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Airline Secrets: 10 Tips and Tricks Airlines Don't Want You To Know

This article on Thrillist certainly garnered my attention today!  For any of us that have been frustrated by the airlines, thanks to missed flights, delays or baggage loss, this article will certainly give us some tools to put in our toolbox for our next airline run-in. Airline Secrets: 10 Tips and Tricks Airlines Don’t Want […]

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Meet the Author: Permission by Nicole R. Matthews | Arbiter News

I am delighted to have been profiled by Arbiter News in their Meet the Author section. My favorite question, outside of the chance to talk about  my book, Permission: Stop Competing & Start Creating the Life You Want to Live was when they asked who I would invite to a dinner party. Who would you […]

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Make Over Your Cauliflower

One of my favorite hobbies is cooking. Anytime I put on my apron, I feel like I’m putting on a super power cape! I am a self-taught cook that has loved the art of cooking since I was in middle school. I use recipes as a rough road map but prefer creating dishes with my […]

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Playground Chatter with John Lee Dumas, Founder & Host of Entrepreneur on Fire!

Welcome to Playground Chatter! Our new blog series, where we get to profile and chat with some of the best executives in town! Sure, we could ask about all their fancy business stuff but since we are fun monsters, we want to know how they spend their spare time on the playground of life! _______________________________________________________________________________ […]

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Fifty Shades of Fun!

When something as big as Fifty Shades of Grey is hitting the big screen, we would never miss an opportunity to create an unique experience around the opening of the film! On February 13th, The Henley Co. produced a Fifty Shades of Grey launch party in San Diego. The evening was fifty ways of fabulous! […]

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It's Not Snowing in Tahiti…

As most of the country is under heaps of snow, taking a peek at the tropics might provide some motivation that one day summer will come. Being in the travel business, we are currently scanning the globe for exciting destinations to visit. Today, we are featuring French Polynesia and the current offerings of Paul Gauguin […]

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Playground Chatter featuring Rita Moore, Director of Sales & Marketing at La Valencia Hotel

Welcome to Playground Chatter! Our new blog series, where we get to profile and chat with some of the best executives in town! Sure, we could ask about all their fancy business stuff but since we are fun monsters, we want to know how they spend their spare time on the playground of life! __________________________________________________________________________ […]

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What is Keeping You Locked Up?

  In Chapter 2 of my book, Permission: Stop Competing & Start Creating the Life You Want to Live, I ask the question, “What is keeping you locked up?” You may think your life is chugging along without much interruption but I would challenge you to think about the story you are telling yourself that […]

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Here's the Dirty Little Secret…

…No one is actually working an 8-hour work day! If you are reading this article, it’s more than likely between the hours of 9-5 and you are sitting at your desk (which is owned by the company), reading this on your computer (which the company provides) and taking a “break” from your “demanding” work (which […]

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What He Really Wants For Valentine's Day

Being a singleton at the moment means I’m not really all that excited that the dreaded day of hearts and cupids is shortly going to be upon us. But I do know for those that are paired up, shopping for the man in your life can be a challenge. I remember the stress shopping for […]

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