Habits: Stacking Habits for morning and evening routines

Build a Daily Routine With Habit Stacking Hey Mary,Happy Fall Y’all! Technically its still Summer until September 22, but it’s Labor Day weekend, kids are back in school, the water is getting chilly for Paddle Boarding and the nights are cooler. That means a change in seasons!This new season can feel like a new beginning.…

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Celebration – With Relish

Happy August!I am sad to see this month of celebration end on the calendar but I hope you have gained a few ideas on how to keep the celebrations going in your business and life! Celebration = Relish? What?Not the kind of relish you would put on your deliciously grilled hot dog – no I…

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Celebrate Collaboration!

Happy August! As we roll into the weekend, I am delighted to celebrate the ultimate collaboration – Marriage! James and I have been married 28 years this weekend! We dated 4 years before that – so 32 years we have been collaborating on building our life together. I have some exciting Collaborations coming up – a cool…

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Celebrate with a question?

I’m continuing the celebrations this month! Birthday done! Now I realized that I have been working for 40 years! I got my first W2 job when I was 14 and I just turned 54! Wow that’s a lot to fit onto a resume! #workexperience“If you don’t celebrate success -it won’t celebrate you!”As you know if…

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Celebrate – Spread Joy!

August is a month of celebration for me! It’s my birthday, and my wedding anniversary (28 years this year!), the launch of my first business (8/22) and best of all, it’s Summertime and the living is easy! “The more you praise and celebrate in your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” –…

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Community – Dale Carnegie says SMILE!

To wrap up our tips about community, I thought I’d go back to the basics – before you can build a community – you first have to connect with people! Nobody can teach you this better than the classic – How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie!Mr. Carnegie says….Top 6 ways to…

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Community – Put the YOU in CommYounity

We’ve been talking about community this month. I believe that small businesses are the lifeblood of a community. We’ve seen the impact of them closing over the last 18 months.Small businesses sponsor the local schools events and sports teams, they pay local taxes, they hire people in the community. Without them our communities would dry…

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Community: Add Value and Joy

Life is a team sport! We may feel like we are in it alone, but we need people! Without a steady stream of clients/ customers, vendors, power partners and a community, our businesses would come tumbling down quickly.To support people in your community (business or personal) add value to others and they will automatically be…

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Community – Advice

Being a small business owner can be lonely – especially when you need to get advice on a problem. When you have questions regarding your business – where do you go? You need a community of people who are going through the same issues so you can discuss them freely. For the last 5 years…

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Community – Your 5 People

Community – Who are you surrounding yourself with? “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” ― Jim Rohn As we roll into the 4th of July holiday weekend, it makes me think about this quote from Jim Rohn. Look at the community our founding fathers were building when they…

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