Between the pandemic and politics, last year was more stressful and emotional than anyone could have predicted, but this year I will be looking to science in order to turn the page. Sure, I believe that universal masking and the distribution of vaccines will certainly make a difference in all of our lives, but I also will be looking to…
Many of you may already know the power of meditation or centering but I know that many business owners have not explored the process of centering because they may be skeptical. I used to think that meditation was for yoga instructors and hippies but I am now a true believer in taking a few minutes a day to reset my…
On Monday morning, I went to my usual grocery store to pick up a few items for the week. I knew that people were preparing for the Coronavirus pandemic and many would be stocking up with supplies for their social distancing as requested by our government but I truly realized the extent to which people were being affected by the…
I just got back from a fun-filled, five night cruise to Mexico with 10 friends to celebrate our dear friend’s 50th birthday. At our first port of call, we crammed a lot of site-seeing into a shortened day but found ourselves running late when it was time to return to the ship. Our van was racing through the crowded, narrow…
In my opinion, every new business owner or “want to be” business owner should read Michael E. Gerber’s “The E Myth Revisited” before they start their small business. I saw the dynamics described by Gerber play out time after time with way too many of my small business clients over the 20 years that I ran my CPA firm. It…
I try to take my dog, Cocoa Chanel on a walk around my neighborhood each morning. I live in a suburban neighborhood within the Phoenix metro area. My neighborhood is not on the outskirts of town but we have some washes that run through the neighborhood that are secluded enough to attract various wildlife that are common in the nearby…
