It was a Friday evening in May and I was pulling into my hometown for Mother’s Day when I got a phone call that changed everything. I just spent that day in Oklahoma doing meetings for my corporate job and I was so grateful to get to see my family for the weekend. The phone call, besides the fluff added…
After over 150 flights for my corporate job in 2018 I found myself laying on my floor January 1, 2019 in tears. Ugly tears. Angry tears. Exhausted tears. I was unhappy, and had maxed myself out trying to build my Texi Boot brand while working a demanding corporate job. I had reached what felt like a breaking point. I was…
Finding Your Balance Hi, I’m Michelle. I am a recovering work-a-holic. Hearing the word balance as an entrepreneur always sounded like a curse word to me. I felt it was a word uttered from the mouth of the “unwilling,” the “excuse makers,” the “I prefer to be lazy and hide under the word balance for my desperately needed peer approval.” I thought…
You may not always feel like a queen, but that is when you need to dig in your boots the most. If you can remained disciplined in your habits and personal growth behind closed doors, it is only a matter of time before the crown jewel (your dreams) start coming true. I recently read about this flower that resembles…
Here are 3 signs it is time to make a shift in your life and 3 ways to kick your butt back in gear. 1. What used to work just doesn’t anymore. Ever had that euphoric feeling that everything you put energy towards starts growing or goes exactly according to plan? It takes very little energy to get it done,…
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…