*Big sigh* It’s been one of those weeks. You know what I’m talking about. The type of week where no matter how much you plan, how hard you work, or how much time you put into a project, everything seems to go awry. 

I'm juggling many different roles right now: CEO, professor and blogger. Here's what a typical day in day in the life of a business owner looks like.

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We’ve officially entered the dog days of summer. While summer is my favorite season, and I’m loving these bright and sunny days, I do have a bit of a confession. Over the past few weeks, my motivation has hit an all-time low. It’s bad. I’ve been struggling…hard.  Each week, I carefully curate a to-do list. …

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While I often joke that all I need to do my job is my trusty MacBook and a wifi connection, that’s definitely not the case. There are many other apps, tools and resources (20+ of them, in fact!) that I use to make JL&Co and my blog run seamlessly. Whether you’re a blogger, a small …

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Confession: I’ve always been a big planner, and I love me a good to-do list. Okay, that’s likely not really a confession — if you’ve been around these parts for awhile, it probably comes as no surprise to you that I’m extremely Type A.  But here’s the thing: I still haven’t figured out how to …

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Life today looks drastically different than it did a couple of years ago. Allow me to set the scene.  March 2015. Every weekday morning, my alarm blares at 4:45 a.m. I roll out of bed in my parent’s house and head downstairs to complete my workout for the day — T25 with Shaun T. After …

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