I decided to take the California Bar Exam.  I hired a coach and started studying.  I was relearning subjects I had not looked at in 25 years!  The California […]

Recently, there have been 2 nurses on social media that discussed the financial difficulties.  One of the nurses lives in his van which he revamped to include a bed, micro kitchen, toilet and solar on the roof.  It is concerning that nurses have this level of stress when it comes to finances.  Nurses are the hardest working people on the […]

When I first started my business, I could not afford to hire anyone to help with the administrative aspects of running a business.  Once I was able to grow, I hired part time assistants.  They would work for maybe a year to a year and a half and then they would move on.  This happened over and over and it […]

I often hear from nurses, “I’m really afraid that I’m going to fail in my business.”  But the truth be known that you cannot fail!. Failing is never starting or giving up just when they’re about to make it big. I believe there is no failing in business.  It’s all about learning opportunities and if you have a good business […]

Potential clients need to know, like and trust you before they’re going to work with you.  The whole idea of marketing is so that potential clients can get to know you and decide whether to work with you. Many think, “Oh, I’ll just start a website and people will come to me.” I did a search for Legal Nurse Consultants […]

An interview with Stefan, a cruise line nurse from Serbia who reinvented his life, creating the life of his dreams while still being able to practice nursing!

  As nurses, the well-being of our patients depends on our precision and accuracy.  However, when it comes to running our own business, the pursuit of perfection can be a double-edged sword. First, is there really such a thing as perfection or are you setting yourself up for an unrealistic expectation?  Remember when we first became nurses and hit the […]

It has been said that in business, you have to kiss a lot of frogs to get to a potential buyer.  The more frogs that say no, the closer you are to “yes”. Unfortunately, we as nurses are programmed that if someone says “no” to us, we tend to take it personally.  But “no” just means “not now”.  “No” is […]

When I began legal nurse consulting, I was surprised just how easy it was.  I was simply using my existing nursing knowledge and sharing it with attorneys to help them with their cases. I used to say to myself, “I can’t believe that they actually pay me for this.”  Now I understand how important it is to get paid for […]