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It’s been a big week, a big year, for many of us. And not in the usual ways. These are certainly unprecedented times with the current pandemic. Change is afoot, and it’s leaving many of us cherishing the value of our relationships, our personal health, and our soul’s desire to live in ways that truly […]
Welcome to 2020! I’m beyond excited to start a new decade! I’m slowly wrapping my head, hands, and heart around what my next 20 years will look like. It’s a daunting task to look into the future, but once you’ve died and come back, like I have, life feels like a gift. We must […]
Have you ever felt like your life would be so much better if you were in charge; if you were self-made, or could influence your destiny? I know this feeling well. I spent many years trying to build a healthy business and a happy life – and find a balance between them. It began to […]
This week, I have the great honor of visiting world class female athletes as they come together for the first Women Shred bike festival in the Ozarks. At the same time, the Bentonville Film Festival will be happening, championing inclusion in all forms of media. My company, EarthKind, was asked to participate in this event, along […]
Being in business is simply finding a way to solve problems in a new way. A way that’s better, faster, or cheaper. So, why do some people only see problems, and others see opportunity to profit by solving problems? As a serial entrepreneur (it took 8 tries before I found my sweet spot!), I learned […]
Brain scientists say that we live in survival mode 95% of the time. We don’t realize it, but in this mode, we do the same things day after day, and react the same way, day after day. Repetition leads to stress, anxiety, and a whole slurry of bio-chemicals being released that are highly addictive, causing […]
Starting my business around my kitchen table as a North Dakota farm wife shaped my worldview. EarthKind’s flagship product, Fresh Cab Rodent Repellent, was invented because I personally knew the devastation of costly rodent damage in tractor cabs and farm equipment. As a mother and homeowner, I knew a safe and effective rodent repellent would […]
Just when you think you have “made it” the universe reminds you that it’s just the beginning! I have always thought that if I worked hard and worked towards a goal, that eventually success would follow. And to a certain degree it has. But there is so much more to building a successful company and […]
I have seen many very successful entrepreneurs take on investors only to regret it. Painfully, regret it. There could be many reasons for this, and I have always been wary, turning down many offers of investment money that would have given me quite a nest egg by taking chips off the table. It never felt […]
Leadership is, of course, subjective. But its foundation stems from one thing: the ability of an individual to establish a following among other individuals or teams. Some people appear natural born leaders, while the rest of us have to work at it. But, whatever your style or strategy, you need to ask yourself the difficult question: […]
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