Want to attend the Slipcover Summit, but funds are a little tight? Then you should apply for the 2012 scholarship. Apply now and you could receive up to $400 toward classes. But hurry, the deadline is tomorrow, April 21. What are you waiting for?
The past week has been crazy busy. Karen from Home Fashions U arrived last week and we have been super busy getting ready for the Original Sewing & Quilting Expo in Lakeland, FL. Karen is teaching 6 classes–to include ottomans, bedding, updating your dining chairs, a business class and more. While Karen is teaching, I [...]
Have you heard? April 1 is the deadline to apply for the Slipcover Summit scholarship. No, it is not an April fools joke, that really is the deadline. If you are a slipcover professional or an aspiring slipcover professional, then you need to consider this. Go here for the application and either email it to [...]
I think it is about time to wrap up this series on setting goals. We started out taking a look at how to set achievable goals, then we discussed how to break your goals down into bite sized pieces and last time we took a look at a technique called mind mapping. Now I will [...]
In Part I of this goal series we looked at how to go about setting specific and measurable goals and in Part II we discusses how to keep from being overwhelmed. Now we will take a look at one way to layout your road map. Over the years I used many different methods of doing [...]
In this post, I introduced the basic concepts for setting goals; how they need to be specific, measurable and with a time frame. When you first start setting your goals, it can seem like such a huge step getting from where you are to where you want to be. At this point, most people become [...]
This is the time of the year when a lot of people make resolutions. I’m not much into resolutions, but I do set goals. Goals are a powerful thing. Even more powerful is the brains ability to work toward your goals, even when you are not aware of it. I’m a big fan of success [...]
The plan was to have the first SIYS newsletter out this week; but you know how plans go. Having some minor technical difficulties with the newsletter appearance in Gmail. But never fear, my technical expert is busy working things out. So stay tuned.
I’m excited! As I am almost ready to send out SIYS first newsletter. But I’m also undecided about how often to send. Don’t really want to overwhelm you with too many newsletters, so I need your opinion. How often would you like to receive a newsletter? Every week? Every other week? Or monthly? Let me [...]
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