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Lame Parents

What a freeing moment it was for me as a mom this past week when I watched a guest segment on “The View.” Gorgeous country singer Faith Hill and her handsome husband Tim McGraw sat down to talk with the ladies of “The View.” They have three teenage daughters and apparently it doesn’t matter how good looking your parents are, how much money they make or how famous they are…teens still think their parents are lame. They showed this picture on the screen of Faith Hill in a stunning outfit, looking as fit as they get. But apparently her daughters … Continue reading →

Benefit Sale for the United Way

In some ways working as a Disney blogger has hurt my love of the company. Researching Disney in order to write more about it has clued me in to some corporate practices that I just don’t like. But I try not to talk about that too often; for all that I don’t want to just blindly praise everything Disney does, I don’t want to be a downer all the time. I’m really excited, then, about a post I just saw on the official Disney Parks blog. On November 6, Downtown Disney will host a benefit sale to support the United … Continue reading →

Watch Out for Being Overly Self-Critical

We definitely need to try to be honest with ourselves as business owners and work to do a better and better job at our work. I also think it helps to be able to be honest with ourselves and look at our “weaknesses” or those areas where we stand to make improvements. Many of us can get carried away, however, and spend so much time beating ourselves up and focusing on what we are not doing right, that we can force our self-esteem into the dumpster! Too much self-criticism does not help our businesses. To be completely honest, I do … Continue reading →

Why Criticizing can get YOU Down

It may seem obvious that being overly critical and criticizing our customers, clients, prospects, colleagues, vendors, etc.—all those people we come in contact with as we are running our home businesses—can affect our reputation and have a negative influence on our relationships, but you may not realize what a negative impact it can have on you. All that criticizing can cause you to feel negatively about your home business operations and not too eager to get down to work every day… Negative energy is negative energy—whether it is coming from someone else or we are creating it ourselves. Even if … Continue reading →