business

The Easy Way Or The Hard Way – It’s Up To You

The last time our 4-year old nephew Kai was spending the night, I had a hard time convincing him to brush his teeth.  I tried all the bribing, cajoling, and threatening I could think of until finally I said, “Okay, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, it’s up to you!” […]

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A Year From Now, You Will Wish You Started Today

Awhile back, I heard a quote that stopped me in my tracks. Jim Rohn, America’s foremost business coach once said: “We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” While the truth of this quote sunk in, I had to admit there were plenty of things I […]

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Tough economy? Depends on one thing!

This past week, I attended the Young Entrepreneurs Alliance (YEA) tradeshow at the University of Rochester. If you’ve never heard of YEA (I hadn’t prior to this), it was founded on the belief that teens from all walks of life have innate talents, waiting to be discovered. YEA helps low-income teens realize their economic potential […]

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Why you get nothing done

 Have you ever had a day that just went perfectly?  You were focused and energized and everything on your to do list got accomplished with ease.  Or if you have had a day like that, it was a long time ago and you’re probably wondering how you can have more just like it.    Well, […]

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Mary Kay ranked above Oprah?

At the Mary Kay Seminar last week, we learned more about the amazing Mary Kay Ash.  Whether or not you are ever in MK or buy MK products, Mary Kay was an inspirational business leader that everyone could learn from.  She has the distinction of creating more women millionaires than any other business leader, and […]

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Facebook Faceoff

Hi folks! I’m back! Yes I realize a 6 month hiatus from a blog is unheard of nowadays. So I feel I should explain. Earlier this year when Social Media became all the rage for business, I figured I’d better text, tweet, friend and post and do all those things or my business would become […]

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How many of you are feeling affected by the economy?

I’m curious. How many of you are feeling affected by the economy right now? Are you worried about your business? Are you looking for more income streams? Do you want to start a business but are afraid this isn’t the right time? Or are you doing great right now? For myself, I’m always interested in […]

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Mommy Duty

Last week, I found out what it means to be a “working mother”. My neighbors and I found 4 kittens – not much more than 3 or 4 weeks old. We couldn’t locate the mother and since it was to be near freezing the night we found them, we created a temporary home for them […]

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