In January of 2009, I was in Las Vegas for a business convention where I met Scott Bedbury and heard him talk about his vision in creating the Starbucks brand: “We are not in the coffee business serving people; we’re in the people business serving coffee”. I believe that, because even though I don’t …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
Eliana Fernández was in my womb for 41 weeks and 4 days and on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 6:14 am, I was honored to meet her and hold her in my arms. Eliana weighed 6 lbs 3.8 oz at birth. She was 18.5 inches long ~ I call her my tiny little pigeon [“pidge” …
I once read a quote stated by Al Pacino for his character in a movie called City Hall (which I have not seen, because I do not watch R rated movies), and this quote explains very well what I mean by “don’t judge Cinderella:” “Be careful how you judge people; you don’t sum up a …
The last Sunday of July is Father’s Day in my home country and August 10th is my dad’s birthday. I miss my DAD. He is my HERO in so many ways. He always finds a way to LIFT me up, CHEER me up, replace my tears with GIGGLES and SMILES, and help me see my …
As a Caribbean island native, I love coconuts and I especially love coconut water. Not all “young Thai coconuts” come from Thailand. 🙂 In my home country, the Dominican Republic, you can just pick young coconuts wherever you may be, and when you buy them, they are so inexpensive because they’re everywhere! When I gave …
As moms, we give a special meaning to “the grass is greener on the other side.” It’s common for us moms to assume that someone else “has it all together” and that we are alone in our inadequacy, craziness, and chaos. We presume “no one could possibly understand” what we go through or what goes …
We’re all familiar with it, we’ve all made one, we’ve all striven to complete it, and we’ve all failed… miserably.The dreaded to-do list is every mom’s worst enemy. You’re probably thinking “I’m a list person… I like to check things off.” And I’ll give you that. The issue is that we become list slaves, placing …
Sometimes I tell someone I am a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Master Trainer, and I am surprised when they ask “What Is Guerrilla Marketing?” I really thought everyone knew the answer! I first learned about Guerrilla Marketing when I was attending college in the Dominican Republic since the book, Guerrilla Marketing, was a required read for …
I started my first business when I was 7 years old. From an early age, I learned to be a success seeker with the highest aspirations. One of my God-given gifts is to be able to step back and SEE the big picture. This kind of VISION is not only helpful in business…it’s saved my …
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of CRAZINESS. Comfortable craziness. Uncomfortable craziness. Pleasurable craziness. Painful craziness. Fun craziness. Frustrating craziness. Sweet craziness. Sour craziness. PURE CRAZINESS… all the way! All I can say is: good thing I’m CRAZY. LOL The whole concept of being a Positive Mom is knowing how to navigate life …