Category Archives: Expanding Your Opportunities

If at first you don’t succeed, try Starbucks??

Michael Gates Gill, son of privilege and New York society insider, was the very model of what moms want their sons to become until he was eased off the corporate merry-go-round at 53. Yale graduate, member of Skull & Bones, … Continue reading

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How do you know when it is time to move on?

I have been taking on new challenges recently and found that the vital accoutrements of my earlier lifestyle are now getting in my way. It finally forced me to re-evaluate the way I have been holding on to and preserving … Continue reading

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Starting a small town business – part 2 in the series

One of the most positive things about starting a business in a small town is that word-of-mouth advertising is like "being on Oprah" anywhere else in the world. Within days of making my first move to create a custom framing … Continue reading

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Starting another small business from scratch – part 1

As some of you have suspected, I’ve been launching a small business in the last few weeks and have been so busy that I haven’t had time to blog about it. I thought I would write about the experience so … Continue reading

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