When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Sheryl Sandberg

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I have been working with some other moms at my fifth-grader's school on a memory book that each of our fifth-graders will take with them when they leave elementary school and move onto middle school. One of the questions the kids are asked for this book is "Who is your hero?" Who Is Your … [Read more...]

What Mom Biz Retreat is REALLY All About

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I just returned from hosting Mom Biz Retreat in Denver last weekend, and as usual when I experience something wonderful, I always want to share it with everyone I know.   But I've been stuck for days trying to figure out how to summarize all that happened in that powerful weekend. I … [Read more...]

5 Steps to Make Yourself Happy, Get What You Want and Stay Motivated

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In several of my online communities this week, we've been discussing how hard it can be to stay motivated when you're not meeting your goals, or when you're feeling down or in a funk. And with summer coming soon, we mom entrepreneurs need plans to help us keep focused and on track through the summer … [Read more...]

Life’s too short to hate your job

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Browsing around on Facebook this morning I came across a great post on the Harvard Business Review about the relationship between mentors and mentees. A favorite topic of mine, I read the entire post and took away some great ideas from it, which I'll talk about in another post. The author of the … [Read more...]

Twitter Therapy: Tapping Into the ‘Me, Too’ Community

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I had the pleasure of joining 30 diverse, inspiring and talented "characters" who spoke at the Canadian debut of the #140 Characters Conference in Kitchener, Ontario on September 15th. What an amazing experience. This conference, unlike most others, invites the speakers to share their … [Read more...]

Highlights From the MomBizRetreat

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Last week, Shelagh Cummins and I hosted the first-ever MomBizRetreat. The purpose of the Retreat was to give mom entrepreneurs a space and dedicated time to work on themselves and on their businesses, without all the distractions we usually have at home. It was amazing on so many levels. I went … [Read more...]

Want to See Your Successful Mom Biz in a Magazine?

>>>>Winners announced here!<<<< Mompreneurs define success in a lot of different ways, and part of my job as a coach is helping each of my clients to determine how she will measure her own success. What does success look like for you? Do you include factors that measure … [Read more...]

You get what you prepare for

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That Mike Dooley... His "Notes From the Universe" have inspired me again! I just finished my group coaching call with the Mom Biz Makeover Program gals, and one of the mompreneurs was discussing how her business seemed to continually evolve. She was telling us how hard it was to let go of the … [Read more...]

How to Work With Passion

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I spent a fantastic hour today interviewing Nancy Anderson, a wife, mother, counselor and author of Work With Passion in Midlife and Beyond: Reach Your Full Potential and Make the Money You Need. What a breath of fresh air! There were so many nuggets of wisdom that Nancy shared with me and my … [Read more...]

What if you stopped trying so hard?

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Everyday, I get an email from a guy named Mike Dooley who offers inspirational messages. Some days, I feel too busy to read them and simply delete them. Other days, it's like he has somehow been able to read my thoughts and sends a perfect message at just the right moment. Here's the message … [Read more...]