Alicia Marie Fruin
Blogs by this Author
Being “Open for Business”
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
I have great admiration for small business owners. I love their entrepreneurial spirit, pioneering attitude, perseverance and strength. I am lucky enough to work with them daily as their business co...
Embracing Business Crisis
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
“Without the strength to endure the crisis, one will not see the opportunity within. It is within the process of endurance that opportunity reveals itself.”
Chin-Ning Chu
Crisis i...
Business is a game
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
As a business coach on occasion I find it helpful to remind my clients to lighten up. I’ll say something like “It’s a game; this won’t matter on your death bed.” As bus...
Being Creative and Encouraging Innovation in your Business
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality overcomes everything.” George Lois
When running your own small business, we are often c...
Does your staff cooperate or collaborate with you?
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
As small business owners we move fast, change course and shift gears daily. Operating a small business demands that we have the ability to be flexible and change as needed. What about our employees?...
Real Power
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
So what is real power, what is the nature of power? How do we access power? When do we feel powerless? Is there a difference between real power and conventional power? Dwelling in these questions ha...
Work-Life Balance- Maybe you can’t do balance?
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
Every one wants balance. Is there such a thing? Clients hire me as a coach for this reason just as often as the clients who want more time and money.
In order to get some power with this concept...
Working on versus in your business
- By Alicia Marie Fruin
- Published 06/6/2008
Most business owners are great at doing something.
Maybe you can create great graphic designs or cook well or maybe you have an eye for art? Somewhere along the way, you have taken what you are gre...

