42 Days of FREE Kindle DownloadsI have scheduled all of my Kindle books to be totally free for you to download 5 days at a time. This is my way of supporting all the people who are being asked to self-quarantine, shelter in place, and stay home to participate in social distancing due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The topics of my books vary … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
No Overnight Success Stories — Hallelujah Anyway
The phrase overnight success cracks me up. I am sure someone out there has been an overnight success at some point in life, but for most of us the road to success if littered with failure and defeat. I know it has been for me. My friend Lela Barker has a business called Lucky Break Consulting. She came up with the name because people thought … [Read more...]
Deeper Than the About Us Page
These fun icebreaker questions were asked of me as a speaker in the business track of Central Soapers Workshop in Kansas City. I haven't caught up with myself since the trip to write about all that I learned there yet. I decided to share these icebreakers for now. They are the kind of questions that would be fun on an About Us Page. What’s your … [Read more...]
Business Failure on the Path to Success
What?! You have owned a restaurant? This is the common response I get when I mention that chapter from our business lives. Well, the whole story isn't glamorous at all. Here is part of the story from Chapter 1, "The Rest of the Business Story" in DIY Kitchen Chemistry. The setting was in the kitchen of PB&J’s Live on a busy Friday night. It … [Read more...]
Enter to WIN a FREE Book
I am trying out RaffleCopter with a FREE a Rafflecopter giveaway. You can enter to win any of my books by clicking on the link above. The more ways you enter the better your chances are of winning. You can win a FREE copy of any of my books including: 360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope, Volume 1 The Art, Science and Business … [Read more...]
Character Revealed in Crisis
No comment. I’ve said that a lot in the past few weeks. What a strange phrase for a blogger and author with plenty of radio, speaking and interview experience. It has almost sounded foreign crossing my lips, but in some cases it is best to let the legal system speak for you and remain quiet to the media. That has been the case for many of us here … [Read more...]
