I can hardly believe it is already April 1st! All I know is that I am super excited for Spring to finally bring some warm weather to Utah. It has been a crazy cold winter and I, for one, am not a big fan of the cold. It makes me so incredibly happy to walk […]
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 […]
Yes, it’s that time of year again – the time for Spring Cleaning. And what better time to get it done than over the Spring Break holiday week? I personally dread Spring Cleaning because I have A.D.D. For those of you who are not familiar with the term A.D.D it stands for Attention Deficit Disorder, […]
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 […]
I’M BACK! That’s right. Prepare to be dazzled. PS. This is Ashley talkin here. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Amy’s 17 year old daughter, AKA “da boss’ daughter”. Occasionally, I take over the article for the night when my mom comes home from work completely exhausted. Yeah, so I guess tonight […]
In the world of business we spend a significant amount of time coming up with company mission statements and company values. We then set company goals that we believe will help us achieve our company purpose. In companies it’s just expected that every company has gone through that exercise. But when is the last time […]
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. […]
Behind every company, whether it’s a multinational corporation or the smallest startup, is an intersection of talent. Each person is uniquely capable of performing their job: the company spokesperson is a gifted public speaker; the administrative assistant is a master multi-tasker; and the CEO is excellent at setting the vision and leading the team. Every […]
I moved around a tremendous amount growing up. My family lived in Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, California, and finally Utah. Living in so many places was rough as a kid, but as an adult I found that it came to help me tremendously when it came to finding connections with people which helped […]
We all have a picture in our heads of how we think our lives should go. We plan it out perfectly in our minds, laying out what seems to us to be the ideal plan for our lives. We set goals toward it, we take action based on it, and we kneel down at night […]
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You`re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who`ll decide where to go…“ – What a great quote by Dr. Seuss! I came across a great article about […]
I came across this list of 10 ways to be HAPPY and I loved it! My challenge to everyone today is to try and implement at least 5 of them in your life today! They are not difficult and they will definitely help you feel HAPPY and who doesn’t want to be HAPPY??!!?? Have a […]
Good Leaders are invaluable to a company. Bad Leaders will destroy it. When good leadership is in place in a company it can be felt throughout the entire organization. There is a corporate culture that isn’t forced, it has been developed. Communication is daily and open. Everyone understands the vision and goals of the organization […]
Some of the greatest inventions in life have come about because someone saw a problem and decided they wanted to fix it! One doesn’t necessarily have to be a great genius to solve a problem, in fact, some of the most amazing ideas come from people who simply want to find an easier way to […]
Rather than writing a blog tonight I thought I would share a few of the fun photos taken of our Grand Opening Event. First I will show photos of a few of our friends who attended and then I will post some of the other photos of the inside of our offices as not all […]
There is something amazingly powerful when a person takes their God given talents and puts them to use in a big way. Every one of us came into this life having our own unique talents. Some are obvious talents such as music, or dance, or writing, while others have less visual talents such as the […]
I remember well those words spoken in a Pantene shampoo commercial back in the 1980’s. The attractive woman with the fabulous hair looked right into the camera and made the plea “Don’t hate me because I am beautiful.” That phrase became front and center once again earlier this year when UK columnist Samantha Brick wrote […]
2013 marks the beginning of Magic Goal Poster number three in my life. And given how amazing the goals I am including on Goal Poster number three are, 2013 is guaranteed to be an EPIC year! I realize that many of you reading this are thinking, “What the heck is a magic Goal Poster? And, […]
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 […]
I was able to hear an amazing talk the other day that every person in this world would benefit from reading. The talk was fairly long, so I have copied and pasted some of the sections of the talk below to share it with you. It’s not the entire talk below, but I pulled out […]
HUGE NEWS: I have been asked to write a regular article for Forbes! And so at least once per week my daily blog will redirect you from this website to read my blog on Forbes site. I am really excited to have this opportunity with Forbes. My ongoing Forbes article is called “adVentures of a Super Angel”, and today’s […]
I realized today that I have it. No question about it. I have Entrepreneurs Disease and there is just no denying it. How do I know that my diagnosis is accurate? Let me tell you… Today was my very first day of my retirement from being CEO of MediConnect Global. For the last nine years […]
So the story goes that there were these Sneetches – some had stars on their bellies and some had plain bellies. The Star Belly Sneetches were proud and they considered themselves better than the Plain Belly Sneetches. The Star Belly Sneetches would walk by the plain belly Sneetches without saying a word to them. Then […]
You are probably wondering why the heck I would be pointing this fact out to you – well, let me tell you – I point this out because we all need to have something to look forward to in life. For example, in my life I can look forward to the fact that there is […]
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 […]
Today marks the two year anniversary of me writing my daily employee tweets every single day without missing one (actually they are more like daily blogs, but were originally going to be tweets which is where they got their initial title from for those who haven’t been here the full two years). I cannot believe […]
This world is full of those who would sit back and criticize others, make snarky comments about others, tear others down or belittle their efforts. And why wouldn’t it be full of those people? It is so easy to be one of those people. Talking trash about someone takes very little effort. Finding fault with […]
There are many poems that I love and that inspire me in my life, but there is one poem that I think has been the most inspiring to me personally and I want to share it with all of you. Plus I can think of no better way to start a new week then with […]
“This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in […]
