Wow - yesterday was crazy! We were without power for several hours, there are tress scattered all over the neighborhood - everything is a mess. I hope you're all safe and had little to no damage in your corner's of Dallas/Fort Worth. #notarypublic #coppell #smallbusinessowner

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend and hopefully had some good, quality family time! Last week was really strange. I have definitely noticed more calls for closings during the month (and not just at month end) so that means Lenders are getting busier with the lower rate boom we had a couple of weeks ago. Just as predicted! That's GREAT news! What I've also noticed is the Lenders seem to be understaffed because I haven't seen so many last minute cancellations or

Good morning and Happy April Fool's Day. I promise no tricks today....just a quick update on a fun notary meet up yesterday. Normally, I'd say "NO" to a networking event on a Sunday. That's my rest and recharge day (i.e. my one lazy day a week) and I cherish it! But yesterday was different. Bill Soroka, The Notary Coach from Phoenix, AZ was in town and had coordinated a DFW area meet-up at the Omni. I've observed Bill's career from afar and have always admired his approac

Last week was great! I got to travel across 3 states to see my family, spend quality time with my son (who graduates high school next year) and visit with my best friends. But.....I missed work! If you had told me 10 years ago that I'd be on vacation and miss my job, I would have said you were crazy. That's the wonderful part about owning your own business and creating relationships with fantastic people. It's FUN and EXCITING and I LOVE IT! Yes, there are days that runni

Managing a business is an exercise in self-discipline. I’ve never been the best at that. I find that some days I do the bare minimum so I’m meeting my goal, but not exceeding it. I’m not going above and beyond. Right now the nation is preparing for Super Bowl LIII. A contest of strength and will against the best athletes in the country. It’s a showcase of awesome-ness and definitely a testament to self-discipline. Just like in sports, we all know that the most successf

I never got around to the networking events I wrote about in my last post. Sometimes life gets in the way, and it sure did last week. My 13-year-old dog, Jax crossed the rainbow bridge on Wednesday. Losing a pet is awful, but having to make the decision to put them to sleep is the worst. I’ve never had to do that before and I hope to never have to again. I know it was for the best and it relieved him of his pain, but it still broke my heart. I don’t think I have any tears

It's January so that means all small business owners, like myself are super motivated to market our services. We're rested from the holidays and ready to get out there and network. I keep hearing that blogging is also a great way to introduce yourself to your customers and community, so I thought I'd give it a go! I've noticed a HUGE amount of networking events scheduled for this month and I'm trying to make it to as many as possible, but I'm curious....does anyone else get