Entrepreneurs DO, Dreamers just dream With half of 2018 over, are you where you thought you would be right now? If not, then this article is for you. I wanted to write it not because I want to share the incredible things I have been able to accomplish in the last 6 months, rather to share what I have realized…
When founder of Texi Boots, Michelle Manningham launched her cowgirl boot line in 2017 she had a vision to help support female entrepreneurs. In founding her own business with no manufacturing background or experience, she spent many nights alone, turning to google for answers and some days encouragement. Searching for knowledge through podcasts, CDs, books she eventually found her way…
I remember the day I found inspiration from floss stuck between my two front teeth. I was face to face with the mirror diligently cleansing my incisors from the debris of the day when I got a text message. I paused, glanced down at my phone and looked back up to see two foot-long strings dangling like a walrus out…
Your fairytale will require getting your boots dirty…or at least that is my story. I find myself scrolling through Instagram photos and seeing the edited photo of the girl smiling while sipping her non-fat chai tea latte with her perfectly placed macaroons and tower of pastries. Somedays those images make want to launch a sticky pastry at the side of…
Since I was a little girl I dreamed of visiting Paris. In my small east texas town I was one of the very few that took French lessons in school instead of Spanish. I knew one day I would be skipping down the cobblestone streets in my burette asking the nearest Frenchman to help me find the best macaroons in…
One day I will be twirling in a tutu and cowgirl boots in a field of miniature horses and rescued puppies, and that will be my life. It took me a while to realize I didn’t have to live the life everyone else expected, or what some deemed “responsible”. I could live whatever little fairytale life I imagined. However, at…
What does it mean to be fearless? As John Wayne would say, “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” I think acting on your dreams in the face of fear is one of the most beautiful things a woman can do. We are so often told we have to be strong, bold, confident and fearless in order…