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Surviving the Entrepreneurs Journey

by Cydney Mar
Surviving the Entrepreneurs Journey
When I think about why I started my business, I think back to the time I was deathly ill in the hospital about 5 years ago. I already had a flouri...

I've become an enabler ~

by Cydney Mar
I've become an enabler ~
I woke up this morning, stretched, feeling happy and then thought ~  “ I’ve become an enabler “  At first, I panicked, I thought oh-my-goodness, wh...
Posted in product development

Let's All Be Like Chuk

by Cydney Mar
Let's All Be Like Chuk
I have been thinking a lot about Chuk ~ My Blue Bird of Happiness, and how he continues to command attention.He is precocious, he gets right into t...

A Father's Legacy & The Importance of Drawing Monsters ~

by Cydney Mar
A Father's Legacy & The Importance of Drawing Monsters ~
My dad taught me to start where I am, to practice and to put in consistent effort.  I was up about fairly early this Sunday morning thinking about...
Posted in Legacy, Sketching

What to do if your schedule gets side swiped?

by Cydney Mar
What to do if your schedule gets side swiped?
Today started off great, I had a wonderful night's sleep, a beautiful walk in the neighborhood with Jack, the sunshine beaming down from bright blu...

🐎Don't Put the Cart Before the Horse🐎

by Cydney Mar
🐎Don't Put the Cart Before the Horse🐎
This week I was working with a client who has an absolutely wonderful idea. He was inspired by a scene in a movie many years ago and based on that ...
Posted in getting started, launch, product development

Be Sales Driven ~

by Cydney Mar
Be Sales Driven ~
SO many times, I am having conversations with my budding designers, creators, and Idea-meisters And they are not only busy creating their ideas, t...

🌺Momma's Day Love 💖On Going Home 🌺 Following Your Heart 💖

by Cydney Mar
🌺Momma's Day Love 💖On Going Home 🌺 Following Your Heart 💖
Going Home, Family & Momma's Day Love I just got home from an epic trip to my hometown, Vancouver BC.My dearest friend Kenny was turning the BI...
Posted in Following Your Heart, Lessons, Mother's Day

Oh! The things I wished I knew ~

by Cydney Mar
Oh! The things I wished I knew ~
You know those times when you see a Facebook posting that says " what would you have told your 21-year-old self? "Oh! Gosh, when I look back and s...
Posted in business approach, inventory, Sales, things I wish I knew, wisdom

Getting Your Costing Right ~ The Theory ~

by Cydney Mar
Getting Your Costing Right ~ The Theory ~
I’ve seen a couple of Posts asking about “ How to Cost “ properly and I thought I’d hop in and share how I’ve costed over the years with the differ...
Posted in costing, wholesale pricing

Practical Product Magic

by Cydney Mar
Practical Product Magic
Practical Product Magic I am thinking a lot about the practical magic that helped me in creating the products that I produced over the years and...

If not now, when?

by Cydney Mar
If not now, when?
Happy New Year!! It's the New Year and wowee, what a year this past 2017 has been!  I LOVE the end of the year and beginning of a New Year... I ...