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Stories, Motivation, Musings, Community Mahla Hoffbeck Stories, Motivation, Musings, Community Mahla Hoffbeck

Why We Travel: Stories and Reflections From the Road + Home Sweet Oceanside

We took on a multi-purpose work and family fun cross-country road trip from Southern California to Southeast Minnesota with two littles and a dog in tow. There’s nothing quite like getting out of your normal space and routine to incite new creative thinking and powerful “aha” moments for both life and work. Jump into the blog to read about our top takeaways from the road trip.

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Stories, Motivation, Musings Mahla Hoffbeck Stories, Motivation, Musings Mahla Hoffbeck

How I Work as a Mom and Boss Lady with Little Kids

Figuring out how to juggle business and parenting can be really challenging, and it’s something I’ve honestly been a little afraid to talk about openly (more on this in the blog). I’ve been doing this mom + business owner thing now for nearly four years with my two boys, and while I certainly do not have it all figured out — I’m sharing my experience to hopefully encourage fellow parent-entrepreneurs. Learn what our typical family schedule looks like and how we take care of our kids and the business.

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Musings Lane Hoffbeck Musings Lane Hoffbeck

A Few Thoughts on Perfectionism

I’m a recovering perfectionist. No…for real. But perfect is perfect, right? Sounds pretty great to me. The problem is perfectionism takes all of these great values that embody greatness and excellence – and then takes a hard left turn.


Over the years, I’ve gathered some of my favorite thoughts on perfectionism to help me in my continued recovery effort, and now I’m sharing them with you

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Learn how to wield your influence

We all have influence. Maybe you are an “influencer” and you already knew that. Or maybe you need a reminder that people are influenced by what you do. Yes…YOU! What you do makes an impact. How you do what you do influences the results. Influence in and of itself is not a good or bad thing. It just is. It can be used in both good and bad ways. Don’t hear “influence” and think “manipulation.” Read on for the Top 6 Factors of Influence and our key bite-sized takeaways from Robert B. Cialdini’s book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.

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Business Growth, Musings, Business Lane Hoffbeck Business Growth, Musings, Business Lane Hoffbeck

What’s your Run Rate?

If you think I’m asking you how fast you can run a mile, then make sure you read this blog!

Run rate is a simple and quick way to help you forecast your financials. It looks at what you have done in the past (revenue, profit, expenses, etc.) and replicates it moving forward into the future for the rest of the year.

My goal here is that by the end of this blog you not only know what your run rate is, but you also know how to consistently be aware of it.

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Business Growth, Musings, Business Lane Hoffbeck Business Growth, Musings, Business Lane Hoffbeck

Get the Haircut

How something as simple as a haircut can make a big impact on our businesses. Yes, this is a blog about a haircut. I’d neglected my self-care for too long, and when I finally got the haircut — it reminded me of something so important: business health and business owner health are directly correlated.

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