Cruising 101: Part One

Mel Mayberry is a guest blogger here and she just returned from a cruise.  Having never been on a cruise (me either) she shares with us her advice for cruising.  Today is Part One, tomorrow is Part Two.  Thanks Mel!  Taking a cruise had been a long-time desire for this girl who suffers from wanderlust…

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Editorial Calendar Planning

I’ve been working on my editorial calendar for this blog.  First I wanted to be sure to incorporate my three words — Explore, Become, Serve. An editorial calendar is defined by Wikipedia as: Editorial calendars are used to define and control the process of creating content, from idea through writing and publication. An individual or…

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3 Words: Explore, Become, Serve

I follow use three words at the beginning of the year to define where I’m headed for the year (or longer).  2012 has been an adventure to better wellness, more paid speaking gigs, and learning to walk in my own paths.  2013 will be more of that and also the following: explore: to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery This year I see…

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Christmas Market in Bischofszell, Switzerland

I met today’s guest blogger, Nanette Pawelek on an airplane headed to Minneapolis from Salt Lake City.  She was on her way to Amsterdam with her mother.  We had a wonderful conversation and I asked her to write about her upcoming trip to the Christmas market in Switzerland.  Please enjoy!   Bischofszeller Adventsmarkt The end…

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Dream every day

Sometimes we get caught up in the day to day.  Hit the ground running, work like a madman, go out to eat with friends and come home to a warm cozy bed.  That’s life for a lot of us.  And it’s not a bad life. Still …. some days I miss the dreaming.  The ‘what…

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Three Words for 2013 Process Begins

I asked Chris Brogan today if he was living his three words for 2012.  Temple, Untangle, and Practice.  He answered with “Yes, everyday.”   Chris started the three word process in 2006 in lieu of making resolutions.  What three words can you use that help you to define your goals and experiences? Separating, relationships, power…

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Writing my obituary

No, I’m not dead.  I’m not sick.  In fact, I’m quite well and very much alive. But I got to thinking about my life, my work and my family.  It all started when a family friend died and I was reading his obituary.  It was an extremely cool one.  You read it, and you just…

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Kate’s Family Goes to New Zealand

Kate and her family went to New Zealand.  I asked her to guest post on my blog about her trip.  This is a long post, a good read and beautiful pictures.  So grab a cuppa and relax a bit.  The read is a good one.  My family recently returned from a month-long trip to New…

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Classic Cafe

This little spot in the small town of Malvern, Iowa is far from classic. Unless you define classic as: best breakfast of eggs, toast and bacon ever eaten, Americano to rival those in Italy, artwork bigger than life, ambiance that every woman dreams of, conversation with people who work there that made you feel right at home,…

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Begin by Beginning

Start right now.  Make an investment in yourself and your business.  You can’t move forward if you are still walking in last years steps – spread out and learn something new. If you’re smart (and I think you are) you’ll subscribe to the Tourism Currents Newsletter.  Find that link just by clicking right here.  It…

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