What Do Blue Skies and BabiesHave in Common?

Shawn Corry, Baby Planner, Consulting & Design and my new client! If you have ever had a baby, you know the stress of becoming a parent. It is the most wonderful time of your life and the most stressful at the same time. I remember when I had my son I didn't know what I was doing, I lived away from my family and I was so worried that I would do everything wrong. It would have been nice to have had a little help. Shawn has started a new company called Blue Skye Baby, which provides many of the resources related to planning for the arrival of baby and beyond so that this time of your life can be less stressful and more enjoyable!

Whether you need assistance with your baby registry, nursery design, baby shower, house cleaning, a personal chef, meal delivery, or a personal trainer to get you back in shape, Shawn has all the right resources. She is an amazing person, and is ready to help make this the most wonderful experience of your life.

My Client Goes To "Hollywood"

Laura Hamrick, of Westerville, Ohio invented OnTray™, a container that attaches to a shopping cart and can hold such things as snacks for your children, a calculator and your coupons. Laura's product will be provided to the Oscar nominees in their gift baskets. I feel so honored to have Laura as a client and to be her friend.

Read Press Release "ONTRAY™ GOES HOLLYWOOD".

You can purchase the OnTray's for $6.99 on her website www.ontray2go.com or if you like to see the product before purchasing you can visit Hey Diddle Diddle in Westerville, Ohio and Irwin's Hallmark in Gahanna, Ohio. Laura also has many other retailers throughout the United States and even Limoges, France.

Way to go Laura, I'm so proud of you!

Is It Really Just Business?

When I was working hard at advancing my career I constantly used the phrase, "it's business, not personal", and "I'm here to work, not make friends". It's sad I know, but at the time I really believed that. My expectations were so high for myself and I expected others to follow that same strict guideline. Now that I'm older and I have softened up a bit, I realize how personal business really is. When a person works 80 hours a week to produce great work for their client(s) and they put their heart and soul into it, that goes way beyond just being about business.

I find as I get older that I want to be friends with all my clients. I want it to be more personal. I really just want to give my clients the knowledge that I have learned throughout my work experience so they can help themselves and not be taken advantage of and hopefully meet their business goals.

I still have very high expectations of myself and I accept that others don't work the same way as I do. I learned that each person has a different work method and I now respect that. In the end, we all achieve the same goal, we just get there from a different direction.

So to all those people who I may have pushed to hard, or complained because I didn't think you were working fast enough, I apologize! If I knew you now, I would want to be your friend, and it would be way more than business!