Faith and Business 101: Yes to the Best

“Learn to say ‘no’ to the good so you can say ‘yes’ to the best.” – John C. Maxwell The CEO of the company I work for quoted this mantra over and over until it stuck into my mind. At the time I didn’t have a ton on my plate-so while I thought it was…

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Spring Sports and Sneakers

Sneakers.  Who knew a sneaker could come so specialized? Today, I was educated in the art of sneakers from a very knowledgeable salesperson named “Amy” at the Runners Retreat.  Not much older than Violet (who just turned 12, remember?), Amy was impressive with her knowledge of running shoes.  From training shoes to competitive footwear, we…

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Judge Not

We used to be a very active horse show family. Nearly every other weekend was spent at a show somewhere. Needless to say, we stayed in a lot of hotels. And each time we would rate that hotel as to whether we would stay there again or not. Now that those days are pretty rare,…

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