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The latest from Amilya.com Life Expert - Kathleen Partak My mom was a stickler for manners. I grew up with all the normal mom reminders; “Don’t chew with your mouth open.” “Ah, ah, ah…keep your elbows off the table.” “What do you say? (Please or Thank you.)” All these reminders helped to shape my character as [...]

You can’t plan for everything, the life of an entrepreneur is rarely predictable, but you can get ready for what you know is on the calendar and make the most of your time. We all are doing more with less these days. But with a little planning…and a little luck… everything falls into place.

She’s Everywhere! You can find and interact with Amilya Antonetti on Twitter (she’s @Amilya), on Facebook, and of couse here on Amilya.com

This March you will also find her sharing ideas with friends at partners at these great shows and events:

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:00 PM EST

Welcome… They say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Well, I’m ready for the Spring lamb to arrive. There are so many exciting things coming this Spring! My new book – The Recipe:A fable for leaders and teams has gone to print. Yeah! This was definitely a team [...]

Thanksgiving is that month when everyone focuses their energy on what they are thankful for. I believe we need to practice gratitude all year long, and not just as one, but as a family. One of the very best ways to really acknowledge what you are grateful for is to give to others. It may [...]

With Thanksgiving coming next month, now is a good time to be focusing on the concept of gratitude with our children. What does it mean to feel grateful? Gratitude can be defined as “a means of having a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation.” Melodie Beattie, the author of many books about co-dependency, captured the definition of [...]

Did you hear the story about the extremely paranoid guy who can no longer go to football games because he can’t stand the thought of the players talking about him in the huddle? In the new world of social media, this kind of paranoia may not be as extreme as this old joke would have you believe. That’s because people are talking about you. They’re talking about your business, your brands, and your products, too. What’s more, you can’t stop them. In fact, there are thousands of social media tools—and more on the way—that enable conversation among the masses of humanity with Internet access who may want to talk about you. So be careful of what you do, and of what you say, and whom you say it to.

It has become painfully aware to me that the current generation of students has no idea what it means to be financially independent. What I am even more aware of is that for the mass majority of them, it is not their fault; it’s ours! It’s not because they have no desire to have money, save money, or understand the functionality of the ‘Almighty Dollar,’ it’s because they are living in a time of confusion, mass media, excessive debt, and a personal dose of entitlement.

In the spirit of this month’s theme of independence symbolized by our country’s two hundred and thirty third birth of independence as a nation, it is time to evaluate how we as parents can use independence in our roles as caretakers for our children. From the point of view of social and emotional well being, we need to evaluate what approaches as parents we use to create these skills in our children’s lives. Ultimately, as parents we all want our children to be successful and lead fulfilling lives.

Entrepreneurial success is not a secret nor is it easy. It is about making more right decisions than wrong. It is about having the right information for your situation. And it is about having confidence and making a commitment to oneself. If you truly are committed to your idea and ready to take the next [...]