In honor of the recent holidays and the upcoming New Year I am going to keep this post short and sweet. Ok, fine, I admit it. It has nothing to do with the holidays. I’m just still pretending to be in Cancun, soaking up the sun and relaxing on the sand! With that in mind, I wanted to mention that my recent trip ...

I’ve found that I am very nostalgic this holiday season. Perhaps it’s the fact that my children are growing up entirely too fast (or maybe it’s just the eggnog!), but for the past few weeks I keep returning to Christmases of the past and reflecting on my life as a whole. Being one of four siblings you might ...

As I prepared for this holiday season with decorating, wrapping gifts, and addressing cards, I kept thinking about “giving”. All over the news you see parents fighting over the hot new toy, stories of those who have very little, and articles about how the economy is hurting this season’s bottom line. It makes me ...

Why is it that committing to due diligence is so much easier in business than in your personal life? Before embarking on any type of business venture I spend time evaluating and going through the due diligence process to determine if it is worthy of my time and energy.  Somehow though, I manage to forget this process ...