Bella is a quiet, mild-mannered 6-year-old that loves to play catch, go on walks and travel. She is small, but not too small to step on or lose in your purse. She also is quite content hanging out and accepting the day as it comes, which may include encounters with domestic and wild animals or a road trip. She’s fine with it all. She’s also a rescue, sort of. Her human mama died recently, and she needed a new home with a gentle environment and lots of hugs. Bella is the perfect dog – for … [Read more...] about How to Get What You Want
Bonnie Stevens
Adopting an Ooh-La-La Attitude
With all eyes on Paris this month, Americans have the opportunity to glean some fashionable tips for living well, loving life and expressing an ooh-la-la attitude. Eggs-cusez-moi, Your Signature Style is Showing The streets of Paris are lovingly packed with street-side cafes, charming boutiques, designer dress shops and the most decadent bakeries. You might wonder how they all seem to be bustling with activity. I believe it’s because they let their signature style do the talking while you … [Read more...] about Adopting an Ooh-La-La Attitude
Stepping into Visibility with a Broken Foot
Two-time best-selling author Christina Daves teaches entrepreneurs and business owners how to get their products and services noticed. Through her business, PR for Anyone, and together with her clients, she has received more than a billion views and more than $100 million in sales from free publicity – often appearing with celebrity hosts such as Hoda Kotb and Steve Harvey. However, public relations was not something she went to school for and she didn’t have experience in marketing, … [Read more...] about Stepping into Visibility with a Broken Foot
Five Ways to Make Your Life Louder Than Your Inner Critic
So many of us walk around with a mean girl or guy or disembodied voice in our heads that is so quick to judge us harshly or agree with or at least strongly consider any negative words that come our way. And while it’s probably a healthy trait to have a constant monitor looking over our shoulder to see if what we are doing is actually helpful, noble, caring or our best, it can be crippling, too, if we don’t keep that noise in check. That’s why I’ve started to notice how to live with that inner … [Read more...] about Five Ways to Make Your Life Louder Than Your Inner Critic
Tips for Entrepreneurs from Veteran Homebuilder Jose Berlanga
One of the best ways to reach your goals is to spend time with someone who has achieved the kind of success you haven’t yet dared to dream about. That’s when you know your big idea still has some growing to do. Seasoned home builder Jose Berlanga is an entrepreneur from Mexico City who has made a significant mark in Houston’s real estate industry. Berlanga was born to be an entrepreneur. By the time he was 21, he was already wealthy. He joined me recently on “Zonie Living: Business, Adventure … [Read more...] about Tips for Entrepreneurs from Veteran Homebuilder Jose Berlanga
Exercising Your Freedom is Good for You
After witnessing a profoundly moving and meaningful naturalization ceremony in federal court recently, I realized we American citizens seem to get so bogged down in the challenges facing our country, including political disagreements and the cost of gas, that we forget how privileged we are to live in the United States. We forget about the opportunities and freedoms we have that give us the power to pursue a better life. Not taking advantage of our freedoms – like the right to vote, the right … [Read more...] about Exercising Your Freedom is Good for You
Are You Off Balance?
When legendary Phoenix television anchorwoman Mary Jo West spoke to an audience of businesswomen in Sedona last month, she told them she did not know the “B” word when she was working in news. That word was “Balance.” In an interview with Jim Heath of JimHeath.TV, she described her typical workday in a big market with the pressure of ratings along with the added weight she felt to succeed for the benefit of other women at a time when glass ceilings were being shattered in newsrooms and other … [Read more...] about Are You Off Balance?
Have Kindness, Ambition, Integrity Swiftly Moved into the Spotlight?
Never before have we seen Americans voting with their fashionable pocketbooks like we are witnessing today. And, from marketers to politicians, artists to athletes, we should all be taking notice if we hope to gracefully step into financial and public favor with this beautiful S-curve that promotes kindness, ambition, integrity and, yes, even femininity as strengths. While Taylor Swift was performing hit after hit with songs like “Shake It Off” in the early 2000s, the rising tide of Swifties … [Read more...] about Have Kindness, Ambition, Integrity Swiftly Moved into the Spotlight?
Rolling into the New Year
On the road back home from Montana, Tim and Ruth Ellen Elinski of Cottonwood had a revelation. “We should start a business manufacturing these travel trailers,” said Ruth Ellen to her husband, referencing the camper Tim built from scratch that was rolling behind them in tow. “It got such rave reviews from other travelers on the road,” Tim explained. “At that point, it was just a matter of coming up with a name and jumping in,” he said. And jump in they did. That was five years ago, and since … [Read more...] about Rolling into the New Year
Where is Your Landslide Hiding?
On a hike into the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, the landscape is populated with native inhabitants of cholla and saguaro. But about two miles from Tom’s Thumb Trailhead, a pile of rubble joins the scene with balancing boulders, mushroom-shaped formations and a massive submarine rock that hangs over a desert grotto, often flooded by summertime thunderstorms. The Marcus Landslide was discovered when it caught the eye of two college students who were paying attention to the changes in … [Read more...] about Where is Your Landslide Hiding?