Work Smarter, Not Harder – ABC News/Money

As a self-proclaimed workaholic (I believe it’s genetic), I was more than happy to offer my thoughts to Michelle Goodman (@anti9to5guide) who was working on an article for ABC News.com. As a career woman, entrepreneur, and exercise enthusiast, here is my best pieces of advice for working smarter.

Paradise Found

I love birthdays. Especially mine. And now, after waiting an entire year, my birthday is finally back. I turn twenty-nine on Monday. I’ll admit, I’m not a huge fan of birthdays being on Mondays, but I solved that problem. The celebration started Thursday with surprise birthday balloons tied to my bike at Spin Class. Additionally, [...]

Kindra's Mom, Something to Think About

How to Sell a Luxury Brand

One of the many uses of stories is in sales.  I was pleased to be able to contribute to this blog by the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.  It’s always a pleasure to work with Mike Michalowicz.  Here is the link: How to Sell a Luxury Brand Scroll down to number three for the “story” perspective on the [...]

What It Takes to Run a Marathon

Every few months or so, I decide I am going to run a marathon. I believe that if I run a marathon I will be “A Runner.” A Runner is something I never thought I would be, and to become one… well, that would be a VERY big deal. Once I make this decision, I [...]

The Happiest Place on Earth

I remember the first Christmas gift Michael, my husband, ever gave me. I remember I had NO.IDEA. what it was. I remember trying hard to act very excited/surprised/impressed/appreciative because it was also the first Christmas at his parents’ house and I felt like I was auditioning for the part of “Future Daughter In Law” and [...]

The Stranger in Starbucks

A few days ago I was standing in line at Starbucks. This is not something I am used to — typically I’m at Starbucks around 6:30am where the “line” is the same skinny brown-haired guy in a sweater and thick-rimmed-GQ-styling-specs. However, on THIS day at Starbucks it was around 8:00am and the line was 10 [...]

Beware the Buicks

Friday morning was a great morning. The kind of morning I believe they were singing about in the musical Oklahoma. The kind of morning where you just know you are living the life you were born to live and while yes, you may still be “in progress,” you are endlessly excited about who you are [...]

Bob Proctor’s Insight of the Day

It was a Wednesday morning in February and I received an email from Brian Proctor.  He had received my story “The Woman Behind the Counter” and had decided to use it for the Friday motivational email.  I was thrilled to be chosen for this honor and I know many of my blog readers found my [...]