Maybe Play is Essential

Soul Crafted Success, Women in Business

I’ve been thinking about play and seeing it as a reward – genuinely wondering if we have it all wrong. Maybe play is essential. Maybe we shouldn’t wait till all our work is done to play – when we’re usually too tired. Maybe we should prioritize play – which usually energizes us. Maybe, just maybe,…

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Capitalists Take Over Crystals

Soul Crafted Success, Women in Business

For the first time in what felt like forever, my daughter and I went to the local mall – there we happened upon a store that sold a wide variety of items once only found in small boutique metaphysical or occult shops. The name of the store isn’t essential, however, I have a feeling you…

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The Breakup

I broke up with QuickBooks after a 14-year relationship.  This was the platform my first CPA set up for me and it worked well and helped me keep up with things in my business over the years. For the most part, it was cost-efficient and widely used by others – so as I needed to…

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Women Empowerment Series – Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs

We all face limiting beliefs. Those tenets that formed from early childhood that we’ve carried without into our adult lives.  “Money is the root of all evil.”“You must be thin to be beautiful.”“You will never be anything.” Those damaging phrases keep us stuck and make it near impossible to shine.  When you shred your limiting…

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FEAR the Ultimate Four-Letter Word

As a soulful entrepreneur, Mom, business coach and friend, one of the most common statements I hear is “but I don’t know what to do.” Often after a little coaching, with permission of course, we discover it’s not the technical part that holds them back, there are plenty of geeks among us to help out…

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Celebration Jar

The inner crafter in me took that idea and envisioned what I now call a celebration jar.

I will be the first to admit, celebrating my accomplishments on any level has never been easy. For quite a long time, it was downright hard and something I completely resisted. My usual response when I accomplished a goal or completed a project was to dive right into the next one; barely giving the ink…

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Is Having a Business Stressful?

Soul Crafted Success

Someone asked me recently if having a small business is stressful. My first instinct was to laugh loudly, and say “are you kidding”? Then I thought a little more about it. And while, yes, it is stressful – it is also enjoyable. It’s been one of the things I’m the proudest of – not because…

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Leveling Up

I had my first real hater email today over pricing. One of those where someone tried to shame me kind of emails. I truly felt sad for her and I chose to ignore her message. I don’t think for one minute she wanted my help, she just wanted to be angry at me. Years ago,…

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