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In addition to running her consulting business, Jennifer shares her big business experience through content created for JLM & Associates Consulting's Enlightened Leadership Blog. In 2023, Jennifer expanded the Blog to include insights from award-winning author and small business owner Cortney Donelson.

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More Voices and Stories Meet Cortney

Cortney Donelson is a small business owner and award-winning author. As founder and principal writer at vocem LLC (Latin for "voice"), Cortney offers ghostwriting and editing services with the mission of giving voice to stories that matter. Her own books include a memoir, a faith-based book, and a mystery/crime novel called The Billionaire's List. When she's not writing or reading, she's traveling, hiking, and paddle boarding with her family.

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Breathe Your Way | December 2022

By Jennifer Musser

When sitting down to write the last Enlightened Leadership Blog of 2022, I asked myself – What was the most beneficial habit focused on this year that could help You? The One Thing Once year end rolls…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Choosing the Right Consultant for Your Business | October 2022

By Jennifer Musser

Choosing the right consultant, for the right work, at the right time for your business can feel confusing and overwhelming. What if the consultant you hire ends up overselling and underdelivering? What if you don’t communicate your…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | How to Provide Stellar Service | September 2022

By Jennifer Musser

Operating as a top-notch service provider requires commitment to ensure customers feel valued. Clients want to be confident their problems are solved by high quality expertise. Here are ten tips to set providers up for long term…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | When Less Is More | August 2022

By Jennifer Musser

We’ve heard the expression less is more. Intellectually, we understand it. Application of the concept can be challenging to navigate. This practice requires self-awareness and discipline that is not easily learned from a book or absorbed in…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | How a Small Business Can Boost Strengths | July 2022

By Jennifer Musser

Small business owners share many strengths. However, when we intentionally prioritize, delegate, and execute we don’t personally have to excel at all facets and details of running a business. Think back to prior jobs or schooling when…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | A Side Hustle that Gives Back | June 2022

By Jennifer Musser

Accomplished professionals know how to hustle. Kind professionals know how to give. Big picture thinkers can combine the two concepts to create a side hustle that shares valuable expertise with the community through pro bono service offerings.

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Find Another Way to Say It | April 2022

By Jennifer Musser

We use words frequently, knowing their literal meaning, perhaps without awareness of what they communicate or how they make others feel. Next thing we know, certain words are overused. We may have even offended others, unintentionally. Recently,…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Why Are We Connecting? | March 2022

By Jennifer Musser

Digital connection can be engaging, informative, and useful, ultimately leading to new partnerships. However, it can also be distracting and fruitless. Many of us are greeted with multiple “invites” to network daily. I’ve learned through experimentation how…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Laugh & Learn | February 2022

By Jennifer Musser

Leadership is one of those terms that means many things to folks of different life stages. Messages communicated at a recent leadership event were insightful, inspiring, honest, and at times, funny. When was the last time I…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Craft a Kinder Business Model | January 2022

By Jennifer Musser

Sometimes we are inspired by real life situations that confirm for us how we want to be. Learn Networking presents many opportunities to learn, listen, connect. We may receive unsolicited advice that is super. Other times, “advice” is…

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Contact Jennifer

To explore writing or promotional inquires, reach out to Jennifer via email. Follow @jlmaconsulting on Instagram to learn more.

Contact Jennifer

To explore writing or promotional inquires, reach out to Jennifer via email. Follow @jlmaconsulting on Instagram to learn more.

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