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Amanda Dickson: CHANGE!!!! Alright. Alright. Stop Yelling.

2009-11-29T18:46:40-05:00

Amanda Dickson co-hosts Utah's #1 rated morning show, "Utah's Morning News with Grant and Amanda," on KSL Newsradio. She writes: "Some months ago, I found myself surrounded by the word “change.” It was the theme of political campaigns, a point of contention (“That’s not real change!” “That’s just change for change’s sake.”), something companies and entire industries needed to do (“We’ve got to change something around here, or we’re all going under.”) There was no ground under my feet, or what ground was there was shaking the china out of the hutch."

Miranda's Dog Blog

2009-11-27T21:32:18-05:00

Six months ago, my daughter Miranda started a blog. She really, really, really wants a dog, but I'm allergic, so she has a fish, had a lizard, and now a guinea pig -- and has started a blog about dogs. She asked me to tell you about Miranda's Dog Blog; I promised her I would once she had 10 entries.

The 'Left Tackles' in our Lives

2009-11-25T20:25:46-05:00

I just finished reading The Blind Side by Michael Lewis; the film was released last Friday. Here's a synopsis from the backcover: When we first meet him, Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he doesn't know his real name, his father, his birthday or how to read and write. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family plucks him from the streets. Then two great forces alter Oher: the family's love and the evolution of football into a game where the quarterback must be protected at any cost. Our protagonist becomes the priceless package of size, speed, and agility necessary to guard the quarterback's greatest vulnerability, his blind side.

Elizabeth Stewart Dunford: Solace in Creativity

2009-11-21T11:40:15-05:00

Elizabeth Steward Dunford begins her guest post with: "My mother told me never to read anyone else’s diary. Is that why all the diaries I coveted growing up came adorned with a miniature lock and key? To ward off all those who didn’t observe social protocol? Ashamedly, I have found myself in this category at times. (I have older sisters). So, when an opportunity to research Charlotte Brontë’s diary arose, my childhood impulse was to call my mom and ask if she thought Brontë would mind.

HarvardBusiness.org: Summoning the Courage to Tear Down Walls

2009-11-21T00:04:47-05:00

I guest posted over at HarvardBusiness.org today. Before you read the post, I'd encourage you to watch this clip from President Reagan's "Tear Down the Wall" speech.

Final 15: Shabby Apple Happy

2009-11-13T09:57:08-05:00

Giddy. I can't think of a better word. Both designs (Leslie Whyte Graff's and mine (in collaboration with Leslie)) are finalists in the Shabby Apple dare to design contest. In the spirit of some advice received about making the 'ask' specific, here are two concrete things you can do to help us with our dress.design.dare:

Store & Style Guest Post: Making Space For Your Dream

2009-11-11T07:04:42-05:00

In the November 2009 edition of Store & Style, they've featured my article Making Space for Your Dream. I'd encourage you to also read The Comforts of Home, and Cross it Off Your List. Both are written by the founding editor Christine Vick.

Eva Koleva Timothy: Lost in Learning

2009-11-10T00:42:54-05:00

Born and reared in Bulgaria, Eva Koleva Timothy is a photographer whose photographic exhibition Lost in Learning collection casts a lens upon the great explorers, artists and scientists of the Age of Exploration and is meant to encourage us to embark upon our own voyage of discovery.

N.E.D.: The Healing Power of Music

2009-11-07T10:56:49-05:00

I had actually scrapped this post, and told Drew Citron as much. Drew's PR firm TwoShepsThatPass has been engaged to drive funds to/awareness of women's cancers. They are publicizing the band N.E.D. No Evidence of Disease, a band comprised of five gynecologic oncologists. N.E.D. will be performing at the 1st Annual Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Race to End Women's Cancer. GCAF

Sara Hutchins: 12 Year-Old Dares to Design

2009-11-02T20:15:13-05:00

12 year-old Sara Hutchins is considering becoming a fashion designer when she grows up. Wouldn't this dress design for Shabby Apple Dresses be stunning on a statuesque 5'7" girl like Sara?