Thinking Out Loud

This title has dualistic meanings. First, read I can't believe what I used to believe in an astonished tone as in "I have no idea how I actually once believed some of the things I used to believe." Second, read I can't believe what I used to believe as a matter of fact in that I can't go back. My eyes have been opened and I can't unsee all the reasons why I no longer believe what I used to believe. As I wrote yesterday, I believe we already have everything we need within . We don't need a Holy Ghost, teacher, prophet, bishop, or parent to tell us what to do. We need to find a quiet place to think, ponder, meditate, or pray. Looking back over my life, it's all so clear why I never received answers to my prayers. I was looking for those answers to come from without  instead of looking for the answers within. I remember praying to know which college to attend. I had received scholarships to a couple of universities and felt that surely God had a plan an...

I may have overstepped my bounds, but I couldn't help sharing my two cents with a group of my girlfriends concerning parental guidance. One of my friends wrote: As for me.... I'm busy just doing my mom thing and crying a lot over lasts with my senior. 😂 He's a little unsure about leaving for his mission immediately. Thinking he now wants to do a semester at school before going. I on the other hand spend a ton of time on my knees and in the Temple in his behalf so if you have extra time in your prayers.... please add him. He'd be an incredible missionary and would get in homes most others can't because people love him..... he just needs to see that in himself! So.... other than that.... just busy with life, but good and blessed! Love you all and grateful you're well and good!   To which I replied: OH I love your momma heart and your epic friend heart too! I will pray for you and your son, but you might wish I didn’t haha. . . I’...

I'm getting so excited for my upcoming Prosper Show presentation. It's this next week in Las Vegas where I'm scheduled to teach back to back workshops. One is helping retailers create an Amazon Video Strategy and the other one is teaching them how to leverage YouTube to grow their private label brands. So far, I have over 115 people attending the workshops and they are each paying $349 to be there. I am being paid half of the tuition which means I will earn in one day (5.5 hours of teaching) more money than I earned in my entire first year of teaching. Seriously, my contract as a teacher for the 1999 school year at Weber High was for $20,100. I left teaching as a profession after a few years because I didn't want to be financially tight. I wanted to be able to earn more money so I could better provide for my family. Little did I know then that later, teaching and consulting would provide me considerable income. The other day I was hiking a mountain and I had just re...

I need someone who can serve as my assistant. I need someone detail-oriented, reliable, fun, and great with excel. I don't care if they come into the office or work from home, but I do have plenty of work to keep them busy full-time. I need them to do keyword research for our product skus, populate our file feed template, and move images on the graphics server. Once all 6,000 products are optimized, they will assist in managing the storefront and any other tasks I get bogged down with. I want someone who is in it for the long haul. Or at least 1-2 years. I can handle turnover every 1-2 years, but I don't want to invest a lot of time training someone and get them humming along just to lose 'em. In fact, I'm thinking this person could be my assistant. I am throwing out to the universe exactly what I need. I trust the universe. It is always sending me exactly what I need right when I need it. In fact, everything I need is already on its way. I will keep my eyes peeled ...