3 Labor Day Honey-Dos

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In the U.S., Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer. School begins, or gets fully into swing. Darkness comes earlier. Hopefully, temps cool. If you’re in the Midwest like me, you’re less likely to be sucked up in a tornado after Labor Day. Over Labor Day weekend, most of us steel ourselves for what’s to come, knowing we’ll work without a real break ‘til winter holidays. (Especially now that retail stores are open on Thanksgiving, but I’ll stop myself from going off a rant about that). Usually, we create a "Honey-Do" list for ourselves or … [Read more...]

Giving Is Your Greatness

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“It is the heart that does the giving; the fingers only let go.”— Nigerian saying Choosing "growing greatness" as a tagline for my business was intentional. But greatness can easily get distorted in our minds. Greatness sometimes seems synonymous with celebrity or fame, wealth or power. Greatness can become:  great job, great car, great house, or great bank account. Let me set the record straight. I want to you have all you need. I want you to be well and succeed. I want you to shine and soar. Yet greatness to me is not really about what … [Read more...]

Mainstreet Women’s Meaning-filled Lives: Giving & Proud of It

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This week I received an inspiring note from our Mainstreet Sister Jeannie, NC:  “For 2013, my sister, Melinda, decided to start donating $10 a day to different charities to see what would happen. She is keeping a blog (URL below). While I am biased, I think that it is a lovely way to start the day and to maintain perspective. She is also looking for good causes, so feel free to send her names of charities!” Melinda's blog: http://causesandeffectmyyearofgivingdaily.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-1-2013-happy-new-year-welcome.html How cool is … [Read more...]

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