Earlier in December I saw a vague post that alerted me that Dr. Helena Carlson from Lewis & Clark College had passed away. I wanted to hope it was inaccurate, although I knew she had been ailing for some time. Today I set about searching the internet for clues and found my answer. The very quirky, outspoken and brilliant professor who lead my … [Read more...]
More Lessons Learned 30 Days of Blogging
I ended the Winter 30 Day Blogging Challenge with the blog post Lessons Learned 30 Days of Blogging. It seemed only fitting that I end this Summer 30 Days of Blogging Challenge with even more lessons learned. Some of the same people from the last challenge took part in this one as well and we had new people join us. It was a great month of sharing … [Read more...]
Lessons from Dance Moms
First and foremost let me tell you that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, in the show Dance Moms that reflects my reality as a dance mom. I guess you could say that I have being a mom in common with those moms and our we all have daughters who dance, but that is where the similarities end. When I decided to write a blog post about the lessons I … [Read more...]
The Magic of IN versus ON
Business hours are when you work in your business. A wise small business owner will also work on their business after everyone else clocks out. Sure you can work 40 hours a week if you want to as an entrepreneur, but that only works successfully when you have employees who work in your business during those hours and you work on your … [Read more...]
Build Your Business with the End in Mind
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...]
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