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Elizabeth asked the audience the hard question: do you want to change?

And what does that require for us as women in leadership?

Taking care of yourself so you can help others is much easier said than done. Today’s woman has a to-do list a mile long.  We all are juggling work, family and friendships.  Whether you work inside or outside of t […]

Eighteen years ago, we made a family decision to stop using chemicals on our lawn and around the house. Like most in suburbia, we had a lawn service and exterminator that came to the house regularly to spray […]

We are at the mid-year point of 2019! It is the perfect time to re-evaluate our commitment to health and wellness and our focus on self-care. We only get one body (and one life) and thus, it is our responsibility […]

Earlier this year I wrote an article entitled “Will You Partner With Me in the NO?” It was a think-piece about my experience in having had an amazing sales conversation with a potential client, one that I was so […]

I grew up the middle of three girls. It was a world of make-up, shopping, and fighting over the clothes we were supposed to be sharing. But it was also filled with insecurities brought on by the words of […]

I often visit with my friends about the journey of womanhood. Where we’ve been, where we are and how we’ve arrived at some of the places in our lives.  A common denominator is the sting of overwhelm that most of u […]

What do you do when the check engine light comes on in your car?  Does a small panic set in?  Do you think “oh no!”?  Do you let your significant other know right away?  Do you make necessary arrangements to chec […]

The face in the mirror is different.  I can now see a life well worth living.

 What caused the change?  How did I get to this point?  I believe it began when a life altering message awaited me as I looked can […]

Money — a green slimy monster that slips away underneath the door when you are trying to get your hands on it, grabs you by the throat when you try to manage it, and abandons you unexpectedly when you start to g […]

Money is a way to allow us the freedom to do the things we want to do.  I have always enjoyed having money and enjoyed earning it creatively.  I really have had some interesting jobs throughout the years–  Ma […]

When we were a children just hearing the words “its summertime” made us jump up and down with excitement. No school, no homework –and hello swimming pools, picnics and if we were lucky summer camp. Momma got out t […]

Elizabeth apologetically talks about the toughest day she had in leadership – and it was the day that she got a call at work that her father was dying.

She talks about how she handled a life crisis, her team […]

As June came to a close, I sat down to work out our finances and get our summer activities paid off when I came across an email from Becoming Minimalist. The title of the article struck me and made me take a […]

Investing in your relationship with money, is it all about behavior?  Your financial health is largely determined by your habits, your feelings, and your thoughts.

The trick is to create healthy habits and […]

10 QUICK TIPS 

1. Start today to save for retirement, 10% of gross pay, if possible, including any employer match within a 401(K) plan.

2. Build or maintain your rainy day fund of 4-6 months of e […]

Recently my child came to me with frustration and anger boiling up because another child had hurt her feelings. I sat there listening to her spill out the upset this brought her. Someone didn’t want to be her f […]

To someone inexperienced with candles, they might have heard about the amazing light such could produce and maybe even have held an unlit candle in their hand, but they still wouldn’t have known the true c […]