November 2011
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Awe-Struck
I’m currently in San Diego, wrapping up my Thanksgiving weekend with my family. I spent a good chunk of the weekend playing with my adorable 1-year-old niece. While there I witnessed the awe my niece felt when playing with a helium balloon for the first time or chasing after an electronic kitten (think Roomba dressed [...]
Gratitude.
My heart is full. I am in awe of all of the people and events that I have to be thankful for. Like really, wholeheartedly, close to tears thankful. I’m thankful for my loving, supportive family. I’m thankful for my strong, patient husband. I’m thankful for my courageous and fun-loving friends. I’m thankful for my [...]
Why I Do What I Do.
When I graduated from college I fell into a job in sales with a consumer packaged goods company. And when I say I fell into it I do mean that. I was walking by the company’s booth during the career fair, they were giving out boxes of free cereal, I stopped to chat with the [...]
Lessons Learned from Two Years of Business
We’re celebrating the two year anniversary of Polka Dot Coaching this week! Over the past couple of years I have grown tremendously as a coach and as a person. The lessons I’ve learned don’t just apply to business but were crucial in order for me to begin living a more remarkable life. Below I’ve compiled [...]
Happy Birthday Polka Dot Coaching!
Today is Polka Dot Coaching’s 2 years anniversary! That’s right, my little baby business has grown into a toddler and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m going to be celebrating all week long and have some good things in store. Here’s a quick 3 minute video to kick the whole celebration off! Not able to [...]
Me Around the Blog-o-sphere
Donna Queza, the Marketing Optimist, is running a series on her blog featuring 20-something business owners and today she is featuring little ‘ol me. Pop on over to read the feature and peruse the rest of Donna’s informative blog. This lady seriously knows how to market a small business. Meet Nailah Blades – A 20-something [...]
What I’m Loving Right Now – The Hammer Edition
Here’s a not-so-secret confession. When I was a little girl, I loved MC Hammer. I would listen to his album non-stop on my Barbie cassette player, I watched the cartoon on Saturday mornings**, I think I may have even had the action figure. I loved me some Hammer. So I was a little more than [...]
What’s Luck Got To Do With It?
I’m halfway through my 6th week of full-time self employment and I can’t begin to tell you all of the important things I’ve been learning about myself during this journey. One of the things I’ve been thinking a lot about it the concept of luck. During my first conversation with my life coach after I [...]
An Embarrassing Life Lesson
When I was a freshman in High School, I got it into my head that I should try out for the school’s soccer team. I had just finished an article in YM magazine about a girl who started playing the sport when she was 16 – a full year older than I was – and [...]
Put Down Your Pacifier!
Happy Friday Loves! Sesame Street recently launched a campaign to get tykes to put down their pacifiers. The campaign consists of posters reminiscent of old WWI propaganda posters as well as a video campaign featuring tips from Elmo on how to successfully become pacifier free. I wondered out loud on Facebook how the campaign was [...]
