Touchpoint coming to you – learn from amazing women entrepreneurs from your home or office!

As you know this week is Touchpoint in Salt Lake City.  We’ve had women fly in from all across the country, but even more of you are asking: How can I be a part of it from where I am?

You asked, we answered!  We’re going to provide a Live Stream of the event today.  You can watch today or next week, but don’t miss it.

Hear:

Ishita Gupta – on being fearless in business!

Tiffany Peterson – on your #1 business skill!

Heather Ledeboer – on Cinderella as your CEO!

Anita Campbell – on Bootstrapping Your Business!

Carley Knobloch – on Killer Video Marketing for your Business!

And more!

Women in the room paid $259 to get what we’re offering you for $19.95.  And the best news is you can watch it now, or access it later.

Register here to receive the URL and password: https://startupprincess.infusionsoft.com/cart/?product_id=32

A Belated Invitation to Spring Clean – Your Life

Summer is here, but it’s never too late to spring clean…your life. Just as our spaces accumulate clutter over time so do the nooks and crannies of lives.  I dare say that if it’s important to occasionally de-junk your garage and clear out your closets and drawers that it would be well worth doing the same for your life. Here are a few suggestions to get your started.

1. Clear the cobwebs from you head. Throw out the negative, self-defeating, fear-driven dialogue and open the windows of your mind to fresh ideas and a bright perspective. Are you struggling with self-esteem, challenged in your marriage or in your role as a mother or entrepreneur?  Change your thoughts. We create our reality from the inside out so as you seek to fill your mind with the positive and uplifting, you will begin to attract all that is good into your life.

2. Toss out habits, behaviors, and activities that are dirtying and cluttering your days. Life is too short to spend our precious time on the trivial and unfulfilling.  So what needs to go? Do you need to reduce screen time (e.g. phone, computer, and TV) so you can spend more time on self-care or with your family? Do you need to make clearer boundaries and say “no” to some of the lesser important activities that aren’t consistent with what your truly value? As you align your schedule with your highest priorities, you will find yourself accomplishing more, stressing less and finding fulfillment in your days.

3. Polish tarnished relationships. The essence of a happy life is found in healthy, loving relationships. When we are struggling with a friend or loved one, clearing the air with honest, open communication is the first step to rebuilding trust.  Apologizing and forgiving past hurts can be like healing balm to a gaping wound. Better yet, look for opportunities to sincerely praise and serve those who are difficult to get along with. Praise and service will change behavior faster than anything negative or punitive.

4. Sort out your finances. Money trouble is without question one of the leading causes of stress and anxiety in our lives.  Rather than taking a reactive approach to your finances, be proactive and create a working budget. Make sure it is realistic and allows enough flexibility so you can stick to it. As a part of your budget, create a plan of action around paying off debt and be sure to invest. Building wealth doesn’t require a big income so much as requires discipline and consistency.

Make spring cleaning your life a part of your regular routine. As you do, balance and success will come to you with ease. You only have one life to live. Live it well!

This post was written by Tara McCausland, Success Coach. Tara has been in the business of teaching, training, and coaching for nearly 6 years.  Tara is a natural teacher and motivator. She helps her clients find the balance, prosperity and fulfillment they are seeking by being their accountability expert, trusted sounding board, and their biggest fan throughout the coaching process. Check out her free download ’4 Tips to make T.I.M.E. Work for You’.

 

Health is Wealth – My Top 10 Tips

It’s so true! “Health is Wealth”, you hear it and until you’re fading and broken you don’t consider the value of this statement. Today I’m thinking about it.

I can honestly say that I’ve been testing my health to the limits this Spring. I haven’t been eating as well as I know I should nor getting the amount of sleep that I know I need. After quite a bit of traveling and the stress of selling our home, my body is starting to shout at me and tell me to S-L-O-W down. It happens to the best of us, we go-go-go and then our body says, NO MORE!! So I’m obeying, I am saying no to invitations this week and going to be doing a lot more self care. That said, I generally have excellent health and I can’t think of a day I’ve spent in bed (besides food poisoning and pregnancy) in years.

