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Why you should launch your business like a family fishing trip

You’ve come up with a fan-tabulous, fail-proof idea for a new business. Great! Now what? What are you supposed to do next?  Umm….yeah. That’s right where most great ideas stop.  And that’s a shame. A terrible, horrible, awful, injustice to the world kind of shame. It’s not surprising though. [Hold on a sec while I […]

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Why the Joneses can suck it…or how conformity will kill your dreams.

Winter has officially eaten then entire United States of America (except Florida). From Oregon to Alabama, people everywhere are hunkered down. Stuck in their homes. Trapped there by gazillions of little tiny flakes of ice. …and many of them are ready to kill each other. Are you one of them? Or are you one of […]

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Happy Venn-sday! Well-Blended Living

Sometimes, you don’t need a lot of words to make a point.  The well-blended goal is to live in the middle of this Venn as often as possible…or at least in one of the three cross-over areas. Ponder this messy little Venn.  What types of activities would you list in each area?  How would it […]

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This little bit of evil word play will shake you to your core

Do you know the difference between a want and a need? I’m sure you do.  We’ve all heard our mom’s voice come out of our own mouth at one point, right? Like when you correct the kid who just said she neeeeeds the newest iPod or that new video game or to go to the […]

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Why religion & homeschooling are almost always a bad mix

Yes. I’m going there. There’s just too much at stake for these things to go unsaid. My tone here is a bit more serious than most of my posts. That’s because I’m trying very hard to be pointed without being offensive.  Please bear with me if I don’t quite succeed at that. First, I want […]

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