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When the world says you can’t, shout “Yes, I can!”

Here we are in the last part of 2014, which has gotten me thinking. At the end of every year, we tend to reflect on the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly moments of the previous 12 months. We make resolutions and often pick a “power word” for the upcoming year, and for the first six weeks or …

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Why Attend Illuminate: Because Your Business is Real

Vend Raleigh’s 3rd Annual Illuminate Conference is on October 3, 2014 in downtown Raleigh. It is open to all Mom-owned business owners and future business owners. This day-long conference features speakers, workshops, networking and more! Still need to purchase your ticket? Get it here before it’s too late. When I was planning the launch of Little Details, my friend told …

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Work It, Girl: Announcing Pre-Illuminate Events

WORK IT, GIRL!  Alright. You’ve got your ticket, you’ve cleared your calendar for Oct.3, you’ve checked out the breakout sessions, your stack of business cards is ready to go, and you’ve even picked out a chic-yet-comfortable power outfit to wear to Illuminate.  You’re itching to get to Illuminate (I am too), but it’s a bit away. What do you do …

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Are you juggling or balancing? Find “Success from Within”!

The Illuminate Planning Committee is delighted to introduce this year’s Illuminate Conference Keynote Speaker Mary Michele from Style FinderID.  Michele will not only answer these questions but she’ll also share her insider secrets about finding that  “Success from Within.”  Tweet this: Get insider secrets to finding that “success from within!” This is the click to tweet link!  Just in case! Calling all Mompreneurs …

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Who’s Who at Illuminate 2014: Conference Speakers

The allure of being able to work around your family’s schedule has created a buzz around self-employment. While most mompreneurs are working for themselves as their own company or a part of direct sales company, they may or may not realize the need for a local team, support, or tribe in their business journey as a working mom.   When I …

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Letting Go Of “Perfect”

In this modern day and age of social media, we are constantly bombarded by photos of healthy and delicious meals prepared from scratch, carefully orchestrated educational activities for the whole family (attended by wonderfully behaved and color coordinated children), and by innovative craft projects for every holiday under the sun. Some days, Pinterest can feel more like a Perfect Mom …

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Strategies for Balancing Life at Home

Wow, I can’t believe we are halfway through our year-long SuperMoms Anonymous series! I hope everyone has found at least one or two tips that you have put to good use in your own struggle for work/life balance. This month is all about getting more control over your home life. As a busy mom and entrepreneur, I get asked all …

Working from home is easy! Right?

We can just sit down and get to work…  Ha! Recently, I made the huge transition from working full-time as a teacher to working my Thirty-one business “full-time.”  After many late nights and odd hours of squeezing life and my direct sales business around teaching, I decided to step back and focus solely on my family and business.  Best. Decision. …

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4 Steps to Loving You

As Moms and Mompreneurs, let’s face it,  it is hard to do it all and be it all.  I work with so many Moms that struggle with being truly happy with who they are and where they are in life right now.  For my February topics for my weekly ezine, the topics were centered around LOVE- loving you more than …