France: Mieux vaut tard que jamais. = Better late than never. If I were to have a life motto, this would be it. Some people have an easy time of starting a career... meeting their soulmate... growing into their personality. I am not one of those people. It took me years (and two degrees) to ga...

  Ireland: You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.   Ouch!! When I discovered this Irish saying, it was like looking in a mirror while a truck hit me. I am a planner by nature, but that attribute can be a serious character flaw when the planning takes the place of work. I li...

  Italy: Meglio soli che male accompagnati. = Better alone than poorly accompanied.   Since we are in the month of February, many of my entrepreneurial colleagues are using love themes in their blogs and newsletters. So am I, but in a slightly different fashion! Those who know me well know that ...

  Germany: Aller Anfang ist schwer = All beginnings are hard.   For those of us who grew up in 1970s America, the response to this saying would be “Duh” (translation: Everybody knows that). There is a whole host of psychological and physiological reasons why starting something new is so difficul...