INTENTIONAL AUGUST + SAVOR SEPTEMBER

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This month, I decided I needed a fresh start. I put on the train brakes and I declared August, “Intentional August.” Read all about Intentional August here (and be sure to sign up for my next newsletter that comes out on September 2). We took a wonderful family vacation last week to Beaches in Jamaica. So grateful for that time with my little family. August has been good. Re-focusing has been needed. But, when you start to peel back layers…

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2013 GOALS UPDATE: GOALS VS. DREAMS

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Warning: mega post packed with goodness! Grab a tall glass of sweet tea and enjoy : ) I wrote a series on Goal Setting & Setting Yourself Up for Success at the start of this year because I got really tired of NOT making progress on the things that matter most.  In fact, I realized I didn’t know what truly mattered most to me.  I didn’t want to end another year with regret about things I could have accomplished if I had just taken…

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LARA’S LOWFAT BANANA BREAD

One of my PowerSheets Weekend Tending List goals has been to bake for one of the sweet ladies who just moved into the retirement community a few weeks ago.  Her name is Phyllis and she came out one morning when Gracie and I were walking to introduce herself.  She said she loves seeing us walk by every day.  “Having a little youth in the neighborhood is such an encouragement.”  She and her husband just moved here to Chapel Hill.  Can…

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AMERICASMART + 3 TIPS FOR FINDING YOUR PATH

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Last Friday I took a whirlwind trip to Atlanta and back in one day to share some thoughts on branding and making things happen at AmericasMart. It was my first time to “The Mart” and it was incredible. AmericasMart is one of the world’s largest permanent wholesale trade centers, spanning four buildings totaling seven million square feet.  It’s big y’all.  The Mart opened in 1957 and hosts several trade shows every year including Atlanta Apparel, Gift and Home Furnishings Market…

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FREE INDEED

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I had a very vivid dream last night that I was skydiving. But, it was like skydiving + pretty Olympic-style diving mixed together. There were about 30 other people learning to dive with me, all in perfect unison, and I kept jumping way farther out than everyone and I was all sorts of off. I was the only one who couldn’t seem match the flock. We were practicing in a big foam pit and the teacher kept telling me to…

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