Sometimes, things that happen in life cause you to sit back and take stock of how many blessings you have. Something happened to me recently that caused me to focus intently on how thankful I am.

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I am most surely thankful for more than ten things. I am also thankful all the time. But today is different. Today, I am SO thankful. Here are the top ten things I am thankful for. [click to continue…]

posted on January 24, 2012 ·

Author Shawn Achor says that the happiness advantage, “Asks us to be realistic about the present while maximizing our potential for the future.” I love this statement because it encourages us to realistically acknowledge our present circumstances without allowing them to predict our future ones. In other words, we do not have to put on rose-colored glasses in order to feel hopeful about the future, and — most importantly — to act on that hope to produce the results we want.

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Last week, we read about Principle #1: The Happiness Advantage and Principle #2: The Fulcrum and The Lever. So let’s get started. What are the first two principles Achor says can help us leverage happiness to our advantage? [click to continue…]

posted on January 18, 2012 ·

What Martin Luther King Jr. Would Say About Today’s Small Business Owner

January 16, 2012

Donna Maria shares commentary on what Dr. King would have said about the economy and today’s small business owner.

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My #IndieMeetup Welcome Video

January 14, 2012

Donna Maria shares her video welcome message from the first #IndieMeetUp!

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Entrepreneurial Women Are Changing The World

January 13, 2012

Donna Maria shares the Women Small Business Owners – America’s New Job Creators Infographic

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Podcast No. 271: New Relationship Marketing

January 12, 2012

Donna Maria and Mari Smith go one-on-one about how to use new media tools to engage in new relationship marketing, to grow your business.

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5 Ways To Use Photo And Video Sharing To Support And Nurture Your Brand At An Event

January 11, 2012

Donna Maria shares fun ways to use your smart phone at events to further your brand and overall business purposes.

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24 Cities Are Registered for Indie Business MeetUp On January 14, 2012

January 9, 2012

24 Cities Are Registered for Indie Business MeetUp On January 14, 2012!

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Podcast No. 269: How To Eat Clean

January 6, 2012

Donna Maria shares recipes and tips from Tiffany McCauley, who has lost 60 pounds by “eating clean.”

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January 2012 Indie Business Book Club: The Happiness Advantage

January 5, 2012

Donna Maria announces the January 2012 Indie Business Book Club choice: The Happiness Advantage.

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