Beth Terry | January 1, 2009
A horse named 2008 has thrown a lot of riders - even experienced ones.
We’re all in this one together, no matter our circumstances, no matter how well we planned. When people suffer, it affects us all.
This isn’t just about finances and mortgages. We have become so focused on consumerism – and paying for it, that […]
Beth Terry | December 27, 2008
Remember, when you succeed, we all do.
Small businesses are the most powerful Economic Engine in the world! I believe the small business people of the world are the ones who will pull the world back from the brink of economic disaster. I believe you can do this. Let’s save the world together, one small business at a time!
Beth Terry | November 28, 2008
Black Friday - the day retailers hope will put their books “in the Black” - ie - make them profitable. The problem? The nonstop media coverage of impending disaster clashes with the consumer-driven ads this time of year. The result? A sense of Hopelessness and Helplessness. Heaviness of heart.
Whether you are a retailer, a […]
Beth Terry | October 12, 2008
The news tugs at the side of my consciousness. I watch it from time to time, but have decided not to let it rule my day. I think it was Mark Victor Hansen who once described the news as “The same bad stuff happening to different people every day.” I’m keeping up on things, but […]
Beth Terry | July 17, 2008
The media just loves to stir the pot and make us all believe the end of the world is near. We all know bad news sells newspapers! Yet, we take most of our cues from headlines, don’t do our own research, and typically jump on board with the sheep if we’re not careful.
Beth Terry | July 3, 2008
It was 2004 and I was going through a rough patch. My big brother Glenn, an honest-to-God cowboy from Nevada, told me I needed to read a new book that had just hit the shelves. James P. Owen, a stockbroker in Austin, and David Stoecklein, an amazing western photographer, had just put together “Cowboy Ethics: […]
Beth Terry | June 29, 2008
The Resilience of the Human spirit. That’s what captivates me. Watching little kids dance. Seeing an older couple on a walk, still holding hands. Hearing a stadium full of kids in Hawaii singing (and signing) the YMCA song.
I love watching people connect; love seeing them forget themselves for a minute and reach out to […]
Beth Terry | June 16, 2008
That’s a wonderful quote from Gerald Jampolsky’s book “Love is Letting Go of Fear.” And it’s so true. It’s rare for an upset to be a simple cause-and-effect situation.
Here, let me save you thousands of dollars in payments to a shrink. You’re sitting in the docs office. First question, “So, tell me what’s bothering […]
Beth Terry | May 14, 2008
It’s halfway through May and the people who actually meant their New Years’ Resolutions are still showing up at the gym. A woman with a Raphaelite body creeps in and tries to hide out at the back of the aerobics class. I restrain an impulse to run up to her and hug her for […]
Beth Terry | February 26, 2008
We think we need all the answers. That’s why you opened this, yes? I don’t know that we need to go in search of answers to all the troubles in the world. I think we need to go in search of the questions.
Haven’t you noticed that answers show up when you ask the right questions? […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