Here’s a few tips that have helped me:

1. I believe in the power of pure, filtered water. 1/2 body weight in ounces a day.

2. I eat primarily a vegetarian type diet. I eat meat very sparingly, once a week. I make a lot of smoothies, especially green ones with spinach or collard leaves. I try to buy organic when possible.

3. I take supplements and love Omegas. I use doTERRA essential oils, in fact I’m a distributor of them and use them to completely replace my medicine cabinet. Feel free to ask me questions about them if you like. simpleabundance (at) gmail (dot) com is my email for that. I also have found it to be an amazing business, I’m making a generous full time salary with part-time effort.

4. I live near nature and spend a lot of time (when weather is good) going on walks and being outside

5. I take time for self-care. I get massages, go to the spa, get my hair done. I wear clothes that are in season, fashionable, and look good on my body type and coloring. I wear makeup. I adore jewelry.  When I feel good on the inside, I feel great on the outside but the opposite is also true, when you feel good on the outside it helps you feel good on the inside!

6. I am a huge believer in therapy. I believe that if we don’t take care of our pain and emotional challenges they will show up in our body and we will pay for it. I go to Deena Jordan for energy work. Deena does sessions over the phone and is very good at identifying the root of our suffering, asking the right questions to release and help the client let it go. I recommend at least 3 sessions to get started. I try to have 1 session a month. I also go to Karyn Grant, she is in Utah County and specializes in music, massage, and aromatherapy to heal the mind, body, and spirit. I’ve gone to Karyn for 8 years and she is excellent at what she does, her work is based in healing through Christ. I have coached with Heather Madder and highly recommend her audios, coaching, and healing work. She has a lot to offer in this area. All these women are very talented, intuitive, and I trust them 100%.

7. I believe in natural health care and recommend Laura Jacobs and team for bio scans at Herbs for Health in Pleasant Grove. With a scan they can identify what is going on in your body, mind, and spirit and see what supplements, dietary needs you may have, and other supportive methods will help you get to feeling better. I have been going every 6 months or so and bring my children as well. They use a variety of natural health products and I’ve had excellent results.

8. I try to SLEEP deeply and well. I take naps at least once a week and I am committed to getting better at this at night!

9. I have found exercise that resonates with me- running/walking in nature, yoga, biking, and horseback riding (although I rarely have the opportunity! i want to create more of this). I have had a personal trainer off/on and I love the results physically from toning up.

10. I am committed to my faith and I know there is power in health when you have a clear mission, identity, and choose to be an instrument for God to do His work. I know that when I pray sincerely, study scripture, attend church and temple regularly I am blessed to fulfill my work at home and beyond with more strength and passion.

It’s always good to review what works for us in regards to our health, what about you? I’d love to hear what has been helpful for you.

This post was written by Kelly King Anderson, Founder  of Startup Princess. Reach her here by leaving a comment or by messaging/following her on Twitter @startupprincess

Meet Steph Flies & Joy Cherrick, Founders Scottsdale Moms Blog

We’re excited to introduce Steph Files and Joy Cherrick from Scottsdale Moms Blog!  Steph will be on our panel at Touchpoint in Mesa, Arizona on April 7th. They came highly recommended by our friends at Crave – Phoenix.  We can’t wait to meet all of you next week!

Name: Steph Flies & Joy Cherrick

Education: BS in Exercise Science (Steph) & BS in Communications/Journalism (Joy)

Professional Background: Events Director (Steph) and Marketing (Joy)

What you wanted to be when you grew up: Moms

What you are: Stay at home mama’s and Bloggers

Brief Summary of your Start Up: Upon having our first children, Joy approached me with the idea of providing an online place for local moms to connect with other moms. I LOVED the idea and we got startedthat week! Ever since  then we’ve learned so much about ourselves through working together and have made a ton of new friends along the way.

