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Bootstrapping it??

by Cydney Mar
Bootstrapping it??
Welcome to The. Chick. Pea.Life.I remember when a friend of mine was counselling me on how to stretch my grocery dollars so I could stay healthy &a...

Rest, reflect, and renew... 

by Cydney Mar
Rest, reflect, and renew... 
It's the beginning of Passover, Good Friday evening, the end of the first quarter & the beginning of the second quarter for 2023.Here in Montre...

💥Why Deadlines Work

by Cydney Mar
💥Why Deadlines Work
For 2023, my big thing is to STREAMLINE ~ And that means reorganizing files, rebranding, tweaking my websites & streamlining processes.Why? I w...

💥 The Handshake between the ProtoType + Production

by Cydney Mar
💥 The Handshake between the ProtoType + Production
I've always believed that our samples/ prototypes need to be COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTABLE and be accompanied by good notes on what the revisions or fin...

PRODUCTION ~ The Reality of Production

by Cydney Mar
PRODUCTION ~ The Reality of Production
Produce here, there, where?  Hey Idea-Meister,I've had SO many conversations around planning for production in the last year; I thought it would b...

Gee, I wish I had thought of that! 

by Cydney Mar
Gee, I wish I had thought of that! 
Hey Idea-Meister!🤔 Today I was thinking about everything I wished I had designed or created...Like the Q-Tip, not a Q-Tip copy, the real deal Q-Tip...

💥 Fresh New Year, Updating Our GOALS

by Cydney Mar
💥 Fresh New Year, Updating Our GOALS
Happy New Year ~   Dear Idea-MeisterIt's that time of year that I always look forward to, the quiet in-between time of Christmas & The New Yea...

💥 Getting your ideas ready??

by Cydney Mar
💥 Getting your ideas ready??
Hey Idea-MeisterWOW!! I cannot believe that ALL of a sudden it is NOVEMBER... How'd that happen?? I have to admit, as organized and as productive a...

Building Your Business by Selling to the Government

by Cydney Mar
Building Your Business by Selling to the Government
It has been an amazing journey to think back on how I was able to pivot my business at the onset of the pandemic.  I've always been a big fan of ha...
Posted in business approach, Doing Business with the Government, entrepreneurship, Indigenous Businesses

Acknowledging Our Ancestors, Those who came before us~

by Cydney Mar
Acknowledging Our Ancestors, Those who came before us~
I'm in a super reflective mood as it's almost Father's Day and I just saw a photo of me & my handsome father around 1965 today in my Facebook n...
Posted in 2022, business approach, father's day, Legacy, Lessons, Make Your Worth, things I wish I knew, wisdom

A Father's Wise Advice~

by Cydney Mar
A Father's Wise Advice~
A Father's Wise Advice~⁠ ⁠Hey Idea-Meister's ~⁠⁠There are SO many times that I wish my Father was still alive so I could go to him for advice... BU...
Posted in father's day

Meeting People " Where they are "

by Cydney Mar
Meeting People " Where they are "
  Hey Idea-Meisters!!As I sit & listen to so many entrepreneurs excitedly tell me about their ideas, I always ask them questions about what...
Posted in 2022, business approach, Commitments, entrepreneurship