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I love the 4th of July in America, it is a day to celebrate our independence as a country and to enjoy a day off from the busyness of our lives. We all love a day off, a long weekend, extra time with family and friends, right? But how many of you are dreading the...

The alarm went off at 5:00am and I didn’t want to move. I’d been awake since 4:15am from a bizarre dream and I had not been able to get back to sleep. I’m not a very good morning person, so every morning before I even get out of bed, I list things in my head that I’m...

As an entrepreneur, I enjoy listening to TED Talks and find them a great way to get motivated and to learn. For those of you who haven’t heard of TED Talks, they are short, powerful talks on almost any topic. Now as I said, I usually enjoy them, but last week I found...

Do your children ever make you want to scream or is it just me? My youngest child has always been motivated by money. When he was 4 years old, I found him outside trying to sell rocks! He was standing on the driveway with some beautiful rocks he had found in our...

Do you ever hear yourself or your friends say, I wish I could do that! I wish I could travel! I wish I could lose weight! I wish I could start my own company! I wish _____, you fill in the blank. The truth of the matter is that far too many people waste their time in...

I am often asked how do I stay focused and motivated on my goals. The truth is, this has been a journey and like any journey you have road blocks. To accomplish any goal, you must first know what it will look like at the end.  I call this your big picture. But if we...

Let me ask you, what lessons are you teaching your kids about technology? I know lots of great parents out there that are discussing with their kids the importance of internet safety and monitoring their youth’s social media pages, desperately trying to stay on top of...

Five Costly Mistakes That Are Holding You Back I have written many times about how, in order to be successful, you must first define what success means to you. I think it is safe to say that most of us are looking for success in many areas of our lives, such as our...

I remember years ago at my first fulltime “real” job, being overwhelmed with all the ins and outs of the job. There were so many rules and regulations that I was expected to know. My initial thought was, how am I ever going to learn all of this was? After about six...