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Can Women Talk About Shoes and Still be Taken Seriously?

When I lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, I took part in a program called “Leadership for Five Seasons.” It was one of those year long programs where young leaders could learn about the community with the intention of discovering the volunteer opportunities they’d love.  At graduation, we were all given a tag line, and since …

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How Did a Nice Person Like Me Get Here?

Chili Millie here. Let’s talk about the steps of your beautiful life story.  I’m famous for calling youth: “the season of we don’t know what we don’t know.” We weren’t aware of the hop-scotch, step-by-step, connect the dots game that brings us from here to where we want to be.  I’ve been thinking about this …

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How to Create A Keepsake Letter for Those You Love

We can all use more love in our lives, that’s for sure, and February is a perfect month to express our love to others.  Sometimes writing “you’re special to me” doesn’t feel like it gets to the heart of what I want to say. If you’ve ever thought that, here’s a workshop to inspire you …

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Creativity: Cotton Candy or Problem Solving?

As a child of the 60s, decked-out in my bell-bottoms, peace-symbol shirt and dangling love-beads, I dreamed about being creatively me.  In my mind, creativity and freedom held hands and made a fist at the establishment—anyone over 40.   Looking at 40 from the other side, I realize that I didn’t know what I didn’t …

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The Season to Be Grateful: Four Essential Words

  GRATEFUL BLESSED EXPECT APPRECIATE  Today is a wonderful day to celebrate the release of the latest cards in THE PERFECT AGE® greeting card line. In this topsy-turvy year, a heartfelt greeting is just what your clients, friends and family need! GRATEFUL MESSAGE INSIDE: GRATEFUL Your spirit’s beauty fills the world  with hope for the …

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Personal Shark Stories are Powerful

In honor of “Shark Week,” I’d like to say I’ve learned this fact: If it weren’t for the shark events (problems) in our lives, we wouldn’t have any lessons, spice or drama. In other words, our lives would be dull.  Yet we don’t usually think of them in that light. Some of us are afraid …

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