Nerissa Golden's Blog, page 22

Getting Out of a Comfort Zone Slump: My BU Trip

I almost talked myself out of attending The Visitor Economy conference at Bournemouth University in early September. I would have had a good reason too. Hurricane Irma was heading to the Caribbean and any responsible parent would stay close to their kids. However, I needed to attend for more than just professional reasons. The trip […]

My Daughter is Heading to Berklee College of Music and I am Crowdfunding Her Way

The idea of crowdfunding is not new for me. I have assisted others with campaigns but it was never something I considered doing until now. My eldest daughter Nia is a talented singer and she was accepted to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. The price tag on the opportunity of a lifetime is […]

How Do Caribbean Women Start Over After Hurricanes Irma and Maria?

I was in the UK when Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean. It was distressing to receive messages of roofs being blown off, my parents hiding in a bathroom, hearing of unexpected deaths in the aftermath. So much loss. So much devastation. I have lived or visited most of the Eastern Caribbean islands hit by Irma […]

Follow Up Despite the No

Did a potential client say NO three months ago or a year ago? How about you check in with them and see how you can assist them now? Sometimes people aren’t ready when we make the initial offer but I bet they’ve been watching you. Check in with them and see if they are ready […]

How Are You at Negotiating Deals?

As so much of today’s conversations center on how women can ask for more in business, part of the need is how to negotiate your way to contracts that work for you as well as the other party. We all need to negotiate in our professional and personal lives – whether it’s devising agreements with […]

Hope is an Action

I want you to see hope as a verb. It works as a noun but as an action word, it puts you in the center of the outcome you want to have. I want you to hope some more. I know that you have gone past what is rational and “realistic” but hope some more. […]

Why You Should Use the LinkedIn Blogging Feature

Are you a consultant looking for contracts or a business owner seeking new clients? Where do you look for them and how will they find you? LinkedIn continues to grow in importance in an age when it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell the real from the fake. Potential clients or employers will search to […]

Be Prepared to Grow

I have memories of wearing shoes which were big for me to church and school. My mother would stuff the front with toilet paper so my feet would not move around too much. It may have been because they couldn’t afford to buy me my own pair with four little girls in the house OR […]

We Hide! A Poem

We hide! Behind work. Sick Children. Busy Children. Behind husbands who need us to fluff their pillows and support their dreams. Behind impending weight loss and nothing to wear. We hide! Behind unfinished websites, no business cards, no equipment and lack of know how. We hide! Behind social media; lurking on the edges, watching others […]

Expand Beyond Your Borders

“Enlarge the place of your tent; Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not; Lengthen your cords and strengthen your pegs. For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left.” (Isaiah 54:2-3a NASB) This passage from the book of Isaiah came to mind as I thought about today’s blog post. I live on Montserrat with just over 5000 residents. The population increases […]