Out of the blue on day, I received a request to be a guest on Alison Donaghey’s  radio show. Now, if you know me, you know I LOVE doing radio shows. I can talk. So, naturally, I said “Yes!”. I sent what I needed to send and waited for the show. I knew I’d love talking...

Fun and work – I know: these two words aren’t often seen together. We have all experienced stressed out work, crazy work, want-to-run-away-and-never-come-back work. It happens. But no matter what level the Stress-O-Meter is at, we must make sure to keep fun in our...

In celebration of Earth Day, I want to share some little things that can make a difference – to the planet and to business. Win-win! When I first started my mortgage business, I purchased carbon credits to offset our footprint. I made choices to reduce my footprint –...

We like to pretend it’s all roses. But the truth is: everyone has shit to deal with. The questions is: Are you dealing with it? Or are you just pretending it’s not there? If you have a pattern of sweeping elephants under rugs, you’re not the only one. Heck, I’ve done...

I practice what I preach. I’ve gone through the shit. I’ve put in the time. I still struggle and I grow. I know I’m doing the work to be my best self. However, sometimes when you’re deep in it, you can’t see progress. Throw a girl in the deep end for 10 days without a...

(AND I’M NOT TALKING $) Value can be a noun or a verb. noun 
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. "Your support is of great value." a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is...

One of the questions I get asked all the time is: “What is the secret to networking?” There isn’t just one answer. There are so many secrets. Networking takes planning and practice. It’s about building relationships, making meaningful connections, and having (and...

The Internet is chock full of “the top mistakes people in business make” and “the truth about your first year of business”. Some of the information and opinions are great and some make me laugh. Recently, I was asked “Gina, what are the biggest mistakes you made in...

Being busy is a cycle that we all get sucked into. It often happens without us even realizing it’s happening. Before we know it, we’re lost in schedules, doing things, to-do lists, and filling every minute. Sometimes being busy is a state of being for a period of...

True fact: YOU are in your own way. (Ouch. I know.) You know what you want and you work toward it, yet you still can’t seem to get there. Likely, you have some mental blocks. Mental blocks are insidious and they live deep within. Usually they go wa-a-a-a-a-a-ay back....