Our Little Mountain Town

Our little mountain town is growing. With this growth comes lots of changes…one of the most obvious being the bigger businesses and chain stores that have come to town.The down side of this is, it has pushed many of the little guys right out of business . Some...

Reputation And Trust Go "Hand In Hand"

Yesterday I talked about reputation. Today the subject is trust….As far as I’m concerned the two go hand in hand. Trust is what your reputation is built on. Take it away and you’ve tarnished not only your reputation but your relationship with...

Your Reputation..Your "Good Name"

Money, power and success can come and go but your reputation sticks to you like glue. In today’s world, I am concerned that this is not taken seriously enough.An example…We have a former President who lied to the American public about his promiscuous...

The Story Behind The Chocolate

In the eight years I’ve been in the chocolate business, many people have asked me about my concept and how I got started.Anyone who knows me understands how much I love chocolate. One day, I was reading the family my list of potential names for my business (most...

Locking In A Mortgage Rate

In the past few weeks, I felt like I was playing the stock market when in actuality I was trying to lock in a great mortgage rate for my almost built town home. Every day, I watched as the rates fluctuated…going up and then back down… …wondering if...