I hope you had as wonderful an Easter weekend as I did. ;o)

I’m not sure if you celebrate Easter or not, but regardless, I sincerely hope you had as great a weekend as I just did with my family.

First the Easter Bunny set up a fun treasure hunt in our house that had our kids absolutely focused on finding their treasure. ;o)

Then we had [...]

Don’t Do All The Work Yourself

The worst business advice I ever received was…

“If you want it done right, then do it yourself!”

1. I don’t have enough time in a day to do everything myself. 2. My most successful products have been compilations of other people’s ideas & stuff. 3. When you Joint Venture with others you get [...]

Find out what I learned when I met Melissa Gilbert, aka ‘Laura Ingles’…

Melissa Gilbert meets Amanda van der Gulik

Last week I had the unique opportunity to meet Melissa Gilbert in person. You may know her as the little girl who played Laura Ingles in the famous TV show, “Little House on The Prairie” based on the “Little House” books written by Laura Ingles Wilder.

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Building self esteem intentionally in children – by Joe Rubino

“Studies show that self esteem is the most important ingredient responsible for attaining success and happiness, developing effective communication and creating rewarding relationships. In this continuing series, building upon past articles SelfEsteem and More SelfEsteem , here are 10 additional ways that parents and teachers can champion children to build their self-esteem…”

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“New credit card laws may save the day for college bound teens” by Patti Handy, snippet from her blog

Patti says, “Credit cards can be a man’s (and woman’s) best friend…or worst enemy. They can save the day when an unexpected expense occurs, a flat tire at 2:00 am blows, or a medical emergency hits you from behind. In the event of an amazing sale at your favorite store, this little piece of [...]