On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA February-March 2016 | Page 14

BUSINESS

MELINDA MYERS

No need to go it alone: create
your own advisory board

I started my advisory board in 2004 after reading
the book Creating Your Life’s Collage. The authors
recommended gathering a few key people to
help in developing goals and focus. I bought
two more copies of the book, shared them with
two friends and we started meeting. This board
morphed into a personal board for the three of
us. We help each other strive toward balance in
our lives while setting and working toward our
personal goals.
From this experience, I formed an advisory board
for my business. This board includes two business
owners, my accountant, my attorney, a former col-
league in the Cooperative Extension Service and
my team (my part-time PR, marketing and support
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