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Living and Working on the Frontier, Part 2
In 1994, we founded a business in Wyoming called Yellowstone Journal Corporation. For 15 years we innovated and expanded. It was hard work. It was never easy. Yet it was extremely fulfilling — similar to climbing a mountain. It’s almost all work, but the rewards at the top are worth it. We sold the business [...]
Living and Working on the Frontier
I started and operated a business on the frontier of Wyoming for 15 years. It was hard work – similar to exploring the frontier. It was a journey of discovery and promise that at times was harsh and full of hazards. It was epic.
Click here: Part One, published in Wyoming Entrepreneur.
I Want To Be A Coach, Part 1
I want to be a coach. Not a basketball coach or a football coach, but a life coach.
(And while I’m at it, I also want to be a nutrition consultant, for which I’m working on certification, and a NOLS instructor. And, what the heck, I want a Family Vs. Wild show, too. But I digress.)
As Frontier [...]
Meet My Mobile Office by the River
So, I was working on a new office space. It was to be a rustic cabin by the river. Well, my town of Lander, WY, including some river frontage on my parents’ property, on which said cabin sat, flooded in June. The cabin went down river, literally.
So, as a Plan B, my husband, Jerry, found [...]
I Ate A Grasshopper. On Purpose.
So, I’m trying for my own survival show. Friends have been pressuring me to eat an insect. They said it would help my chances if I had a video of me doing so. So, here it is. It was hard. (And by the way, if you know anyone at Discovery Channel, please share this with [...]
Droid Helps Country Bumpkin Find Her Way
I love Apple, but I also love Google.
I love my Motorola Droid X.
My family travels a lot. And, our three sons have inquiring minds. As we’re motoring across southwestern Wyoming, we often pass the time by expanding our knowledge, thanks to my “smart” phone.
They want to know things like, have ghosts and/or UFOs have been reported [...]
Advertising People: Read This Mashable Article
I read so many articles, it’s a miracle I retain anything. There is just so much change going on when it comes to marketing, mostly due to social media, and I am trying my best to stay informed, which means I’m reading a ton.
My first go-to source for all things social media is Mashable. Four [...]
Thoughts About The Facebook Effect
Disclaimer: I LOVE Facebook. I just finished reading The Facebook Effect, by David Kirkpatrick, a veteran technology reporter who was for many years editor for technology and the internet at Fortune magazine. The book is phenomenal. In fact, for me it was a page-turner.
Kirkpatrick provides readers with a pretty up-close and personal view into [...]
Why I Love Facebook
I just finished reading The Facebook Effect, by David Kirkpatrick. It is a phenomenal book. In fact, it was a page turner for me.
Kirkpatrick provides readers an up-close and personal look into the mind and life of Facebook CEO/Founder Mark Zuckerberg, and provides a history of the most popular social network in the world and [...]
What Matters Now is Awesome
What Matters Now is a brilliant compilation of thoughts and ideas from more than 70 big thinkers and visionaries. I’ve read only the first few and I’m telling you, the e-book is awesome.
Genius, thought leader and author Seth Godin created the e-book.
“Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a [...]
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