By Laura Smith, Chief Firecracker, Pink Spark Systems So you're sitting there reading this email...why not have a self-love fest RIGHT NOW? It's fairly simply and it feels oh-so good. Here are the 3 easy steps: 1. Plan to spend the next 60 seconds REALLY loving you. 2. Start with... Read more →

By Laura Smith, Chief Firecracker, Pink Spark Systems Do you have a creative task to do today? If you’re like the average (even though I TOTALLY get that you’re ANYTHING but average) entrepreneur or business woman, I bet you do. Also, if you’re like the average person, you sit in... Read more →

Post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess If you're a busy professional -- and who among us isn't? -- you may have great time and goal management skills and your to-do lists are done at day's end but let me ask you this: When is the last time you made time... Read more →

Post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess I write frequently about conquering the overwhelm and what I am doing, and have been trying to do, since my breast cancer diagnosis. I realized I was operating on "I-must-do-it-all-all-the-time-mode" and I am not certain if my frantic, stressful lifestyle lead to my disease,... Read more →

By Laura Smith, Chief Firecracker, Pink Spark Systems So...here it is. Another day of work. How did you wake up? Alive, energized and full of excitement? OR ho-hum, sluggish and mildly deflated? How do you bring the magic back? Sister, I've so been there. I remember one particular day when... Read more →

Post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess What do I have to be thankful for this year? What has my year wrought? I lost my father in March. My mother was moved into a nursing home in October. We've adopted my mother's 15 year-old-dog and his transition into our multi-pet house... Read more →

My was heart racing as if I were out for a vigorous jog, as I sat at my computer trying to make sense of the very technical email that came across the screen. It was a Friday and the technical person who was bringing a project to fruition was about... Read more →

Post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess We've all been there. Life is just moving along at a great pace; your business is thriving, your family is healthy and happy and the pets in your life are flea-free and content. Then down comes the curtain. Your close to 80-year-old mother falls... Read more →

Last week, I was forced to reflect deeply on my family dynamics. I leapt with both feet into an unknown space where events from the past and present would tap dance around my mind. It’s Complicated I credit my mom and dad with investing great effort into being the best... Read more →

Post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess I am a breast cancer survivor. June 19 was my one year "anniversary"; the anniversary dates seem to be a fluid date as some women mark their anniversary as the day they were diagnosed and started fighting others (like myself) mark it as the... Read more →