Where you are located: Scottsdale, AZ

Company Website? www.scottsdalemomsblog.com

What inspired you? All of the other great mommy bloggers out there! BUT what we love specifically about what we’re doing is providing an online AND offline experience for our readers.

How long have you been in business? Just a little over one year

How did you fund it? It has been a joint personal investment for both of us and we also offer ad space and sponsorships to cover some of our expenses.

Do you have a Fairy Godmother? Lots of other great mommy bloggers. SimpleMom.com, Blogging with Amy, too many to count really.

Current Business Challenge? Bringing our online community offline. Our main objective with starting ScottsdaleMoms Blog was to connect other mom’s and although an online platform is great we want people to get out from behind their computers and meet face-to-face.

What are you doing about it? We offer weekly playgroup opportunities, monthly Zoo Walks and various Moms Night Out events.

Family? Both of us live in Scottsdale, AZ with our hubbies, daughters and babies-to be (both of us are due in May 2011).

How do you balance family and business? Family is always going to come first for us! One thing to always keep in mind is that we always like to evaluate what we’re doing by asking ourselves “Is it 95% fun?”  If it isn’t, we re-evaluate what we’re doing.

Favorite book? The Bible (Joy & Steph)

What do you do to relax? When not pregnant, I love to go out with friends or my hubby and get a glass of red wine.(Steph)

What advice would you like to offer other Start Up Princesses? Keep at it! Success doesn’t come without a lot of sweat labor. I know, I know –Princesses don’t sweat, right?! Well both of us did – a lot.

Favorite Magic Wand? GOOGLE! Seriously – we didn’t get to where we are without using Google A LOT!

If you could design a tiara, what precious stones would you use? Diamonds of course! They are a girls best friend, right?

Meet Steph and Joy and a whole lineup of impressive women entrepreneurs at Touchpoint!  We’re coming to Mesa, AZ; Portland, OR; Boise, ID; and Orange County, CA.  Register today!

Charitable Holiday Traditions & Project Teddy Bear

Michelle McCullough, Business Development Director/Fairy Godmother writes:

I don’t remember specifics of many Christmas mornings, but there’s one as a teenager that I remember vividly.  My brothers and I ran upstairs in anticipation of all the loot awaiting us in the living room and there were no new presents under the tree.  My mom said, “Get dressed.  We’re going out.”  We drove to the local “Soup Kitchen” and were immediately put to work serving breakfast to the homeless and less fortunate in our community.  After spending the morning seeing family after family who had so little, it was very easy to list all of my blessings.  When we arrived home and had our actual Christmas (Santa hid the presents in my mom’s room until we returned) I remember the feeling being very different.  Each present seemed like a luxury – WAY more than I needed.  Though I don’t remember a single Christmas gift I got that year, this memory was the best gift my mother could have given me.

That wasn’t the first time my mother taught us about the spirit of giving during the holidays.  As a kid, at the beginning of December, my mother got us together as a family and we talked about what we were going to GIVE this Christmas and not what we were going to GET.  We’d pick a family to do a service for or we’d do a “Sub for Santa” for a less fortunate family in our neighborhood.

This is a tradition that I treasure and have tried to instill in my young family.  Though our contributions may be meager, it’s a nice tradition to brighten someone else’s holiday.

Last year I heard about Project Teddy Bear from one of Startup Princess’ partners: Bank of American Fork.  I thought that would be fun thing to do with my then not-quite-2 year old.  We had three stuffed animals that he had received as gifts that were sitting in a box (with the tags still on) and had never been played with. And that was a start of our annual tradition with Project Teddy Bear.  I told him about little boys and girls who didn’t have very much and that they would love a new toy.  He helped me carry them in and set them down in the impressive pile and then looked at the pile and picked up a new one to take home.  I tried to explain that this wasn’t a trade and, luckily, it went over pretty well.  We said, “Bye, bye bears.” And went home.  It took all of about 20 minutes including driving time.

