Lessons in Community Entrepreneurship from Madam C.J. Walker and Maggie Lena Walker

by Elle Kaplan | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Entrepreneurship

Madam C.J. Walker and Maggie Lena Walker had a few things in common: they shared their last name (although weren’t related), they both were daughters of parents who had been enslaved, and both were determined to improve their lives and the lives of their communities...

Embrace Positive Thinking as an Entrepreneur

by Elle Kaplan | Jan 25, 2023 | Blog, Mindset

Great ideas take flight when you are free of fear. Easier said than done, I know, but everyone faces fear — and that includes innovative, successful entrepreneurs. An entrepreneur’s very job is to swim upstream. The trick is maintaining faith in yourself and in your...

Why Choosing ESG Investing is Reasonable – and Responsible

by Elle Kaplan | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog, Investing

In times when global warming is an impending threat, social inequalities prevail, and companies’ management often needs improvement, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing is a sensible strategy to use. In ESG investing, a company’s behavior and...

7 Tips for Overcoming Setbacks

by Elle Kaplan | Jan 11, 2023 | Blog, Success

Life, wonderful and complicated, is not a smooth elevator ride to the penthouse of success. I contest that the path to success is more akin to climbing a steep, rocky mountain. Sometimes the ascent is paved and clear of debris while other times the path contains...

Visualization: A Key to Financial (and Life) Success

by Elle Kaplan | Jan 5, 2023 | Blog, Goal-setting

Picture yourself at the starting line of a marathon. As you wait for the race to begin, you find yourself contemplating the hours spent training in preparation for this moment. You are ready at the starting line for the sole purpose of crossing the finish line. In...

10 Ways to Flip a Bad Day into a Good One

by Elle Kaplan | Dec 21, 2022 | Blog, Mindset

Are you having a bad day? Is it one of those days when everything seems to be not working, or going in unexpected and overall annoying ways? You will survive whatever happens to you today, as you have before. And to help with that, I list below 10 ways to flip a bad...