Web of Allies

I would have swapped the titles' order, but it seemed to make the concept too obvious. Distort your own time! In the movies, there's sometimes a person who works a lot. Their family tries to involve them more with activities, get them off the phone or to avoid meetings. Sometimes if it's a dramatic plot, you'll hear "Your just working all the time to avoid your family and the people who care about you." Sometimes I feel like that, not like the person (because a. they aren't real and, b. no one tells me that) but I feel like I'm avoiding people. Here's the thing (and it sounds weird) It's not on purpose, but it is a choice.  I don't mean to avoid anyone or make them feel I don't care about what they are doing. I could pay attention to everyone, remember birthdays, second and third tier holidays, but I don't choose to take that time. I'm using my time for other things, and I think that's okay. We Are What We Do N...

One of my least favorite sayings is that "Karma is a bitch". Not only is it telling of the person saying it, it's just not true. Karma, good or bad, can provide a clarity of our true self as well as a path for moving forward. Like many, throughout my life, I've had the opportunity to examine my past, define where I am headed and tap into what I call my Web of Allies. Having come from an incredible family and having had a bright childhood filled with books, nature and curiosity, my young adult life came as a surprise. Without the love I was used to and faced with challenges, abuse and anger I was unaccustomed to, I fell into times of self pity. Though I was able to stay motivated enough to get out of the situations, there still came a time when I felt like someone that even I wouldn't like to know. I turned on myself and allowed depression to become an excuse for a lack of focus and drive. I blamed people that had hurt me or who I thought were responsible for the...

Like most businesses, we are excited when we grow. We've been doing it in leaps and bounds this year and are excited for both our newest specialty category (clean technology) and the website we have been building for our Web of Allies. It's a daunting process as most business owners will tell you and to celebrate our upcoming announcement, we are providing a 25% discount on services ordered by Friday October 31, 2014 and a 20% discount if you miss Friday but mention this post. I've been in marketing, PR and advertising for eighteen years now. If you've read about how I got my start, it was in small market radio in Utah. Though it sounds minimal, it's actually quite competitive and you really have to make a name for yourself and for your clients if you want to survive. Survival came first and thriving came second - I had truly found my calling. Marketing is a great place for a creative entrepreneur and I love how I'm able to use both my communication abilities ...

Like all things, victory isn't a thing. It's not an emotion, a goal or an item. Victory isn't just winning, in my opinion, Victory is the dash line of success that our efforts spin 'round and keep in line with. It's the goal we set, the steps we take to achieve and the plethora of other "things" that come along with it. Lessons learned, luck found, allies made. Victory has as much loss as reward, but in this space between our upheld arms, our thank you to the Universe for what we have been given and enabled to do, there is a channeling of a pure energy, an abundance we feel in that moment where we have come into what we had hoped for. A couple weeks ago, I was in a heated discussion and some intense negotiations. It's not new, but some things I truly believe in and it became difficult to hold back. And I didn't. This, as much as tripping on stage, has a public embarrassment to it. I lost my cool, I know it and have been beating myself up intern...