From the monthly archives:

July 2007

How To Act Outside The Box

July 27, 2007

This time last year, my family and I sold our home and were packing our life up to move nearly 600 miles away from everything we knew and held dear to the great state of North Carolina. My husband and I were born and raised in Washington, DC, and grew up in the same neighborhood. [...]

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What To Do When Your Fitness Routine Fails

July 20, 2007

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Buy One, Get One FREE

July 19, 2007

I was in the grocery store the other day and saw this Buy One, Get One Free (BOGO) sign from a mile away. The salad dressing I really wanted was full price, so what did I do? I bought my second choice because it was BOGO. It’s easy for a conglomerate with 20 stores in [...]

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The Indie Business Trifecta

July 18, 2007

If you could be guaranteed Indie Business success just by remembering 3 things, and working according to them, would you be up to the challenge? If so, here is today’s tip: The Indie Business Trifecta.Read it. Meditate on it. Memorize it. Act on it. 1. Make Technology Your Slave.Big topic, I know. But let’s start [...]

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Best Little Soaphouse In Texas

July 16, 2007

Congratulations to Indie Beauty Network member Rachel Lane of Barcelona Bath & Body, the best little soaphouse in Texas. (Well, candles, sachets and room spray too, but they messed up my catchy title). Rachel won a copy of Marie Gale’s book, Soap and Cosmetic Labeling: How to Follow the Rules and Regs Explained in Plain [...]

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Where The Boys Aren’t

July 13, 2007

My 5-year old daughter recently said to her 3-year old brother, "When you are 10, you get a cell phone, and when you are 16, you get a boyfriend. Right mommy?" My son responded, "I’ll never have a boyfriend." (Is that a good thing? Can’t handle it right now …) Meanwhile, there was my darling [...]

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The Future Indies Of America Show Is Born

July 12, 2007

This morning on a whim, I interviewed Vanessa (age 5) to find out what she thinks of all this Indie Business stuff. She was a little shy at first, but if you adjust your volume a little, you can enjoy her sweet view of things here.* After that, Vanessa decided to interview me. You can [...]

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Success Excess

July 11, 2007

Success. It’s different for everyone, yet everyone wants it. But sometimes beneath the surface lurks an attitude of destructive pride and selfishness which I call Success Excess. Everyone wants to enjoy as much success as possible. Yet success cannot be enjoyed when it is defined by what someone else is doing or not doing. Consider [...]

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Indie Families Rock!

July 10, 2007

The media devotes a lot of attention to moms in business, as well it should. But let’s also hear it for the dads who are also charting their own course! Today, I taped an interview for Ron Haney, talk radio host at Froggy 104.1′s Community Focus Show which airs throughout western Tennessee. (I’ll post when [...]

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