Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. What are you going to do with it.

“I hope in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you’re making mistakes, you’re trying new things, pushing yourself, changing yourself and your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before.” Neil Gaiman Every morning that I wake up,  I consider it to be a gift, an opportunity for a fresh start.  It’s an … Read more

DIY Towel Teddy Bear

DIY Towel Teddy Bears

This DIY Towel Teddy Bear is a great idea for a uniquely different way to add a towel or washcloth to a gift. Create it using baby washcloths for a baby diaper cake; using kitchen towels for a wedding towel cake; or to add to a bear hug or any other gift basket. Kids would … Read more

The Life of an Entrepreneur

The Life of an Entrepreneur

Becoming an entrepreneur can be very exciting but is rarely very glamorous.  Managing the daily activities of running a business can be anything but a dream.  Unless you’re just working on a hobby, your days won’t be easy and worry-free, particularly in the beginning.  But if you really have a passion for the business you … Read more

How Smokey Bear’s Timeless Marketing Campaign Can Inspire Today’s Marketers

How-Smokey-Bears-Timeless-Marketing-Campaign-Can-Inspire-Todays-Marketers

When I first saw Smokey Bear at the Washington National Zoo back in 1960, he was already ten years old and well-known to kids everywhere as the symbol of the U.S. Forest Service’s Fire Prevention campaign. The story of his life along with the evolution of the “Prevent Forest Fires” campaign featuring Smokey is an … Read more

What If?

What if?

What if you discovered you only had one year to live? Morbid subject? Perhaps.  But it’s a question that we should all stop and think about occasionally. What would you do with that last year?  What would you do differently?  Would you stop spinning your wheels, attending to all the little details, being a perfectionist, … Read more

Have a Small Town Mindset in Your Business

How a small Town mindset can grow your business

During my lifetime, I’ve lived in towns and cities of all sizes.  Large cities like Washington DC and Berkeley, California.  Mid-sized cities like Pensacola, Florida and San Jose, California.  Small cities like Santa Cruz, California and Flagstaff, Arizona (where I finally landed).  But since my husband was a forest ranger, we’ve lived in some tiny … Read more