The Voices From Pearl Harbor Cry Out in an Oil Leak

I am honored to share this guest post from Myra Patton-Brandenburg, author of the Boot Scoop blog, and one of the “Boot Girls” for the Boot Campaign: It would be easy to cap this oil leak, and in the grand scheme of things it would probably cost very little to do. At the time of the […]

The Last 31 Days of 2011 – Let’s Finish Strong and Reach Success!

The definition of success I like is this:   “….the achievement of intention:the achievement of something planned or attempted….you do what you say you will do”. You have defined what success means to you personally, you have mapped out a plan to achieve it, and then you just do it!  You are INTENTIONAL with seeking […]

Seven Reasons To Be Thankful For Our Military Families

November is “Military Family Appreciation Month” November is “Military Family Appreciation Month”.  In honor of this, and during this season of thankfulness, why not consider saying a personal “thank you” to a military family for their extraordinary service and sacrifice to our great American heroes. Although, there are probably dozens of reasons to appreciate the […]

Will You Remember?

(I was honored to have this Post featured on Veteran’s Day by Chris LoCurto, VP and speaker for Dave Ramsey.  You may read it here or there)  This Friday, 11-11-11, is Veterans Day.  It has also been known as “Remembrance Day” or “Armistice Day”  It is the federal holiday where we honor our military veterans […]

Pass it on! Meals and Deals for Veteran’s Day!

Pass it on!  Meals and Deals for Veteran’s Day! Friday, November 11, 2011 is Veterans Day. This is the perfect opportunity to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and commitment to serve and sacrifice for our freedom. And here’s some good news! Hundreds of companies around the country offer special Veterans Day […]

I Recommend This Book: “The Big Score – Getting It and KEEPING It!”

I recommend this book!   “The Big Score – Getting It and Keeping It”.  Whether we like it or not, credit scores have become a major deciding factor in the outcome of our financial futures. High credit scores not only open doors for buying a home and financing cars at preferred rates, they can make […]

“Today. We. Are. Rich.”

“Today. We. Are. Rich.” was the quote I fell in love with as I read the prologue to Tim Sanders’ new book by the same name – “Today We Are Rich”  as I was flying home from my company’s annual meeting last week. The author tells of an incident from his youth when his grandmother, […]

Bittersweet Blackberries…..

A few weeks ago, the Farmer and I were riding over one of our pastures when we came upon a huge patch of blackberry bushes.  We jumped off the Ranger and began to gather a sweet afternoon snack of  plump and delicious blackberries. The berries had just begun to ripen and the vines were laden with hundreds […]

We Got Our Boots on the Ground!

The very first time I saw the girls of the Boot Campaign – I was drawn into their circle!  I have a link to their campaign with a short video, atwww.SevenPillarsOfSuccess.com – and click the button “Suits in Boots”.     I invite you to PLEASE watch it and get YOUR boots on! The majority of my clients are […]

The Book I read at 3:00 a.m……..

Recently I received the book “Go for No:  YES is the Destination – NO is how you Get There” by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz.  The book was from my corporate office as  the “Book of the Month” and I placed it on the “stack” of books I plan to read.  Since I read one […]