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...]
Why I Started Author-Preneur Training
I believe that everyone has a book in them. Each person has unique gifts and perspectives worthy of sharing. Everyone has a voice and something important to teach. People tell me all the time that they want to write a book someday. My question is, “What are you waiting for?” There has never been a better time in history for you to write your … [Read more...]
Finalist of USA Best Book Awards Announced Including Puffy & Blue
Puffy & Blue: The Chronicles of Nine Lives Together was a Finalist in the USA Best Book Awards for Animals/Pets: Narrative Non-Fiction. According to USA Book News, mainstream and independent titles scored top honors in the 12th Annual USA Best Book Awards including Random House, Tarcher/Penguin, HarperOne, WW Norton, Harper Collins, William … [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...]
Allergies & Intolerances
In my personal life I get asked a lot of questions about allergies and food allergies. I've had multiple environmental allergies my whole life, but my son Keegan suffered from severe food allergies with unusual reactions as a child. When he was two years old I was asking my doctor, Kim Webster M.D., for a magic cure for the severe stress I … [Read more...]
The Wonder of Lasagna Gardening
When Haleigh Doyle of Eternal Returns brought up the idea of lasagna gardening I had no idea what she was talking about. She was helping me pull weeds in my epically weedy garden. No matter what I have done the wild wants to take over my garden. I am not willing to use chemicals so I either needed to become a full time weed puller or find a new … [Read more...]
Life and Grief Interwoven
Little things remind me of my mom. A smell, a sound, a memory that flashes through my mind, the deep desire to pick the phone just to talk, and countless other reminders in daily life. But there is something close to dread that fills me at the approach of milestones and holidays. Today is the day of my mother’s birth. I can celebrate her life, … [Read more...]
What to do When Injured While Using Essential Oils
Recently I received frantic emails from a mom at 3 a.m. and I didn't see her emails for hours. She had followed the advice of a MLM sales rep to put undiluted essential oils on her toddler. Her child was screaming in pain for hours. I wasn't awake at 3 a.m. so she searched the internet for answers. She found advice from sales reps saying that any … [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...]
Chores-O-Matic System
I have been doing this parenting gig for over 23 year. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE being a mom, but I am beyond burned out from being the task-master when it comes to chores. I’m just tired of asking if something has been done, following up, all the way down to tallying chore income. I’ve always admired organized people. I admire them from … [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...]
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