Taking life day-by-day as a writer, romantic, and explorer in the mountains of East Tennessee. I'm making it up as a go along, and this is where I share my journey.
Make the most of any conference with these lessons learned from my experience at Launch TN’s 3686 entrepreneur’s conference! Tips for planning & goal setting ahead of time, how to make the most of your real-time experience, and how to process what you learned to make the memory part of your momentum.
Read MoreA more reflective and journal entry-type recap of key takeaways from LaunchTN’s 3686 entrepreneurship conference. You might also interpret these as what I consider to be good practices for making the most of any conference.
Read MoreYou may have a business plan but do you have an entrepreneurship plan? Many of us start businesses to do something we love, only to become business owners in the process. Now we’re performing business functions like marketing, bookkeeping, dealing with contracts, providing customer service… How much of that entrepreneurial freedom are we keeping for ourselves and the pursuit of the dreams that brought us here?
Read MoreVision casting for entrepreneurs is strategic planning hidden within a layered cake. Sweet and fluffy icing, lovely colors and designs, but absolutely no mistake that this is the roadmap to your goals as a business owner and entrepreneur. Without life, there is nothing, so take a new approach to defining your entrepreneurial efforts through the lens of vision casting.
Read MoreQuick, straightforward outline of one person’s experience as a small to mid-sized business architect. We’ll cover what this term actually means, what kind of results this role can achieve, and get to know some of the nuances in mind as we build a sustainable, efficient enterprise.
Read MoreI woke up sick this morning and felt guilty about calling out of work at my new job. I sat down to write and see if I could figure out where this self-abuse stems from. This article doesn’t solve my cold or the fact that my brain wouldn’t work today even if I forced it to — it did give me insight into another option, though: Taking the advice I would give others in this situation.
Read MoreSmall businesses, entrepreneurs, freelancers, artists, makers, and performers have seen their businesses all but disappear during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. In this blog post, I go into detail about the CARES Act, recently passed in Congress, that provides emergency funding options for small businesses and all individuals whose primary compensation comes from self-employed work. Download my one-page quick start guide to funding eligibility, preparation, and application to keep your business running today!
Read MoreEmployers are still keeping employees at work and considering furlough, layoffs, and other “solutions” to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that leave employees jobless or without income. Instead of waiting for the axe to fall, I’ve put together a guide to help you proactively advocate for yourself and your team members to work from home. Apps, steps, considerations, and step-by-step “How to Telework” guidance from my six years as a remote worker, manager, and leader.
Read MoreDownload the free 14-page eBook that details Instagram strategy, simplified approaches to marketing, clearly actionable activities, and a replicable model you can use for any business or brand.
Read MoreGet started on Pinterest in less than 10 minutes with this simple, straightforward guide. Implement tactics one at a time, as they appeal to you, and build a strong foundation on a new platform to support your growing business.
Read MoreEthical, conscious, intentioned living with Amelia Bartlett.
Taking life day-by-day in the mountains of East Tennessee. I'm making it up as a go along, and this is where I share my journey.
Experimenting with shorter and shorter works, hell-bent on cultivating narrative minimalist.
Prompt: Write a contemporary scene in which there is an element of fantasy- this may involve a talisman that has magical properties, a person that has magical or supernatural capacities, or a supernatural animal or being.
With help from a special friend, the new kid at daycare goes from outcast to drum major in a fantastic froggy parade.
To earn his place in the pack, a new stray will have to partner with some unlikely allies and pull off an un-bun-lievable heist.
A short story about an ant who realized there were better things he could be doing.
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A seedy romance told through the journal entries of a failed actress-turned-prostitute in a brothel fronted by a deli in late 1970s Times Square, known then as ‘The Deuce.’