Stop Dabbling: Get Real About Your Business
Guest Post by Christine Kane – as always, here today with a great message! Stop Dabbling: 5 Starter Steps for Getting REAL About Your Business I call it “The Empire Mentality.” What it means is that you act like the owner of a major empire even before you have the clients or the bank account…
Giving Up What for Lent?
Jon Swanson is a preacher friend of mine and he wrote this article about Lent. Then I read an article by Naomi Simson that suggested giving up using your phone in the presence of others for 21 days. Each year at Lent I try to give up something. The idea is to give up something…
Small Biz Friday: Pamela Warwick
I know it’s Monday. I hope you’ll excuse me for being late. This is worth waiting for. Meet Pamela Warwick. You may know her from the West Franklin Ramblings in theHampton Chronicle. But she is more than just a columnist. She and her husband Tom have seven children between them, and four grandchildren. They live…
Ackley Chamber of Commerce
I’ve been asked to keynote at the Ackley, Iowa Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner this evening. This is exciting and an honor for me. I went to school at Ackley-Geneva and I know many of the people who are in business there. It’s been said that local people are not often asked to speak in…
Social Media Wins and Fails
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Cruising 101: Part Two
Yesterday guest blogger Mel Mayberry shared Part One of Cruising 101. Today we bring you Part Two. Ports of Call: Our ports were Grand Cayman and Cozumel. No need to worry about finding your way around. The ports are used to tourists and ships, and are happily ready to accommodate the happy vacationers. On Grand…
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…