Judy Garland famously said "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else”

Trying to grow? Work on your business rather than rooting for your competition to fail.

In our new series, Friday Reflection, we start with Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies framework. It is incredibly helpful to know yourself better.

You work hard to take care of your clients. Flip that mirror around, treat yourself like a client, and see how that can affect your bottom line. 

Lauren Kwedar Cockerell, a 15-year public relations and marketing executive, opens Fort Worth-based boutique communications firm.