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Many of our salon's clients have expressed how much they enjoy the hand-made Halloween decorations that are displayed in our salon.  I love decorating the salon to fit the seasons and holidays throughout the year. It's a lot of work decorating our 2,400 sq. ft. of space but the...

I'm sure that you will agree with me when I say "What a Summer"! I know your summer has been just as busy as mine. I'm sure you are wondering if this is the new normal as we try to gain a foothold on what is yet to come. I've been talking to other business owners and we all seem to be in the...

What, it's already August?

Sorry for the late notice, but I'm inviting you to a just-in-time workshop before the end of our summer season.

I remember those hot summer days when I was growing up on the southern island of Kyushu, Japan. My neighborhood friends and I waited patiently for the...

This is true in any relationship, don't you think? In the beginning, everything seems so ideal. My relationship with MoMo has been no different than when I hire a new employee. Everyone in the salon exclaims, "Oh, she is the ideal person who will fit into our team!" I always answer, "We won't...

Do you remember how bad I felt for MoMo that she ended up in a training class being the only grown dog in the class? I've been thinking about why I felt that way. After all, she is a dog and I'm sure that she didn't feel as bad as I thought she did. After thinking about it, I realized that I was...

How time flies! I can't believe it's been 2 months since MoMo traveled 19 hours in a plane from Korea, crated with another in the same kennel. Since that day, She's learned a lot about life in the states. Here's her progress report.

• She learned that grass is the appropriate place for dogs to...

I want to share a story with you. Many years ago, I met a woman at a business conference. She was beautiful, well-poised, and radiated a look of health. She approached me and began conversing with me about women in businesses. It was difficult for me to concentrate on our conversation. I finally...

Thank you for following MoMo's Journey with us. What we appreciate are the all the wonderful comments that you've been posting with your encouraging words and thoughts.

I've been concentrating on teaching MoMo to walk on a leash with me. She is a dog who has never walked with a human tethered...

Continuation from when I picked MoMo up on April 7...

MoMo walked into our condo and seemed happy. She walked around sniffing and checking things out. I thought no worries because dogs are able to adjust to new surroundings quickly.

Even though she was warm, friendly, and very polite and...

Have you experienced a time when you felt like something was missing in your life? In my younger days, I remember that I wanted to adopt a child who was living an unstable life without love, care, or compassion. I wanted to provide a life for this child that is filled with stability, daily...

Today I want to share with you the Kaizen philosophy that I live by every day. Kaizen is a Japanese business/life philosophy that means, Life-long learning in small incremental steps. The six to-do lists for the Kaizen philosophy are 1. Take one small step.   2. Ask small questions.  ...

When I have downtime, I create things. That's exactly what I did between January and February. As I studied the Kaizen/Ikigai philosophy of gift sharing, I wanted to get something out in the world that I felt would cause transformational mindset change that people would benefit from. The title of...