I get a lot of offers to do sponsored posts. I normally hit delete in record time. When I got an offer to write about Groupon Coupon my interest was piqued. There is nothing I hate more than arriving at Bed, Bath & Beyond with plans to use the coupon on I got in the mail—only to discover I forgot it sitting on the kitchen counter! So here is … [Read more...]
30 MORE Days of Blogging
Today I am kicking off day 1 of 30 days of blogging in the Blog Your Brand Challenge powered by the Indie Business Network. I might be a touch crazy to be jumping into this summer challenge, but I couldn't miss the opportunity to be challenged to work thoughtfully ON my businesses rather than IN them. It takes a conscious effort to step outside of … [Read more...]
The 1st Ever 2×4 LIVE is a Wrap
Donna Maria Coles Johnson of Indie Business Network, Lela Barker from Lucky Break Consulting, Anne-Marie Faiola from Brambleberry and me (representing Selah Press) held our first 2x4 LIVE event with this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. The two day event was a great success. I believe the heart of the event was the willingness of the attendees to … [Read more...]
Voted Grand Champions for our Chili Recipe
The Franklin Farmer's Market held the first Local Farmers Chili Cook-Off on March 5, 2016. Red Cedar Bison entered our Not Your Mama's Bison Chili Recipe into the competition. Customers came from all over Middle Tennessee to Taste, Vote and Enjoy Chili prepared with meats from local farms. The Franklin Farmers market customers overwhelmingly voted … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek into New Classes
This January I launched new classes through Selah Press. The class was 4 Weeks to Start Your Book. It is now coming to a close and our next class 4 Weeks to an Awesome Social Media Platform is about to start. You can listen to a sample of Selah Press Author-preneur Training 4 Weeks to Start Your Book below: Loading the player … [Read more...]
The 2015 Books by My Friends
I love to see my friends publishing books. In 2015 I published the 2nd edition of How to Self-Publish: A Guide for Author-Preneurs and Puffy & Blue: The Chronicles of Nine Lives Together. In my local writers group we celebrated several book publications. I have been blessed with several long distance writer friends as well who published this … [Read more...]
Cyber Monday Specials
When you live with a family of serial entrepreneurs there is more than one Cyber Monday special happening. On Indie Business Network you will find my Selah Press Coaching services on sale for half price with a 20% discount on 2016 coaching services. You will also find my book The Art, Science & Business of Aromatherapy for 25% off the … [Read more...]
Announcing 2 x 4 LIVE
My friends Donna Maria, Lela Barker, Anne-Maria and I are turning a dream of ours into a new reality. Today is Small Business Saturday and we are excited to announce our new event. 2x4 Live is two days, four mentors and one amazing weekend to take your business to the next level. 2x4 Live will be held in my new hometown Nashville, Tennessee … [Read more...]
Big List of Inspiring Business Books
The mental switch from employee to self-employed was flipped for me when I joined Amway in 1992. One of the greatest lessons I learned in Amway was the power of reading business books. I learned a whole lot of other hard lessons in Amway, but that is another story from another day. The message that has remained ingrained in my mind from that … [Read more...]
Joining the 30-Day Blog Your Brand Challenge
Today I am starting the first day of a thirty day blogging challenge with a group called Blog Your Brand on Facebook. I love challenges! I am not much of a follower I have learned to harness the power of following the leader from following my good friend Donna Maria. She is the powerhouse behind Blog Your Brand and kicked off this new challenge … [Read more...]
Publishing, and Coaching, and Services, Oh My!
Since we sold Essential Wholesale in 2011 I’ve been busy raising kids, publishing books, chasing chickens and settling in across the country. Right away people started asking me to help them publish their books. I responded by publishing the book How to Self-Publish: A Guide for Author-Preneurs. Countless people have used that book to … [Read more...]