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Category: Perils and Perks of Owning a Small Business

Essential, Important, and Meaningful

A few days ago, I was at the store checking out, and I thanked the cashier for being an essential … More

COVID-19, Essential, Pandemic

5 Reasons why I won’t be shopping on Black Friday

We are a few days away from a pretty big holiday in America: Black Friday. The hallowed day when all … More

Black Friday, Christmas, Gifts, holidays, Shop Small, small business, Small Business Saturday

Florida living: hurricane edition

Last week, my little corner of Florida spent several days in the center of the “cone of uncertainty” for Hurricane … More

Bahamas Relief, birth, Dorian, florida, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Prep

There’s nothing wrong with your kids

Sometimes when I meet a new potential student at my taekwondo studio, the parent will introduce their child as a … More

parenting, Parenting inspiration, parenting tips

The time will pass anyway

As I’ve mentioned in many of my posts, my husband and I run a taekwondo studio. We’ve been doing this … More

goals, Motivation Monday, Time

New people have great insight

I’ve been thinking about this for awhile. It started with my thoughts on complacency. and familiarity New people have a … More

complacency, Familiar, family business, Gratitude, Inspiration, Martial Arts

Simple is not the same as Easy

Save 10% of your income. Pay off your credit cards in full every month. Sleep eight hours a night. Eat … More

Better than Before, Easy, Habits, Mark Twain, Minimalism, Simple

If the chain is too heavy, let it go

A few weeks ago, I shared a post called “Don’t Break the Chain.” I had just started a few new … More

Fitbit, Habits, Ideas for Self Care, Meditation, self compassion, self-care, Streaks

Your perspective is important

I’m going to share three brief observations that I’ve been chewing on this week. Familiarity makes most things fall into … More

Awareness, Breakthrough, Encouragement, Familiar, Insight, Perspective

Sometimes conventional wisdom is (unfortunately) correct

One feature of my personality is that I tend to be a mis-matcher. And by mis-matcher I mean that if … More

Conventional Wisdom, Daniel Pink, Gretchen Rubin, Secrets of Adulthood, When, Wisdom

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