As many of you know, my husband and I are building a new home. Our architect is a man named Lyle Beecher of the firm Beecher Walker. Lyle is a phenomenal architect and he and I had worked together in the past when he designed the office space for my former company, so I knew […]
Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and come to the picture perfect person staring back at you and thought to yourself, “I wish I looked like her/him”. Or have you watched a famous people on the television being interviewed about their fame and fortune and thought to yourself “I wish I had their […]
I can hardly believe that it was exactly one year ago, last Saturday, that we signed the closing documents to sell MediConnect (MCG). Since that day it has been a sheer whirlwind of activity so when I realized that it was the one year anniversary over the weekend all I could think of is how it […]
Amidst having a pity party for myself for my ‘oh, so stressful’ week, I came across an article that was absolutely perfect for kicking me in the behind and knocking some humor back into my pity-party self: How To Have a Mental Breakdown in 11 Easy Steps –By Jason Kotecki Have you ever wondered to […]
Have you ever had a week where you get to Wednesday and you feel like you it’s been three weeks, yet it’s only been three days? Yeah, well it’s been one of those weeks so far. I haven’t slept enough, I’ve pushed myself to hard, I’ve taken on too much…I know all of you can […]
Gratitude is an amazing thing. Gratitude can turn any negative into a positive. The fastest way to FEEL happy is to BE thankful. Taking a moment to consider all the blessings that are in your life can help tremendously to put everything into proper perspective; and it is proper perspective that will help you through […]
Last night my daughter came in to tell me about her day. She was clearly in a really good mood despite the fact she wasn’t feeling well still. As she started to tell me about her day she was really excited to share her experience with a substitute teacher that taught one of her classes. […]
Tonight I went with a group of young women who decided to spread a little Valentines love by heart-attacking some of the neighbors front doors. For those of you who don’t know what a heart-attack is, it is when you take a bunch of cute construction paper cut out hearts and stick them all over […]
One of the greatest lessons I learned during my time as a CEO was that great employees are not replaceable. It isn’t the technology or the product that make a company great, it’s the people. And companies who see their good employees as “replaceable” are wrong. Good employees are not replaceable. Let me clarify what […]
I came across this reminder of just how blessed each of us are and I was grateful to have this reminder. Life is amazing and beautiful and I feel incredibly blessed for all the good in my life. I have to give a special shout out to my amazing daughter Ashley today as it is […]
First of all, never let your husband watch morning talk shows with you, unless you are prepared to deal with him when he hears them announce that a recent research study showed that women are most likely to give their man some lovin’ on Thursday nights. All day today I have had to listen to […]
I came across an article written by Max Lucado, in 2005. It was too good of an article not to share with everyone and the message is amazing! Find Joy In The Ordinary “We played every game we knew. We ran up and down the hall. We played “find me” behind the couch. We bounced the beach […]
Tonight I read something that really touched me and I had to share it because when something inspires me like this did I want to share with everyone I know so they can be inspired too! I hope you love it as much as I did and I hope it inspires you too – Have […]
So I came across the funniest quote that totally made me think of my something my daughter Ashley does (thus her avatar on today’s post). The quote goes like this: When your home alone and someone knocks on your door: 10% say “who is it?” 64% look through the peep hole. 25% open […]
“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one’s self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart that goes out of itself gets large and full of joy. This is the great secret of the inner life. We do ourselves the most good doing something […]
One of my biggest weaknesses in this life is being able to say “no” when someone needs me. I struggle when I see any situation where I know I can be of help to not make time to help someone. And I know the real reason it is hard for me is because I desperately […]
We all spend much of our lives working with the hope that one day we will achieve a level of financial freedom that will allow us to pursue our dreams. For me, the Grand adVenture that I dreamed about was starting my own mentoring and angel investing firm that would allow me to take all […]
After working incredibly hard for the last few months to get REES Capital launched, our building construction and renovation completed, and setting up our new offices with furniture and decorations and all the hoopla in order to be ready for our big Grand Opening tomorrow, I definitely needed to hear that quote you just read. […]
Those of you who know me know that I am a huge fan of great motivational speakers and I rely on their quotes and words to help inspire me on the days when I find myself getting down. Zig Ziglar is one of those great motivators who spent the bulk of his life lifting others […]
First and foremost I am thankful for my faith in God. My faith and love for my Heavenly Father is at the very core of who I am and it helps me know that I am the daughter of a Heavenly Father who loves me and who believes in the very best of what I […]
Today I became a member of the Board of Directors of the South Davis Community Hospital. They had asked me to join the board several weeks ago and today was my first board meeting with them. I had driven by the hospital in Bountiful, Utah many times when my parents lived in Bountiful for a […]
This past weekend I was able to listen to numerous talks that were given by extraordinary men and women on a myriad of different subjects. One of my favorites was a talk about taking inventory of the blessings that have come into our lives: “As I have reviewed the past 49 years, I have made […]
First I want to say thank you to all of you who made my birthday so special with your well wishes. That meant a lot to me and I am truly grateful to have so many good friends in my life. 41 years of life gives a person much to reflect on. When I look […]
You are probably scratching your heads thinking “HUH?” How can anyone think of Monday as their favorite day of the week? That is just crazy talk! Well, I will tell you why I say that Monday is my new favorite day of the week… Most of the MCG team in Utah knows that my oldest […]
