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I recently spoke with my industry-colleague and good friend, Bruce Norris about what it took for him to break through from who he was as a young man to the guru he is today. Bruce is an active investor, hard money lender, and real estate educator with over 30 years of experience. he is the founder of The Norris Group and has been involved in more than 2,000 real estate transactions as a buyer, seller, builder, and money partner. Bruce has dedicated himself to understanding the economic field in southern California and it shows in his work.

I recently spoke with my industry-colleague and good friend, Bruce Norris about what it took for him to break through from who he was as a young man to the guru he is today. Bruce is an active investor, hard money lender, and real estate educator with over 30 years of experience. he is the founder of The Norris Group and has been involved in more than 2,000 real estate transactions as a buyer, seller, builder, and money partner.

Tune in today, Thursday, March 23, 2020, at 8 AM and 2 PS PST on https://amazingwomenofpower.com/radio/christina-suter/ to listen to the Ask Christina First Radio Show.

The basic topic of time management is really a conversation about tasks, not time. What tasks are you involved with? What tasks do you and your business need to get done? Tasks are part of time management as well as the systemic systems that move your business forwards. Time management affects leadership and employee management skills. Your management style needs to be flexible and work for you. Time management is a necessary and important part of your business; it affects your business culture.

Are you the manager always looking over the shoulder of your employees, expecting your staff to be mini versions of you, and checking in so many times that you could have just done the project yourself? Do you micro-manage? 

Tune in today, Thursday, March 19, 2019, at 8 AM and 2 PM PST on https://amazingwomenofpower.com/radio/christina-suter/ to listen to the Ask Christina First Radio Show.

The first principle of leadership I'm going to suggest to you is leadership of yourself. You want to take on and challenge the belief that you cannot be a good-hearted business owner and earn money. That you want to challenge the belief that you can't be kind to your employees while keeping them accountable, or that you can't be a good person and do marketing or be sales-y. If you hold any of those beliefs, my first challenge is to take those beliefs on and take on personal accountability for your personal growth in that area. Take on a personal willingness to get out of your own way and to be a leader on the face of this planet. Your purpose is about you being a leader in your family, business, and your own life, which includes a willingness to be right or wrong. Your "yes" and "no" make a difference, be willing to stand behind what the outfall is from making a yes or no decision.

Your purpose is about you being a leader in your family, business, and your own life, which includes a willingness to be right or wrong. Your "yes" and "no" make a difference, be willing to stand behind what the outfall is from making a yes or no decision.

Tune in today, Thursday, March 12, 2019, at 8 AM and 2 PM PST on https://amazingwomenofpower.com/radio/christina-suter/ to listen to the Ask Christina First Radio Show.

Your employees and independent contractors relate to you similar to the manner that a child does to a parent. You pay them, you provide their financial stability, so, they are dependent on you. If you are a business owner who divulges too much information, whether about the business or your personal life, you run the risk of crossing boundaries.

Most entrepreneurs have close relationships with their employees and want to be friends with their employees. What's important to understand in the business relationship between employees and owners is the difference between being friendly and being friends with your employees.

Tune in to the Ask Christina First Radio Show today, Thursday, March 5, 2016 on https://amazingwomenofpower.com/radio/christina-suter/ at 8am and 2pm PT

David Thompson spent over 20 years in high-tech management positions at Dell, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies. At Lucent he managed a $2.5B investment portfolio and raised over $1B in funds for acquisitions. After leaving the corporate world, David started Thompson Investing which provides investors opportunities to invest with experienced operators in MF apartments, self-storage and manufactured home parks.

Tune in today, Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 8 am and 2pm PST to listen to the Ask Christina First Radio Show at https://amazingwomenofpower.com/radio/christina-suter/ to listen to my full interview with David Thompson.

Owners of even the smallest business have someone who helps them, whether it's a spouse, friend, editor, or site developer. Those people, if paid, are your employees. Career experts suggest looking at the position you're trying to fill as though you are the employee who is contemplating on whether to apply for your listed position or not. There was an article in the LA Times Oct 21, 2012, titled, 'Beware: Warning Signs when Choosing Next Job' that suggested using the following questions as the basis for your job research: