The Silent Partner performs what only He can. A year and a half after first reconciling the fact that my wasband and I were done, I had lost my apartment and was living with my dad. I was trying my best to finish my degree, though the longer I stayed in school, the less I even gave a damn about…
A Positive Mental Attitude is one of the seventeen principles of success as told by Napoleon Hill. Amazon.com Widgets
Have you ever seen a grown man sucking his thumb? Or an over-sized child so wracked by the fear of learning how to ride a “big kids’” bicycle that she speeds past you at 50 mph crouched on a tiny…
by Caron Beesley, Community Moderator at SBA.gov Thinking of becoming a freelancer or hoping to make this year’s freelancing more fiscally fruitful than last? Freelancing is a money game and…
Welcome to February! February is about Freedom & Liberty at Girl ReImagined. People who are free and who have always been free rarely think about freedom. In laying out the…
Part of the joy of life is that it is unpredictable. You can plan and prepare but you cannot predict. And so it is often the case that having the…
2013 is well underway, and I’m sure that you’ve set some resolutions for yourself. But to make those resolutions a reality, you have to set some goals. With that said,…
Moving in with Daddy I had failed miserably out there on my own. I ended up moving back in with my dad – me and my two daughters. The ex…
Ok, so you take your vehicle in for an oil change and they do a “complimentary” multi-point inspection, now you have a list of services you never knew you needed.…
Self-Discipline is one of the seventeen principles of success as told by Napoleon Hill. Love, hate, fear an sex are the big 4 of the emotions. “You will have to…
Just Let Me Keep My Name. I Can Make it From There. I have the most annoying martyrdom obsession. I’ve always held to the belief that I can recover from…
Nearly everyone who knows their chips will tell you that you ABSOLUTELY MUST have a business plan. In fact, the people who tell you that you must have a business…
“To do or not to do?” That is often the question for many parents, workers, entrepreneurs and students. Too often the answer comes back, “I’ll do it later” and we…
I spent a few hours one day entrenched in a Facebook debate about gay marriage. What I think about gay marriage is not really the point. Someone re-posted a rant…
As the old saying goes, “People would do better if they knew better,” and part of knowing better is being exposed to more. While this month, we’re making some strong…
You probably can’t think of too many folks who would not jump at the chance to earn more money. If you see freelancing in your future, the opportunity to farm…
In this post, Julie guides us in exploring the concept of opportunity. The vow for 2013 is that there will be no more wasted opportunities. Every moment, every resource, every…
Happy New Year! Ladies, we have made it successfully through another year and with God’s grace, we’ll have the wherewithal to make 2013 the most productive and prosperous year we’ve…
Why do New Year’s resolutions fail? Well, for one thing we tend to view them incorrectly. It’s often the case that we mistake long-term changes for one-time events. The traditional…
Happy New Year! Welcome to another wonderful year. 2013 is going to be a year of exponential growth – spiritually, familially, socially, professionally, financially and economically. See. Plan. Do. This…
Myth: “I can’t earn more money.” Often employees limit themselves with wrong thinking. The truth is, you have control over your income. Increasing your pay takes planning, strategy and work. …
The Twitter app battleground has been relatively quiet thanks in part to API changes made by Twitter that’s affecting Twitter developers (and those to come). That’s not stopping long-time contender Twitterrific…
Now that winter is settling in, you may be finding that your heater is not working as well as you thought. Maybe you feel like your vehicle never gets warm,…
Homeostasis is the is the condition of equilibrium – a resistance to change. We experience it every day in our life. It characterizes all self-regulating systems from an air conditioning…
The focus this month is Letting Go of What No Longer Works. In this post from Plan B Nation, contributor Amy Gutman writes a bit about the beauty of having…
We’re preparing for progress this month! It’s time to assess your life. Identify those things that aren’t working or that are not producing fruit and throw all your weight behind…
If 2012 has been about maintaining the status quo, you’ll want to read this post by Roz Walker of The Savvy Mompreneur. Today, we’re talking about passion vs profit. Sometimes…
Out with the old, ladies! Employees of the New Economy actually have a lot more power over their income than they even realize. It’s not just about knowing the job…
Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Sound familiar? There’s always more thing that can be done instead. There’s always one last menial thing that can done really quickly before the real…
It’s time to tell your story. We all know that the job market has become exponentially more competitive than it was even 5 years ago. The numbers are telling us…
Kim’s Life’s lessons: 1. Spend as much time as possible with those you love 2. Play with your kids whenever you can – the big people make the most fun…
Do you ever think about your value? I didn’t go into 2012 with the resolve that I would focus on seeing my own value. In fact, I was still reeling…
I have learned a great deal from white men – particularly old white men. What I’m about to say, I don’t take lightly and I recognize that it will rub…
Career women need career clothes. But it’s sometimes hard to find clothes that are an authentic expression and true extension of the woman sporting them. Enter Carrie Hammer – a…
Persistence and focus – two key ingredients of success. Tyler Perry gets real about what it really took for him to get where he is.
Small is the new big! Small and micro businesses are a huge part of the U.S. economy and according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 1/3 of the…
