The Weekly – In Hopes of Helping You…

Does Holiday Pushing Put People Off To observe and note what is working, and what isn’t is the job of a leader. What most of us don’t realize is that it’s a skill that must be developed to be effective. We run so hard to do what we must to keep things moving, to grow, to […]

The Weekly – Dog Days of Summer in the Year of the Dog

According to what I found online, the Dog Days of Summer are wrapped up about now, however, according to that same definition of a period of lethargy, inactivity, or indolence, they are still going strong! Ha! “dog days. the sultry part of the summer, supposed to occur during the period that Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the […]

The Weekly – From Wide Open Spaces to New York Faces

Off to New York City in August?? As the President of Women in the Pet Industry Network, I’m invited to many events and this weekend I will be attending for the first time something out of my regular world, especially lately, having come off 100 miles astride a horse. I will be attending The 5th […]

The Weekly – When You Change, Everything Changes

Back with a new set of eyes! So many things I study all lead to the same thing – which is internal growth, external growth and the idea that we continue to evolve – or not. After some study of Feng Shui (The Chinese art of placement) I got the notion that when you travel […]

The Weekly – When was the Last Time You Risked Something?

Getting nothing from nothing. Reading this quote helped me: “The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.” –Leo F. Buscaglia I probably liked it because I am a risk […]

The Weekly – How Do You Handle Fear?

You Can’t have Two Emotions At the Same Time Recently I read or heard that you can’t have two emotions at the same time. That got me thinking… So, you can’t be angry and grateful at the same time? Can’t you be happy and depressed at the same time? In thinking about it, you can’t! […]

The Weekly – Are you Asking Bad Questions?

The Real Question Behind The Question By now you know I ask a lot of questions. As I’ve lived and gained wisdom it’s become apparent that a good question can be the key to, might I say with confidence, EVERYTHING? Good questions have lead to nearly if not all discoveries (I wonder what would happen […]

The Weekly – You are FREE to choose!

How blessed are we? 4th of July – if you’re reading this on the 4th – I hope you have already experienced some Americana or are about to. For me and friends, we have gotten up early, loaded the ice chest and travel chairs and have or are experiencing a true small town 4th of […]

The Weekly – Dogs in Need Eat Free While We Drink Free! Yippee!

Mission Driven Means Good Business Tonight is the Women in the Pet Industry Network reception at Super Zoo. Hope you’re reading this on your phone while strutting the aisles of Superzoo! If not, shut your eyes and envision booths of pet products as far as the eye can see. No joking on this and what shoes you […]

The Weekly – It’s a Dog World Now!

Dogs Featured on Life Magazine Cover! I was walking through the airport sundries shop when my eye spied this magazine. If you weren’t already convinced dogs are in our lives to stay then this is additional proof, especially with a subtitle of “Why We Need Them. Why They Need Us.” When I travel, I think my […]