Project Teddy Bear is a community service project sponsored by Bank of American Fork. Customers, employees and community members donate teddy bears and other stuffed animals that are given to the Utah Valley Family Support & Treatment Center in Orem, the Salt Lake County Family Support Center (locations in Midvale, Taylorsville, West Valley City and Sugarhouse) and the House of Hope in Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden. Last year, Bank of American Fork collected an all-time high of 7,463 stuffed animals and their goal for 2010 is 8,000.

Check out this cool time lapse video of last year’s donations Bank of American Fork Project Teddy Bear

I know I’m not alone in having chartible holiday traditions.  There are many families who at the beginning of every December help their children inventory toys and select 2 or 3 items to donate to Salvation Army, Goodwill or Deseret Industries.  This is also a great tradition of making way for new presents and also giving to those whose budgets may be tight.

I also know of other businesses that host fun projects during the holidays for employees, customers or community members like Sub for Santa.  Utah based, woman owned company, Stampin Up! decided to do away with sending holiday cards to their demonstrators and took the money and donated it to the Ronald McDonald House.

However you do it in your business or in your family, we’d love to hear about your ideas for charitable holiday traditions or hear about other company’s projects, like Project Teddy Bear that are spreading holiday cheer this December.

Michelle McCullough, Michelle has spent the last 11 years working in marketing and advertising. She’s worked in all aspects of the industry from production to creative and sales to management. On top of her full-time jobs, Michelle has cultivated her love for entrepreneurship by running a successful business, Doodads Promotional Products. She also has two kids ages 3 and 1. Michelle is also the Startup Princess Business Development Director.

Office Depot Giveaway! Nominate a Startup Princess to WIN Turbo Tax Small Business Software, Plus! Grand Prize Winner to Receive Canon SD780 Digital Camera

Office Depot knows small business owners need great tools to be successful. We are pleased to present this exciting giveaway with Office Depot featuring 10 copies of Turbo Tax Small Business, plus one Lucky Grand Prize Winner will also receive a Canon SD780. We want to honor 10 Startup Princesses who deserve to be recognized and “get a break” with filing taxes this year. If you know a woman entrepreneur Read more

What Type of Entrepreneur Are You?

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing serial entrepreneur Brent Bishop, chairman of  one of my favorite companies–the hip and whimsical kid’s brand, Naartjie and also chairman of the web security software company, Content Watch. Previous to these businesses he founded Greenbacks All-a-Dollar (1991), Read more

Gain Confidence in Life and Business- Find a Mentor and Try Something NEW

Three years ago I bought a 70′s white desk hutch spray painted white at a garage sale for $25. When I purchased it I had in mind to repaint it so every time I passed by it I had a nagging feeling about it. I was resolved to “redo it myself someday” but I didn’t have an action plan and put it on the back burner for a very long time. I’m not naturally crafty, so it seemed a bit overwhelming. But then for some reason I was determined to get it off the back burner this year and started Read more

Startup Princess Founder Kelly King Anderson Featured on Startups Live Internet TV Show

This show aired live on Tuesday April 21st. Thank you to Charissa Cowart, host and Dannie McLain, producer of Startups Live!

Announcing the AGENDA for The Startup Princess Academy- DISNEYLAND

We’re delighted to announce the Startup Princess Academy DISNEYLAND Agenda! We’re thrilled that we have Startup Princesses attending from California as well as Vancouver, Canada, Utah, Chicago, and Colorado! If you haven’t already signed up it’s not too late! We’re taking registrations until APRIL 10 and EXTENDED the low price of $225 until that time (or 2 for $400). Note: Infants are welcome at the event, but we will be recording.

AGENDA:

Friday April 17

Hotel Check-in 3:00 PM or later (For those Staying at the Disneyland Hotel)

4:30 PM – Meet in lobby of Disneyland Hotel

5:00 PM – Welcome Dinner in Downtown Disney (TBD) (* this event is optional, intended to honor the speakers and get to know each other, cost is the price of meal, RSVP to us)

6:30 PM until Midnight! Disneyland! (purchase your ticket through our event link before April 17th for just $38 4-midnight) Read more

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