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January 8, 2019

FUN: Laughter Is Medicine

Laughter is the best medicine, don't you think? My daughter and I got a good dose of it on Christmas day. With unseasonably warm weather in Washington, DC, we went outside and had some great laughs as she took pictures of me with the camera Santa bought for her. Here's one of them.I Laugh. A lot.I'm not a model, but I love pretending to be one, and this cracks my daughter up.When I strike a new pose like I mean it, I hear her snickering behind the lens, and she comments on how cute she thinks I ... Read the Post

January 4, 2019

FREEDOM: Retreat

Each year since 2011, I've hosted the Indie Cruise Mastermind Retreat where I and other entrepreneurs rejuvenate our souls and re-connect with the energy that allows us to be successful in business and in life.We've been to some amazing places on Indie CruiseIndie Cruise has taken us to Belize, Cozumel, Haiti, Punta Cana, the Florida Keys, Ixtapa, Cancun, Grand Cayman and more.Next week, I'll depart to host Indie Cruise in Turks and Caicos.Have you ever been on an entrepreneurial retreat? I urge ... Read the Post

January 3, 2019

Evolving Friendship

When I launched the Indie Business Network in 2000, I thought I was just starting a business. Little did I know that what I was really doing was leveraging a business to build a lifetime of incredible long-lasting relationships. One of them is with this lady, Jamila White, an intuitive consultant and psychic medium. But it didn’t start out that way.Evolving: Business + FriendshipAs our businesses have evolved, so has our friendship.Two decades ago, when we first met, Jamila was working with ... Read the Post

January 3, 2019

2018 Best Nine

For the past few years, I've enjoyed seeing people post their "best nine" Instagram photos from the previous year. I was always so engaged with other things at the start of a new year that I never did it myself, but this year, I'm on it! Here are my "best nine" from 2018!From left to right, top row to bottom row ...• Sipping fresh coconut water in South Beach with my husband• Enjoying being chauffeured by my newly driving 17-year old daughter• With my ... Read the Post

January 3, 2019

Flexibility: Make It Yourself

Before I launched the Indie Business Network in 2000, I held multiple jobs, each of which I enjoyed. But when I decided I wanted to get married and have a family, suddenly, the opportunities that suited me dried up.Nothing appealed to me.I looked into job sharing, but I could not figure out how I could "share" a job and fully own the results.I looked into part-time work, but every woman I talked to told me that "part-time" always turned into "full-time," and I didn't want that either.I ... Read the Post

January 2, 2019

Family: Legacy

I often refer to my children as my WHY. This is my excellent 91-year old Mommy. She is my HOW.FamilyWhenever I feel incapable or like I will fail, I hear her voice cheering me on.She is so far superior to anything I could ever hope to be, and I can only pray that, through my stubbornness, some of her wisdom slips through.For me, entrepreneurship has never been so much about business as it is about legacy. If, through my work at @indiebusiness, I can leave a strong and positive legacy, I ... Read the Post

January 1, 2019

Word For 2019: Listen

I am so excited about this new year and a new opportunity to listen more carefully to what people are saying through their words and actions.ListenWhat lessons do I need to learn from my children that I may be missing because I am so wrapped up in parenting?What do I need to do differently based on what my Indie Business Network members have to say?What things can I learn from strangers, my friends, my business colleagues, my neighbors, the guy who loads groceries into my car, etc., if I do ... Read the Post

December 31, 2018

Freedom: Never Waver

New entrepreneurs sometimes ask me how I've managed to be in business over at the Indie Business Network for nearly 20 years. Here are some of the specific questions I receive regularly:• In lean times, how do you resist the urge to try something different?• Don't you have to change with the times?• How did you stay in business during the Great Recession?The answer these (and countless other) questions is the same.Never WaverWhile it may seem constricting to lead the same business for nearly 20 ... Read the Post

July 28, 2018

Top 10 Things To Master

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July 6, 2018

Flexibility Without Boundaries

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June 18, 2018

Entrepreneurial Multiplier

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June 7, 2018

Facebook Groups Lead to Sales

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