Success is funny! It’s never a straight line. We’ve all seen the graph that shows success as a squiggly line that steadily goes up. You just don’t go smoothly from point A to Z. There are dips and mountains. There are even places where you feel you’re going to just hurdle down to the bottom and give … [Read more...]
Texas Proud, Houston Strong
Some may wonder how Houston will recover from the recent epic disaster from Hurricane Harvey. I can’t tell you exactly how it will happen, step by step, but I can tell you we will not only recover, we will be stronger and prouder than we were before this devastation hit our city. We are a … [Read more...]
I Have Been
I have been bound by the shackles of my past. I have been unworthy. Thank God, I have been redeemed. There are times in my life that I was unfair. I only saw the world from my perspective. I have been self-centered. I have treated others poorly and said cruel things. I have been foolish and … [Read more...]
Frustration Sets In: Three Lessons
“I apologize, I was frustrated.” The sentence above was an email I recently received from a former business associate. First Lesson: A sincere apology is never followed by an excuse. Second Lesson: Whether in our personal life or in business, sometimes … [Read more...]
Today I Gave
When I first started out on my own, things didn’t look good for me. I was newly divorced, had no resume or degree, and had spent the last 23 years as a wife, mom and volunteer. I had to figure out a way to support myself. I wanted to be an entrepreneur because I realized that I didn’t have … [Read more...]
