Several years ago I set out on a mission with a partner to build a blog business based entirely around teaching other urgent care owners how to grow and run their medical practices. In just a few short years, we had a list of nearly 10,000 subscribers and were making a descent profit. Then my…
Read moreDIY Dress Up Clothes Wardrobe Project
One of the very best parts about being a mom to a three year old girl with an imagination is having a dress up box to help her transform her wildest dreams into reality. But one small problem had turned this playtime favorite into a clean room nightmare. Between my extensive collection of old costumes…
Read moreHow to Get Kilz Primer Off of Your Skin (Great for Toddlers)
So we decided to let our three year old help us paint an upcycled piece of furniture for her room. We were all having a blast until we realized she was using the Kilz Primer for finger painting and then body painting. Insert your best “Epic Mom Fail Face” here! That would describe the feeling…
Read more5 Ways First Impressions are Important in Business & How to Avoid Mistakes in Making Them
First impressions matter. Period. End of story. With that thought in mind, I ask you to ponder these two questions: How much bigger would my business be today if my team always made a stellar first impression? What areas in my business are creating negative first impressions? The answer to the first question should motivate…
Read more5 Ways Lack of Accountability in the Workplace Can Kill Your Business
Have you ever had one or those moments in life where you felt as though someone had built their entire presentation just for you? A moment in time when the more you listened to what they said, the more the light bulbs went off in your head about how to improve your situation? As I…
Read moreYou’ll Never Make Your Numbers Until You Fix This One Mistake
One of the biggest mistakes I made as an untrained manager early on in my career was holding onto the false belief that no one could do it as good as I could. It always appeared on the surface to be easier to just work an extra two hours every day then to put in…
Read more5 Lessons Learned from My Life as a Polar Bear
Six years ago today, I crawled out of bed, loaded up my car for the local Fair Parade, with a polar bear costume in tow, and completed the hottest stint of my marketing career. I dressed up as a polar bear and walked the entire parade route, handing out balloons to little kids while my…
Read more4 Simple Steps to Making Guilt Free S’Mores When You’re on a Diet
Fall is here, and that means campfires and backyard campouts at our home. Campfires mean roasted marshmallows, and roasted marshmallows mean S’mores. Seven weeks ago I made a decision to go on a much needed sugar detox and diet. I’d put on 27 pounds in two years from poor eating choices and a lack of…
Read moreMastering the Art of Work-Life Balance as a Working Mom
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I am starting to believe it. But maybe not for the reasons you’d expect. When my daughter was born three and a half years ago, I struggled to find the balance between being a new mom and being a working mom. Like many…
Read more4 Ways You’re Overpaying For Marketing Materials You Could Get for Free
Most entrepreneurs are in business to make a profit, but they’re throwing thousands of dollars away each year in wasted marketing spend … and they don’t even realize it. There are three ways, and only three ways, to create more profit in a business. You can add more customers. You can get more customers to…
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