A while ago, I bought a pair of dress pants in a size larger than the rest of my clothes. Just needed some breathing room around the beltline, if you know what I mean. Two months later, I noticed I had outgrown those pants, along with every other pair I owned. As much as I wanted to think it was...

Mid-morning after writing an article, making inquiries about speaking engagements, listening to a marketing training, and returning my email, I decided to have a little fun. I’ve been experimenting with ways to get my hair up and off my neck in a low-maintenance summer ‘do, and thought it was high time to put in a little more hands-on research. Working...

Speak up and be independent! Business first: for those of you who asked how I’ve booked so many speaking opportunities, I scheduled a tell-all teleclass – “Speaking Gigs: Find them, Book them, Make them Pay!” If there is one thing I know about entrepreneurs, it’s that we LOVE our independence. Let’s celebrate our independence with gratitude for the opportunities this...

Living in Northern AZ and driving to the Phoenix metro area on a consistent basis makes me very reluctant to clean my car. You see, it’s dusty here and then it will sprinkle a little, turning that dust to a caked on layer of crud. And don’t get me started on the bugs you encounter on the two-hour drive to...

This video made me cry and feel hopeful. To see a corporation do something so powerful, so good, so unifying – it left me speechless. My questions are: Is transformational marketing limited to big corporations with big budgets, or can small businesses with small budgets do it also? And how?