Perseverance. I just got off the phone with an old friend, Tom Pace, the CEO of PaceButler Corporation. I first met Tom over 20 years ago when I was giving a talk in Tulsa, OK. What an amazing person he is! Like many of us, Tom Pace went through many struggles before...
Just because you can have kids, does not mean you should. Often I get complaints about my statement that not all women are fit to be mothers. Some folks seem to believe just because a woman can have children, she should, and just because a man has sperm, he should...
Trademark. A trademark is a word, name, phrase, logo, design, or a combination of those things, which identifies the source of a product of service. Examples of existing federally registered trademarks are the golden arches for McDonald’s fast food stores, Apple for...
Let go. Why me? Sometimes when I am disappointed because I didn’t get something I wanted, it’s hard to understand why it happened. It's even harder to understand when people say to me, "Francine you have to let go." I immediately go to, “Why me?" I ask. Like I...
FHA Loan. Mortgage Rates. Okay, am I crazy, or what? I have started seeing advertisements for low qualifying mortgages—again! The FHA loan that just about anybody can qualify for low mortgage rates. Is this a joke? Isn’t this what got folks into trouble before—buying...
Will. Trust. Asset Protection. Do you have a Will? A Trust? an Asset Protection plan? Are you someone with a fair amount of assets, let's say over $150,000? Suppose you have no immediate family, e.g., spouse, domestic partner, children, whom you want to leave your...
Change Your Life. This is Your Life. You can change your life. You are the artist, the creative source in your life. How often we sit back and wait for someone or something to inspire us. We wait, and wait, and wait for inspiration to hit us. But the truth is, we...
Love. Fear. Anger. Emotional Baggage. Do you know what gets in the way of Love? It’s old emotional baggage 99% of the time, which most often comes in the form of misplaced anger and/or fear. As far back as I cam remember I've been angry at somebody. In one particular...
Trademark. Trademark Registration. Have you recently filed a trademark registration on your own? Or have you filed a trademark through a non-lawyer website like Legal Zoom? If so, you should know that there are important trademark deadlines you must adhere to, or you...