In today's episode of Brain Storm! Business Podcast, I interview the most fascinating and well-spoken woman, Pam Slim of http://www.EscapeFromCubicleNation.com, who wrote an open letter to CEOs, CFOs, etc. about their bad business protocols that brought in 20,000 hits!

Pam definitely struck a nerve, to say the least! Anna Farmery, of The Engaging Brand, pointed her post out to me because it was so much like what I had been talking about in Brain Storm! Pam and I had a great discussion about her specialty area, which is helping people move from their "prisoner" status in a cubicle into owning their own business.

Define the live you want to live, and then build a business around it.

Words to live by, if ever there were any! Pam shared this, and it expands on my process of defining your vision and mission statement before you start a project or a podcast. I think her instructions should preface my process - how do you want your life to be? Then pick a business that can make that a reality, and then create your vision and mission statements to define your business parameters and how you will achieve it.

Want to make a change in your life and make those ideas and brainstorms a reality, but scared to make the change?

We discuss the things that keep you from moving ahead, implementing your brainstorms, and creating a new life for yourself with a new business idea. Pam is great about detailing the steps you need to take to make the move. She has great business resources you can take advantage of, so I hope you will make the most of them.

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Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing & DigitalBusinessBooks.com