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Welcome 2011
I’m dreaming about our winter vacation in Mexico coming up in a few weeks and I’m looking forward to the warm sun and beautiful Caribbean beach. This time I am sure to have a trip free from falls and when I close my eyes I can feel the humid breeze, I breath deeply and sink into my chair and relax. We are lucky to have this time away from the Minnesota cold and excessive snow of 2010. I wish for a healthy, happy and successful new year for my family, my friends and all my business colleagues as well as myself of course. The last year held some challenges for me and yet I am healthy and grateful for the ability to love, have meaningful friendships,...
Read MoreChoices
One of my mother’s key values was the importance of “Choice,” her underlying principal was for women to be independent, strong and employed. “It’s important to work hard and get an education” she said, typical values growing up in Minnesota during the 1950’s and 60’s. I lived my life believing this until I became a Director several times over and learned that budget cuts are painful choices and that we let people go even though they had an education and worked hard. It’s been two years since I “chose” to leave my corporate job and reinvent myself, I’ve moved away from health care management and sales management in private industry back to...
Read MoreDon’t forget the value of Bartering
Barter, trade, exchange, swap, etc. In it’s simplest form to Barter means “to trade goods or services without the exchange of money.” In these tough economic times I look at what I need to build a business and Bartering has become a viable avenue to access needed services. We all have something to offer in trade and before I give away my talent and skill I now take the opportunity to ask my fellow business associates to consider an exchange of services that has a fair exchange value for both of us. It’s funny but when I talk to my friends and associates we tend to under value our gifts and yet the reality is that we all have...
Read MoreQuick Bio
Mary Chapa is a multi-talented woman with a background in nursing leadership, quality management and business development in both health care and private industry; she's also a writer and a passionate holistic health practitioner living in Minnesota.
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