Have you ever considered an exit strategy for your business? Most business owners never put a single thought into potentially selling their business, passing it on, or whether the doors will just close when they no longer can run their business. An exit plan was always part of our thoughts. We built in Standard Operating Systems, we chose a … [Read more...]
Reinvention is the Key to Success
In 24 years of business we have had success and failures. Two great lessons have come of both the successes and the failures. The first I talked about in my blog post The Battle of Fear. Is your fear simply false evidence appearing real? Or it there a true dictionary definition classic reason for the unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that … [Read more...]
Top Ten Reasons to Have a Virtual Assistant
I have had a virtual assistant who helps me with Selah.Press.com, KaylaFioravanti.com, RedCedarBison.com and GreenworksLD.com. She is the first person I reach out to when I need help. And 99% of the time I can hire her to help me with project. The handful of times she couldn’t help me she replied to me with a well-trusted contact who could do the … [Read more...]
The Battle of Fear
In 24 years of business we have had success and failures. We have made many changes over the years. For me it all started 1992 someone signed me up for Amway. I didn’t know they signed me up. And then 1993 discovered I was in Amway and started working to build a business. The most important part of that year is that I discovered the dream of … [Read more...]
Where Are You From?
For me one of the most complicated questions for me is, "Where are you from?" As a child I moved often and as an adult my gypsy upbringing has repeated as a pattern in my life. The chapters of my memoir Puffy & Blue: The Chronicles of Nine Lives Together are divided by where I lived. I don't consider myself as having a home town. I thought it … [Read more...]
Living in a Virtual Word
Yes, we are living in a virtual world, living in a virtual world. How many of you now have the chorus of Madonna’s 1983 song Material Girl stuck in your head from that sentence? How many of you now have the chorus of Madonna’s song stuck in your head? “Living in a material world And I am a material girl You know that we are living in a … [Read more...]
Why My Family Loves Medi-share
Healthcare is a touchy subject. When we first lost our insurance due to changes written into Obamacare it was an extremely stressful subject around our house, but now a few years later I am pleased with the healthcare choice we made. You can check out my original blog post, Our Family Chose Medi-Share to see how we made our choice, but basically it … [Read more...]
I’m Only Superhuman on Tuesdays
I’m only superhuman on Tuesdays and it isn’t Tuesday very often around here. I know—Tuesday rolls around every week—but sometimes I forget that it is Tuesday and leave my wonder powers in the closet. By Friday I am often left wondering how I accomplished so few of the things on my must-do list and realize that I forgot to activate my super powers … [Read more...]
18 Lessons from 18 Years of Marriage
Today Dennis and I celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary. Our marriage is now old enough to be an adult. That is something amazing to me because we are two flawed humans who chose each other day by day. Over the past 18 years of marriage we have succeeded and failed in business, struggled as parents, packed up and started over, lost a … [Read more...]
How to Succeed at Blog Challenges
Hello, my name is Kayla, and I am a challenge addict. As any good addict I have my justifications for being addicted to challenges. By their very nature, and name, they challenge me and like that. Challenges also hold me accountable, push me to grow and stretch, and probably best of all—challenges are done as part of a team. I’m social by nature so … [Read more...]
Unconditionally Loved
My dad has been my role model, editor, hero, encourager, disciplinarian, cheerleader and inspiration. His persistent support made me feel like I could do anything—and even if I wasn’t good at something I could count on him being there to support me. For many years I broke his heart, rebelled and was angry that his job made us move so much. … [Read more...]
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