Lisa Layman's Page

Yes you can!

One of the sayings that I absolutely love is that "God does answer your prayers, it's just that sometimes the answer is no". If you take that and add a basic Einstein principle based on the Theory of Spacetime and put them together - in my world it equals = if you put something into action, although sometimes they may not work, they have a momentum of their own and are limited by our own perception of time. A little deep for a Friday but, today I am celebrating one of these… Continue

A few weeks ago, My husband came home in the middle of the day completely devastated after being fired from his 8 year position with the Home Depot. A company that in a management position, he had worked for while retiring from his 20 years of service in the Army and that he had devoted the past 8 years to tirelessly.

Where do we go from here?

Back to what he knows and loves. Back to what defines him as a man, he is first and foremost a soldier and a leader.

So, again, where do… Continue

This is going to sound strange because we are all so busy, but, your no solicitation rule may be killing your chances for new networking opportunities.

If you had the opportunity to meet with 10 top networkers every week, imagine the possibilities for increasing your networking. You probably already have them coming to you and you may even be sending them off abruptly (maybe even rudely).

Remember, "We reap what we sow", treat others as you would have them treat you. If you take no… Continue

If you haven't found yourself in a location surrounded by people that are not in your networking "circle", you need to expand your horizons. There is a galaxy of opportunity out there and you need to constantly explore.

I recently attended the Wilmington Rose Society Annual Convention. Okay, I kill my plants and buy my roses from the store - so what was a girl like me doing in a place like this? Networking. When I was invited to the convention I automatically pictured what the attendees… Continue

I met a restaurant owner yesterday who point blank asked me why I did what I did. It is funny how over the years my answers have drastically changed. When I started www.DineWilmingtonOnline.com

over 3 years ago my answer was to develop a business that provided information to the public and an exclusive venue to the restaurants. My biggest challenge was to design and develop the site simultaneously - I had to promote it to users and at the same time, sell it to restaurants. If I didn't have… Continue