Mary Kay ranked above Oprah?

At the Mary Kay Seminar last week, we learned more about the amazing Mary Kay Ash.  Whether or not you are ever in MK or buy MK products, Mary Kay was an inspirational business leader that everyone could learn from.  She has the distinction of creating more women millionaires than any other business leader, and her legacy lives on long after she is gone.  The whole seminar was impressive as we joined 8,000+ in Dallas last week.

Here are some pictures from the trip:

The Mary Kay Corporate Headquarters

One of my favorite quotes from Mary Kay

The child of a MK employee created this poster.  Love that they knew confidence and hard work come first!

Congratulations to Michele, Victoria, Gail, Joann, and Shelley.  Thanks Ladies!!

Chris and I on the 69th floor of the Bank of America Building. 

Chris, Barb and myself doing the "Fairy Bump."  Guess you had to be there.

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Facebook Faceoff

Hi folks! I'm back! Yes I realize a 6 month hiatus from a blog is unheard of nowadays. So I feel I should explain. Earlier this year when Social Media became all the rage for business, I figured I'd better text, tweet, friend and post and do all those things or my business would become obsolete.

Instead my TIME became obsolete! There was no way to keep up with it all. And without an overall strategy, I didn't know the purpose of the different medias. I thought Facebook would replace this blog (and hence I haven't been on since April) but then I heard people say they missed it.

So here I am once again sharing my life and insights for those who care! It's good to be back.

How many of you are feeling affected by the economy?

I'm curious. How many of you are feeling affected by the economy right now?

Are you worried about your business? Are you looking for more income streams? Do you want to start a business but are afraid this isn't the right time? Or are you doing great right now?

For myself, I'm always interested in looking for more ways to take charge of my OWN life and my OWN business. That's why I was intrigued by Ali Brown's new free teleclass on Thursday, March 5, called "How to Create Your OWN Strong Economy This Year...With Online Information Marketing."

Here's the link to sign up:
http://www.netofficetoolbox.com/app/?af=682405

And don't forget to share your thoughts and questions. I'd love to know what you really think about your business and the economy right now.

Mommy Duty

Last week, I found out what it means to be a "working mother". My neighbors and I found 4 kittens - not much more than 3 or 4 weeks old. We couldn't locate the mother and since it was to be near freezing the night we found them, we created a temporary home for them in a cardboard box. The next morning, I got on the Internet and researched the care required by really young kittens and I went in to panic mode. They have to be fed a special formula every two hours, you have to burp them and wipe their bums!!! Since my neighbors were all at work, it was up to me to be on mommy duty. That's the beauty of working from home - I was able to tend to the kittens during the day and work at night. But I'll tell ya, I was exhausted!!


My neighbor kept the white kitten (Bella) and although I was very tempted to keep one of the black kittens, I knew my lifestyle and my allergies are not conducive to owning a cat.



So two days later, a woman who runs a cat shelter came and took the three little black ones. While it was good to get back to my regular schedule, I really miss those little kitties.