My garden..I could talk about it for hours

April 12, 2012

Oh! I have a garden again! Last year we piled all the firewood, the log-splitter, and various other items on top of the garden plot to get them out of the way for the new garage. I was almost afraid they would stay there another season, but Dave and the boys managed to get it [...]

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If you are waiting for motivation, what if it never comes?

March 26, 2012

I read this today and thought about how often people look for motivation first. “As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behavior. Begin to act the part of the person you would like to become.”  Read that again. Take action on the behavior you admire by making it your behavior. It [...]

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We called it quits and decided never to do another home business.

March 12, 2012

Isn't it a beaut? That's my dream stove. A KitchenAid dual-fuel, double oven with more features than you can shake a baguette at! The inside is a lovely blue speckled enamel finish. It has convection oven cabability. You can bake 2 pans of cookies in the top oven at one temperature and a full supper [...]

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If your Why is big enough, you’ll find a how!

March 8, 2012

If your dream is big enough, the how doesn't matter. You've probably heard it so many times but I'll tell you again. Because you keep forgetting! Dream BIG! How do you really want your life to be? Did you know that Dave hasn't answered to an alarm clock for almost 4 years now. He's going [...]

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You don’t have to give up just because you grow up!

March 4, 2012

  So many spam emails coming into my inbox that start with… "Hey, I was bored and just sitting around and happened upon this great way to make a $1,000 a day.. instantly, I mean it's so easy I'm so glad I was bored and doing absolutely nothing today or I would have missed this…" [...]

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Free downloadable expense form for small business owners

February 9, 2012

I have been googling; (yes, spellchecker will soon recognize that as a valid word,) or procrastinating, whichever you prefer, for over an hour and finally found a free printable yearly expense form to help me organize my records as I go through and figure up my business expenses and earnings for the year! I have [...]

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Beachbody business opportunity is growing reports CNBC

February 7, 2012

FedEx never paid us to go to Kauai ! Beachbody is making the news all over the U.S. Dave and I are two of over a thousand people who have replaced "9-5" jobs with income earned by being a Beachbody coach.  You may be one who clicks off the page as soon as you read [...]

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The wolves that battle inside us

January 21, 2012

One of the topics I've been discussing with my team lately is the inner game and today I saw this story surface again on Facebook and wanted to share it here. It has been circulating the internet for quite awhile, but it's definitely worth repeating again. This is the struggle that we all face no [...]

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When’s the last time you took 48 hours off?

January 18, 2012

Okay! I’m ready! Put me in the game, Coach. I’m ready to work harder. Let’s do this! Oh wait? Am I ready for new challenges?  All these thoughts were going through my head as I started my first call in 2012 with my mentor, Sandi Krakowski.   It’s an incredible thing, isn’t it, when you [...]

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Are you looking for gold?

January 9, 2012

"Men are developed the same way gold is mined. When gold is mined, several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold, but one doesn't go into the mine looking for dirt. One goes in looking for gold."  Andrew Carnegie Carnegie was once the wealthiest man in America. At one time [...]

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