I’d like to know where Hallmark World is. Apparently it’s better than Disneyland. Mother’s Day in Hallmark World, for instance, is a celebration of warm and fuzzy perfect parenting, unconditional love and support and endless memories of dress-up and tea parties. In my world, though, my mother and I have rarely seen eye-to-eye, and at [...]
Learning to snowboard was ridiculously frustrating. After all, I had gotten pretty good at skiing, so why, for an entire day, was I spending so much time with my butt in the snow and my board on its side instead of flowing down the mountain as I had expected? The most irritating were the level [...]
“There are a lot of nervous men out there right now.” The words, said so matter-of-fact, rolled off my husband’s tongue as we watched the morning news of the 23 million dollar harassment settlement by O’Reilly and the growing list of violators that echo the Weinstein scandal. My friends and business associates ask me daily [...]
Ever follow a gut feeling? Or wish you had? Successful business owners have admitted to using their “gut” to make important decisions in their business. But how often do we trust it? And will we seem less professional if we admit using it? Fear not! Truth is, the gut is, well, usually truthful. And now [...]
Who doesn’t need more courage somewhere in their life? I saw a definition of courage this week that stuck with me and to paraphrase, “Courage is a commitment to work through the fear and accomplish a goal.” When we think back on the moments in life that we overcame fear to make something happen there [...]
Image courtesy of Val Westover Photography Healthy boundaries can protect us physically and emotionally. Once again, nature plays this out in a very visible and simple fashion; Watching my horses interact I can see them enforce their personal boundaries without hesitation. Just like us, each horse has a personal preference for space and [...]
Sometimes we get lessons on life from surprising sources… We adopted a new pony named Coco into our herd this week. She is ridiculously cute and although I worry about her being so small, she is extremely confident and has been taking care of herself! Animals can teach us a thing or two about getting [...]
A holiday video, as part of your marketing campaign, is something you should jump on right now because: It’s current. The majority of those using social media are more accepting of visually stimulating marketing pieces and less attracted to written copy. Including a video on a landing page can increase conversion rates by 80%! It’s [...]
Hanging off a 40 foot tower is definitely outside of my comfort zone! I screamed like a girl once or twice on my way up, but I did it. You see, I have a 40 foot tower on my property because I married a stuntman and that's the kind of thing stuntmen do. They throw [...]
Most of us realize without a doubt that positivity is attractive. But have you consciously evaluated your level of happiness and optimism? You might be surprised at just how much it may be affecting the outcome of your presentations, speeches or sales conversations! I was eating up some statistics on this today, and loving that [...]
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