Nerissa Golden's Blog, page 26
February 19, 2017
Good Book and Good Music
How do you read a book? Yes, I know from front to back. But do you read a book to music or do you prefer silence? The right book comes with its own music. I love stories that make me feel I’m right there and feeling every emotion. I want to get to that place […]
February 17, 2017
Love’s Sweet Joy: The Back Story
Where do I begin? I’m thankful this novel is finally available to the world. Love’s Sweet Joy is the first in the Return to Love series about some savvy business women finding love Caribbean style. The idea for the series came from an old Facebook post made eons ago about the need for more men on […]
December 8, 2016
Do You Want to Win?
I don’t do competitions? The thought of someone deciding whether I’m good enough crawls my blood. It’s why I love entrepreneurship. I create my own rules. Find my way of serving and giving. And I’d be damned if I let your NOstop me. So why was I entering PitchIT? This was so out of character […]
November 22, 2016
Look Who’s a Finalist in PitchIt Caribbean?
Found out last week that my ideation for a new tour app called IndeTours has made it into the Top 25 for the PitchIt Caribbean Challenge 2016 – the Trinidad division. YIKES. This means I’ve got to work on my pitch. The first feedback session on Monday showed I’ve got some work to do. Of […]
October 31, 2016
All The Way In
Three years ago, I was on my way to Trinidad with Dr Sammy Joseph. We were talking about entrepreneurship and what it really took to succeed. We were both working in other jobs at the time but recognized that if we were serious about being in business for ourselves we had to go all the […]
October 25, 2016
Be Your Own Hero
Do you know the Bonnie Tyler track Holding Out for a Hero? Don’t ask me why it was in my head this morning and of course I can still remember the first time I heard it. They used it back in 1984 as the theme show for this action/adventure TV series called Cover Up. It […]
October 23, 2016
To Niche or Not to Be Niche…
On any given day you are going to get a myriad of tips and must dos on entrepreneurship. It can get really confusing. One day the “expert” says you need to carve out your niche and by 5PM the other “expert” says you should be diversifying your business. Who’s right? You are! You know what […]
October 12, 2016
The Answer Within
I know it. I know when I want to call up everyone I admire to ask their opinion on what should clearly be a personal decision, that I already know the answer. I’m just resisting. Afraid to decide something so big. So bold. So seemingly selfish. It doesn’t make good business sense. It doesn’t make […]
Opportunities Are Looking for You
Call it a product of getting older but lately I’ve been doing more self evaluation. Note, evaluation not self recriminations, which used to be my modus operandi. In reflection, I can honestly look at missed opportunities. Doors that came open but I didn’t walk through. Dream roles which fit the image I had in my […]
October 5, 2016
Are You Ready to Disrupt Your Industry?
75% of the companies in business today will be replaced by new firms in 2027. That was one of the stats I got while in Eindhoven, Holland. 2027 is only ten years away. How does that affect my business and yours? What? You’re not thinking that far ahead. Well someone is and they are wondering […]
