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Christy

2 Simple Steps to Improve Your Customer Service Efforts

It was such little things, really.  Cookies when I checked in.  They used my name. When I got to the room, they called to make sure everything was up to snuff.  And then later, when I returned after a long day, my bed was turned down and there were a few sweet treats on my pillowcase.  Oh, and…

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Christy

#023: Michelle DeRusha – Spiritual Misfit and 50 Women Every Christian Should Know (Podcast)

Today we interview Michelle DeRusha.  I found out about Michelle when I was reading one of my favorite blogs – Lisa Jo Baker, and she did a review on Michelle’s new book, 50 Women Every Christian Should Know.  I was interested in the topic, so of course I clicked on over to Michelle’s (terrific!) website and asked…

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Christy

#022: Strong Body Whole Heart – Kelly & Maggie and Forgiveness (Podcast)

Kelly Covert and Maggie Quinn are the founders of Strong Body Whole Heart, a company dedicated to helping women transform from the inside out – Life, Body and Mind.  You will love this honest conversation from these 2 busy moms! Key Ideas: Part 1:  Interview Best practices for how to start (and run) a business with a…

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Christy

#021: Kay Bruner – Authenticity and Friendship (Podcast)

Today we interview Kay Bruner.  I found Kay when I was looking at the books available in the Christian Women Living section of Amazon.  Her beautiful book, As Soon As I Fell, caught my eye and when I read the reviews and then clicked over to her website I knew this was a woman I…

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Christy

Practice Makes…A Life

Warning:  This is a personal post.  If you don’t want to read about what a real life looks and feels like, then just skip this post.  Go straight to the business posts.  This particular post is for all the readers who struggle with…anything. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find myself just kind…

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Christy

#020: Finding Your Labor of Love (Podcast)

Regardless of where you live, and what political system you find yourself working under, oftentimes, we find ourselves enslaved to a job we hate.  This week, in honor of the United States’ celebration of Labor Day,  we discuss some thoughts about how to find the work you love.  I’ll give 5 key action steps you…

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Christy

4 Reasons Why I Didn’t Quit and Why You Won’t Either

July 26th I made a decision that would change the course of my fall. That was the day I decided to join several girlfriends, including Naomi Yamamoto, in the training and running of the San Jose 1/2 Marathon to be run October 5th. Yup, that’s right. 10 weeks from 0 to 13.1. What was I…

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Christy

#019: Sarah Fragoso – Founder of Everyday Paleo, Family and Decision Making (Podcast)

Today we interview Sarah Fragoso.  Sarah has led the way for women in the Paleo movement.  She is a homeschooling mom, founder of the Everyday Paleo Empire, author of 5! Bestselling Cookbooks, co-owner of Jassafit.com and JS Strength and Conditioning.  Inspiring doesn’t even begin to describe my conversation with Sarah.  I love this woman!  I know…

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Christy

#018: Nancy Sutton Pierce – Conscious Living (Podcast)

Today we interview Nancy Sutton Pierce,RN, Yoga Therapist, Health Educator, owner of Conscious Living Yoga Studio and Radio Host of the Conscious Living Radio Show.  She has spent her life helping people find their core and helping them become who they were meant to be. Key Ideas: Part 1: Sometimes it takes someone else to see…

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Christy

5 Steps to Avoid Awkward

As we race out of summer and back into school, we’ll blink and the holiday party season will be upon us.  I thought this would be a good time to give you some strategies for networking. I’m a really outgoing person, but even I feel that awkward uncomfortable sensation when I go somewhere where I know nobody. It’s difficult…

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Christy

#017: Throw Down Fear and Light Up (Podcast)

I am swamped.  I’m loaded down with a 27 item “to do” list.  And I’m afraid. So I avoid that list like the plague and fill my time up with my favorite escape.  Reading.  You see I’m afraid I can’t do it all and that if and when I do any of it, it won’t…

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Christy

#16: My Work-Life Imbalance Proposition (Podcast)

How’s your work-life balance?  If you’re like most of us – it’s out of whack. But guess what? That’s OK! In this episode, you’ll learn strategies for imbalancing in the most wonderful ways.  Todays podcast was inspired by a program I was hired to present.  A program on work-life balance.  After preparing my talk, I…

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