In case you are wondering what happened to me, at the urging of my mentor, I am trying my hand at a podcast versus a blog. The jury is still out on which I will continue. I currently have several episodes recorded, and you can find them here.

I am one of those people who has no issue with Christmas stuff being out before Halloween. I could spend hours in hobby and craft stores—in fact, I have. I can look at something and go "oh I can make something with that" or I will sift through the ornaments and find that just right one for a special person or the one that is so off the wall I just have to put it on my tree.

I am, by nature, a positive, optimistic person. So much so, my husband says if I walked into a room full of horse manure, I would immediately begin looking for the pony.  And he's right, I would. But that doesn't mean I don't see the crap in there; it simply means I choose to walk around it and not dwell on it.  

I'm delighted to have as my guest today, Brenda Haire, author, speaker as well as a life strategy and business coach. Her first book, Save the Butter Tubs!: Discover Your Worth in a Disposable World, is available now. 

It's time to introduce you to another new author you may not know about. Sherry Collier Larkin loves to write and inspire with words. A Christian radio writer and on-air host, Sherry has been impacting lives for years. Her new book series called I Have a Dream Team features her own pug "Gracie" as the coach of a struggling middle school softball team. How cool is that!  So, let's get started! Sherry, welcome - got a few questions for you.