Life-in-Progress

Life is more than a day job.

Mixing Business and Family

Posted by Alora Posted on Feb - 11 - 2010

For some families, business is just part of the package.  As someone who grew up in a family-owned business, one of the reasons I ducked-and-weaved every time my husband used to bring up the idea of us owning our own business was because I saw a lot of headache (and heartache) as a result of  [ Read More ]

Categories: Entrepreneurs, Leaders

The B.S. of the ‘Blood is Thicker Than Water’ Mantra

Posted by Alora Posted on Apr - 08 - 2009

I try to avoid ranting on my blog (which sort of puts me in the minority), but I’m going to deviate from my self-imposed rule for a moment, and I hope you’ll indulge me while I stomp my feet and jump up and down a bit, but this is something that is really sticking in  [ Read More ]

Twenty Year Anniversary of My Mother’s Death

Posted by Alora Posted on Jan - 27 - 2009

Today is the 20th anniversary of my mother’s death. Every year January 27th is a day of reflection for me because of this, but some years are obviously a little bit more reflective than others. Predictably, the 20 year mark is one of those. Background: On December 30th, 1988, my mother got test results back  [ Read More ]