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THE POWER OF FIRSTS: Stay Open to Possibility August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!” Have you ever played an old-fashioned pinball machine? I sometimes think life works much the same way. Imagine that you’re the

THE POWER OF FIRSTS: When Your Purpose Finds You August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!” Have you ever looked back over your life and realized the dots were connecting long before you knew they were

THE POWER OF FIRSTS: Celebrating Your First Unexpected Win August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!”   Life has a funny way of handing us victories wrapped in circumstances we never would have chosen. When I

THE POWER OF FIRSTS: My First Pair of Roller Skates August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!” There are certain “firsts” in life that never leave us. Your first day of school. Your first car. Your

LESSON FIVE: BE AUTHENTIC “Just ‘Cuz You Were Invited to Jump Off a Cliff Doesn’t Mean You Do It” NOTE: Throughout the month of July, I will be writing about and sharing a short list of five “lessons learned” from my mother (Mimi) and grandmother (her mother, Nana).  Lessons from

LESSON FOUR: KNOW WHAT MATTERS What’s in the Shed? NOTE: Throughout the month of July, I will be writing about and sharing a short list of “lessons learned” from both my mother (Mimi) and grandmother (her mother, Nana).  Lessons from Mimi & Nana: Publishing Wisdom Before I Knew It Was

LESSON THREE: BE AN ORIGINAL Never Copy Someone Else NOTE: Throughout the month of July, I will be writing about and sharing a short list of five “lessons learned” from my mother (Mimi) and grandmother (her mother, Nana).  Lessons from Mimi & Nana: Publishing Wisdom Before I Knew It Was

LESSON TWO: CREATE OPPORTUNITIESCan’t Find a Party? Have One Yourself. NOTE: Throughout the month of July, I will be writing about and sharing a short list of five “lessons learned” from my mother (Mimi) and grandmother (her mother, Nana).  Lessons from Mimi & Nana: Publishing Wisdom Before I Knew It

July 4th was my mother’s birthday, and, yes, she was definitely a Firecracker. Shortly after her passing in 2011, we submitted her name to infamy by naming a new Pantone color, “Firecracker Red,” in her honor! July has a lot of family birthdays, and July always gets me thinking about

A-B-C… 1-2-3… Is it You and Me… OR? Which Publishing Path Is Right for You?  One of the biggest misconceptions in the publishing industry is that there are only two choices: Traditional publishing (with an agent) or self-publishing (figure it out yourself). In reality, there is a third option—one that