When you're starting your green business, it's so important to have a core group of people to help you grow and thrive. Creating a mastermind group means developing this core group of individuals who help you achieve your objectives. For women in green businesses, this means reaching out to one another to create real connections. This isn't a competition -- this is world-changing work that we're doing, together.

Developing and growing your green business requires some level of thought about what you personally bring to the table, and what skills that the company or organization needs that you don't have.

For example: maybe you're a numbers person but don't have a creative on board.

I just joined the Good Ol' Girls http://goodolgirls.org, which is a network "where progressive women on the rise get connected and open doors professionally and socially for each other."

I often talk about how important it is for us to work together in groups to find resources, expand our network, and share our mission with others.

We all are able to accomplish so much more by working together than if we attempt to "go it alone."

Identify your vision, come up with your plan, then reach out to others to make your dreams come true. 

Here's to your success!

For many people, it's just okay (ho-hum) to get another job. I've had lots and lots of jobs: I've worked as a dish machine operator, a sandwich maker, an agricultural worker, a door-to-door canvasser, a pianist, a secretary, a movie usher/cashier, an educator, a software developer, and the list goes on. 

When I finally "woke up" and realized I wanted to be orchestrating my job search (and my life), I started to think about how to best look for work that I truly loved and felt good at. For me, this meant connecting with people, because in my line of work (web design and development), other people help me find opportunities.