Advice from Patty Block

May 9, 2023 Does The Good Girl’s Dilemma ever fade away? Although I’d like to think I’m an ex-Good Girl, the reality is I’m a Good Girl with a lot of awareness. I’ve worked hard to forge my ow...

May 16, 2023 There is no magic answer to running your business successfully. There is no one-size-fits-all formula. No one else has the recipe that will work for you. It’s up to you to fig...

May 23, 2023 When I was growing up, my mom made these fabulous cookies. The whole house smelled good. The cookies were warm and gooey – I mean, these were seriously good cookies – and my e...

May 30, 2023 Are you suffering from The Broken Cookie Effect®?It is surprising how consistently The Broken Cookie Effect came up in my market research. I asked women business owners: “What...

June 6, 2023   The crowd named her Ginger Snap – out in the Nevada desert, with the dust swirling and the heat bearing down. It was August 2014 at Burning Man – an annual event ...

June 13, 2023 Do you struggle with The Good Girl’s Dilemma, feeling haunted by The Ghost of the Good Girl? For many of us, the most effective way to approach a problem is by analyzing i...

June 20, 2023 You know those turning points in life you’ll always remember? Tucked away in the back of my mind is the vivid memory of a quiet night. I was seventeen and alone, curled up ...

June 27, 2023 In general, all human performance is impacted by three states of being: Awareness Ability Willingness   When you are not getting the results you want, expect,...

May 2, 2023 I wonder if you grew up like I did. I was a “Good Girl.” I generally did what I was told and obeyed my parents’ standards: Don’t make a noise and don’t make a mess. I was a high-achiev...

This article is based on critical questions I’m often asked by clients, who are smart and savvy women entrepreneurs ready for change.   From improving cash flow…. to increasing staff product...