Category Archives: special interest

Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries made this statement to Salon in 2006, so why it’s coming out now I don’t know, but I’m glad that at least it’s getting the press now that it deserved back then. Better late than never. Continue reading

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Out of our comfort zone. If you’re really growing a successful business you should be out of it all the time. That’s what the big guns say, anyway. Damn them. I so relate. For anyone following me, you know that this past fall I pulled off, with the help of the fabulous Mompreneur Jennifer Covello of Parenting for Purpose a project the size and bandwidth of an Alabama double wide, our Mom to Mompreneur Now telesummit. Continue reading

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As we are learning, there is a huge, monstrous, overflowing amount of love to go around, a huge outcrying since last Fridays horrible event of generosity and giving from around the globe. This is not an evil world we live in, I refuse to believe that. Continue reading

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Help can be carried out in very personal and varied ways. It certainly raises us up out of ourselves. It sure as heck makes us better people. And change, as scary as it may be at times, takes bravery and strength. Lets be brave, and strong for our kids. Lets help, lets be the change, finally, this time, for our kids. Continue reading

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This week has been a long, tough  one for so many I thought it made sense to take a break and just appreciate this amazing video. NO marketing, no selling, no mompreneurs. Simply sending out the “aaaaaahhhh’s” to all who need them!! Continue reading

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I’d heard about it a few months back when looking for a quick graphics piece for my website that I was having trouble recreating. When I got to the site my graphics issue was soon thrown to the wayside as the “gigs” posted were so entertaining and funny that I got lost in “fiverr –land” and forgot all about my graphics until later that afternoon. Continue reading

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Amid a huge web community uproar, the likes of which we’ve not yet seen, the current SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation has been, thankfully, pulled, and sent back for revisions this past Saturday. This is a big relief to many whose businesses rely on the internet for their incomes. SOPA, in its’ current edition, had the potential to impact small businesses in ways perhaps not foreseen by legislators and large corporations. Continue reading

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A mental break is essential for continued creativity and burn out prevention. It’s called maintenance and most of us really stink at it. You will get clearer and rested and more purposeful, and mostly you will feel more in control. It only took me my whole life to get here but I’m digging the occasional slothiness. Going to try it again next Continue reading

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I shared a moment with Muhammad Ali at the 1979 Special Olympics. A more generous guy you never did meet Continue reading

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