Linda Hargrove: author/designer/mom

A good name is a good thing. Everybody knows that. Who was who said “a good name is better than great riches”?

Names are particularly important when forming a small business. Lately I’ve been seeing quite a few web design start-ups with numbers in their names. I wasn’t the first to use some seemingly obscure combination of numbers. And I won’t be the last.

When I asked a designer-buddy of mine about the numbers explosion, he said “all the good names are taken.” He was referring to the trouble… Continue

Ever worked with someone with a losing attitude? I have. Everything she put her hand to, she complained about, declared it a failure even before the deed was done.

Some may have called her a realist. In my mind, I called her a loser.

Having a losing attitude is a character flaw, but not one you can't overcome.

2 Ways to battle a losing attitude

1. Make a list of things that went right on your job (or in your life)
2. Make of a list of the things you've done right (or do routinely well)


Now… Continue