My Perspiration Leads to Inspiration

Purposeful Parenting Tip:  Great ideas can come at any time from any source. Be ready to capture them.

I try to walk on my treadmill for thirty minutes every day. There are weeks when I do very well with this and there are weeks when, well… not so good. I do not like to exercise. I’m not an athlete – and have no desire to be one. I just want my jeans to fit and not to die of a heart attack before my time here on earth is up. Continue reading

Partners and Friends

Purposeful Parent Tip: People come into our lives for a reason.

(Note: This is the sixth and final in a series of posts about the speakers scheduled for my upcoming Mom to Mompreneur Now! Tele-summit starting on October 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm.) 

It was almost two years ago that my Mom to Mompreneur Now! partner, Suzen Pettit, walked into my house for our first Mastermind meeting. She came prepared with her laptop and a dream. I was fascinated by her business, Omaginarium Online Marketing.  As a website/blog newbie, her knowledge of how I could get found on the Internet was
amazing to me.

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From LLC to Mom Incorporated

Purposeful Parent Tip: Opportunity Awaits You Behind Every Door if You Are Willing to Open It

(Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts about the speakers scheduled for my upcoming Mom to Mompreneur Now! Tele-summit starting on October 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST.)

I clearly remember the day I received my shipment of my baby journal, My Life. Opening up that first box and seeing the product of my work for the first time was exhilarating. It sounds silly, but I thought, “My words are in print for others to see!” as if that somehow validated them. Continue reading

What’s in a Name?

Purposeful Parent Tip: You Are Your Brand – Tell the World!

(Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about the speakers scheduled for my upcoming Mom to Mompreneur Now! Tele-summit starting on October 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm.)

Many times when I introduce myself to someone at a networking event, I typically hear, “I just saw something about you somewhere – where was it again?” My response is usually a litany of recent mentions in various media outlets until the light bulb goes off and they remember. Continue reading