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Stop Comparing Your Life!
Stop Comparing Your Life to Someone Else's Highlight Reel We have all been told that the women on the front of fashion magazines are air...
Krista
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Lessons Learned from Butterscotch
Butterscotch grew up with our girls and when we lost him, we lost a family member. You can learn more from the family pet than you ever...
Krista
Jul 18, 20233 min read
Don't Tear Each Other Down
OK Ladies. We have got to do a better job of cheering each other on! Men are no longer holding us back, we are pushing each other down...
Krista
Jun 17, 20233 min read
Trust your Gut Mama!
I turned 50 in quarantine mode. My children are grown and I have a nice size house where we can all go to our corners to get our stuff...
Krista
May 9, 20233 min read


Let's Be Honest, We Have All Been Maximum Security
Did you watch the Kentucky Derby? Were you there? Maximum Security was clearly winning, until he didn't. How many times in each of our...
Derron
May 5, 20231 min read
How to Reset Your Mindset
We keep hearing that this is our “new normal.” The first couple of weeks of this craziness, I kept thinking, “Great! A couple of weeks...
Krista
Apr 30, 20233 min read


Creating Karma
A few days ago I was sitting at an airport bar enjoying some unhealthy food and watching football while waiting for my flight. A woman...
Derron
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Enjoy Life's Walk
Hello friends! Today I am writing from a winter wonderland just outside of Anchorage Alaska. After I finished my work duties today I...
Derron
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Hustle with a side of Grace
I have spent the past couple of years “cleaning up my act,” internally and externally. I kept hearing about the chemicals I was using in...
Krista
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Girlfriends
We all have the potential to be fun loving, but then life happens. Remember when you were young and you weren’t responsible for anything...
Krista
Feb 12, 20232 min read
Don't Wait
As busy adults with children, jobs, volunteer work, etc. we oftentimes think about “doing our thing” someday. Someday might be when the...
Krista
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Be Unique
Be YOU! I have been cleaning my storage room. Because we are all wanting to feel lighter after the past year, right. I found a sewing...
Krista
Jan 31, 20233 min read
The Unexpected Benefit of Taking Care of Me
I spent many years just getting through. You all probably know the drill. Busy family with three kids in activities, full time demanding...
Krista
Jan 17, 20233 min read
Embrace the Milestones
One more semester. How scary is that?! Throughout my life I have always been so eager and excited to start the next chapter of my life....
Krista
Jan 12, 20232 min read
You Can Always Start Over
Seriously!!? I had an amazing year end break in my most favorite spot on the planet with my most favorite people on the planet! I came...
Krista
Jan 10, 20232 min read


Small Business Must Advertise to Be Successful "this" Holiday Season...
Clearly, this holiday season will be different than any in recent memory. Can we gather with family and friends? Can we celebrate in a...
Derron
Nov 15, 20203 min read


Selling Successfully During a Pandemic...
Good grief! Can we all agree that this has been a mess of a year? I could list some of the craziness we have seen the past several...
Derron
Aug 26, 20204 min read


Salespeople, Embrace the Opportunity in the M.A.S.K.
And here we go! Well, Kentucky begins the first phase of reopening our economy tomorrow morning. While we are far from where we hope to...
Derron
May 10, 20203 min read


Two words that should guide every manager in today's climate...
Shew, when you think you have seen it all! Maneuvering through the uncertainty of today's business world can be scary, stressful and...
Derron
Mar 24, 20202 min read


Radio and Television Salesperson Paralysis...Move Beyond "Because They May Cancel"
Clearly these are different times. If you are like me, you spent the past few days just trying to get some clarity. It has been...
Derron
Mar 18, 20203 min read


How to Get Out of a Rut...
So, here we are... It's early February and for most of us the weather just plains stinks! In Kentucky we have had very little snow and...
Derron
Feb 9, 20203 min read


It's never OK to be a JERK...
So, this is my shortest blog ever. The title says it all! It is never OK to be a jerk. I think we all want to believe that most people...
Derron
Dec 3, 20191 min read
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