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Join me on a journey?

It’s funny how life leads you down paths, to places you never intended to go.

I woke up this morning thinking about fashion.

Anyone who knows me, I mean really knows me, knows that’s an odd occurrence.  Sure, I notice cute clothes, like to look trendy and over the years, I’ve tried not to completely exit the speeding fashion train.  But for me to wake up with fashion on the brain. . . um no.  So why in the world did I wake up thinking about fashion?

Because it’s Fashion Friday, of course.

Well, not really.  It’s really because of all the conversations, all the research and the way my heart is changing toward clothing and shopping. For a lot of years, I’ve tried to turn a deaf ear.   To pretend it wasn’t my job.   To let someone else take care of it.

But the things you learn, you can never unlearn.

When I decided to …

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Are you crazy enough?

I had a lovely phone call with this gal yesterday.  (faces have been covered to protect the innocent)

She runs a social enterprise that will literally knock your socks off.  I can’t wait to introduce you to her as a Love Maker and tell her full story very soon!  She’s incredible.

One of the things we discussed is my plan for creating a specific community for women who give back, as social entrepreneurs, through product sales.  She said, Like a support group for people crazy enough to be social entrepreneurs?  I love it!

We both laughed.

Then the tone became more serious as we talked about the real struggles and isolation of starting a business that gives back.

I’ve thought about that a lot over the past 24 hours.

Why does it seem crazy to build a real, profitable business focused on doing good?  

The answer is, it doesn’t seem crazy until you try to do …

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Meet Amy Bean, founder & CEO of Tiny Bee Gift Co.

I first met Amy Bean in a coffee shop in Dallas.  As I listened to her tell her story, I was amazed by her heart and the choice she made to start Tiny Bee Gift Co.   She has a master in Public Policy from Harvard.  She’s brilliant and qualified to lead any organization of her choosing.  But instead, she chose this.  She’s choosing, every day, to do work that matters.  To live the stories of her heart.

I couldn’t be happier to introduce you to Amy!

It’s hard for many heart-centered female entrepreneurs to step up to be the face of our companies. We want all the attention to go the cause, to the people we seek to serve. When really, what they’re looking for is someone who will say,  I’m the one who cares enough to do this. It’s not easy, but I’m not giving up. They want to know we’re …

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Career Day

When you were in 8th grade, did you already know what you wanted to do for the rest of your life?  Did you end up doing it?

I had no clue.  

I spoke to the 8th graders at a local middle school for career day last week.  It occurred to me, that since it took me 36 years to figure out how to do work that mattered to me, instead of doing work just to make money, my little talk might be good for people of all ages to hear.

So here’s an excerpt of the main points.  (Even if you skip to the end, I hope you’ll do the excercise.)

I always knew I wanted to have a career helping people.  So when I was nearing HS graduation, I talked with the guidance counselor about majors and decided that I’d be a psychology major, specifically child and adolescent psychology.

I thought becoming a …

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