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Do I Practice What I Preach? Confessions of a Busy Entrepreneur.

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It’s been an interesting experience to promote  a book on satisfaction as an entrepreneur  during what is hands down the craziest time in my life professionally (and personally too). We have been working ourselves to the bone. And for the first time in a long time I’ve compromised on something I rarely ever do…sleep. Long ago I swore to myself that I’ll never pull all-nighters like I did in college again. And while I’ve stuck to my guns (without hesitation) on that, I’ve been turning off my computer way too late on too many occasions. Perhaps it is to be expected…in addition to promoting  The Big Enough Company , I am producing a ton of written content, running a business, running a household, managing a complicated 3 stage move for my family which begins in November and ends in May and whose final destination won’t be revealed until March, raising my daughter, and planning for a new baby in January. I (for the most part) chose all of these circumstances and I (for the most part) am e

When Met With Resistance by BOSS Member Miji Hope

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When met with resistance… Sometimes I am fortunate to have moments of pure silence; it doesn’t happen regularly. Between running a full-time business, loving my new Husband and the proudly performed sounds from my precocious, Mommy-mocking two year old daughter, one can see why quiet times are NEVER. But silence does visit, and when she does I am able to refocus, gather my thoughts and reflect. Every time I have a chance to reflect, I enter into a teach . A teach is a mindset, a place I go that puts things, life into perspective.  I call it a teach , because this place allows me to separate myself from myself and look onto my current situation and learn from it… in turn making it a self-inflicted ‘teaching’ moment. Often times, a teach leads me into a thrust creating a yearning for knowledge and information to supports or bring light to whatever it is that I am experiencing, which brings me to the subject of this column… When met with resistance . When I began Premium Public Re

We Are Inspired By This BOSS: Dartesia A. Pitts, Esq

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D artesia A . P itts is the principal of the Law Office of Dartesia A. Pitts.  Recognized as a “Mover & Shaker” by NV Magazine and as a BOSS Influencer, she is an experienced Illinois trial and transactional attorney.  She serves as the community’s primary resource for all things law related.  Attorney Pitts’ practice areas include Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Business, Entertainment and Probate.  However, she has a referral base of lawyers that can handle any legal issue that you may have. Attorney Pitts is a Chicago native.  She grew up in the historical Bronzeville community.  She attended St. Elizabeth elementary school and Holy Name Cathedral high school.  After the Archdiocese closed Holy Name Cathedral, she finished her high school education at Lourdes on the southwest side of Chicago. Attorney Pitts attended Kenyon College in Gambier, OH receiving a Bachelor’s of Art in History.  While at Kenyon, her senior thesis focused on the history of urban renewal and its af