Make 2025 Your Best Year - A Guide to Turning Goals Into Reality

Make 2025 Your Best Year: A Guide to Turning Goals Into Reality

As we step into a brand-new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect, dream big, and set the wheels in motion to make 2025 your best year yet. This isn’t just about resolutions—it’s about crafting a life you’re proud of, one purposeful day at a time. You’ve been handed a blank slate, 12 fresh months…

Entrepreneurial Struggles and Growth Reflect, Reset, and Persist
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Entrepreneurial Struggles and Growth: Reflect, Reset, and Persist

As we step into the new year, I want to start by sharing something deeply personal—my entrepreneurial struggles and growth as a solo entrepreneur. Like many small business owners, particularly crocheters, I face the challenge of building a sustainable business in uncertain times. Relying solely on sales to finance my lifestyle has not been easy,…

Simplicity: A Gentle Reminder of What Truly Matters
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Simplicity: A Gentle Reminder of What Matters

This year taught me the power of simplicity in a way I hadn’t fully grasped before. Life can feel overwhelming when we try to meet expectations—those of others or even the ones we impose on ourselves. But simplicity is not about doing less; it’s about doing what matters. For me, this meant letting go of…

Golden Dreams - Embracing Empowerment and Fulfillment After 50
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Golden Dreams: Embracing Empowerment and Fulfillment After 50

In the rich tapestry of life, there comes a moment when we stand at the threshold of our golden years, ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and fulfillment. As women over 50, this moment presents a unique opportunity to embrace the essence of who we are, reclaim our passions, and pursue our…

Gillian The Meaning and Origin Behind the Name

Name Reflections: Uncovering the Essence of Gillian

What is the meaning of my name – Gillian? I stumbled upon a thought-provoking post by Kunal Kukreja on LinkedIn recently, where he delved into the significance of names in Indian culture. He highlighted how names often reflect not just qualities but also life purposes, whether attributed to tradition or aspired to.  “In India, people…

When the Instagram Path Gets Rocky My Recent Experience
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When the Instagram Path Gets Rocky: My Recent Experience

I have not shared posts about my ramblings in a long time because I didn’t have much to ramble about, until today. Today I am sharing a recent bump in the road I encountered on my Instagram journey.  Just a couple of days after dishing out some golden nuggets of wisdom in my latest blog…

Speak It Into Existence - Manifest What You Want
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Speak It Into Existence – Manifest What You Want!

In times of hardship and uncertainty, the power of prayer and positive affirmations can be a guiding light, leading us toward hope and healing. Speak it into existence! Recently, when faced with the news of my niece’s hospitalization, I instinctively turned to prayer for her full and speedy recovery. Despite the physical distance separating us,…

Solo Entrepreneurs Journey
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Solo Entrepreneur’s Journey: Media Sales to Crochet Mastery

If you are familiar with my journey, then you are well aware that my heart lies in the world of crochet. What began as a simple hobby and source of joy has blossomed into a lucrative venture.  The shift from my long standing career in media sales to the realm of solo entrepreneurship wasn’t an…

Navigating Struggles, Rediscovering Resilience and Embracing Challenges
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Navigating Struggles and Rediscovering Resilience: A Personal Journey

Life is a journey, and for many of us, it’s a journey filled with ups and downs, triumphs, and struggles. At 54, I find myself in a place where I never envisioned being, grappling with financial difficulties and a sense of stagnation. Despite my best efforts to improve my circumstances, there are moments when the…