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- January 3, 2012
Meet Featured Diva Kathleen Engel
What is the name of your business and a description of what you do?
FabFit50s.com. I’m a certified personal trainer (through the National Strength and Conditioning Association). I maintain a site and write eBooks devoted to helping women in midlife get and stay fit and healthy. I also freelance health and exercise pieces for several publications.
How much has your business direction changed in the past five years and why?
Three years ago, I was laid off as a medical editor. At that time, I worked full-time while also freelancing. Once laid off, I started the
blog and began narrowing my life’s purpose. I plan to expand on my goal of reaching women in midlife and helping them get in better health. I have a professionally published eBook. My next goal is a book.
What advice do you have for women who are trying to grow their businesses?
Do not procrastinate. Don’t talk yourself out of things. Read and research. Learn from others. But, don’t allow yourself to become paralyzed. Above all, have faith and move forward. If you don’t do it, someone else will.
What do you know now that you wished you knew 10 years ago as it relates to business?
Oh, gosh. I know that “experts” aren’t always smarter, better than YOU. That new ways of doing things can meet with greater success than the old ways. That creativity and passion are critical elements to business success.
