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As 2021 comes to a close, I was thinking about the past few years and how much our lives have been turned upside down with the world wide pandemic that began in early 2020.  I was considering all the changes that have happened to me both professionally and personally,...

We just hired a new employee at my firm and my boss was explaining to this employee who I am and what I do for the company, especially since I only work 6 hours a day, 4 days a week in the office.  He explained to this employee that “Dawn gets more done in less time...

When it comes to the topic of excuses, just like opinions, everybody’s got them.  It doesn’t matter what you do for a living, but as intelligent accountant moms, we could probably win an excuse-making contest, if there ever was such a thing. You see, the funny thing...

Whether we realize it or not, as accountant moms, we are all leaders - at work and at home - which is why it's so important to learn the keys to becoming a conscious leader.  It doesn’t matter whether you’re an accounting employee, an entrepreneur with a team, or a...

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been an accountant, whether you’re in public or private accounting, or whether you’re an employee or an entrepreneur, most accountants think they either need more time or that there aren’t enough hours in the day.  Since we’re also a...

Since Thanksgiving is only a few days away and we often get together with more people than usual for the holidays, I thought it would be a great opportunity to discuss the topic of letting people be wrong about you.  I think the holidays can often be more stressful...

Every CPA has a story - we all have a journey we’ve taken to get us to where we are.  Every entrepreneur also has a story and journey as well. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Lauren Hale, CPA.  Lauren is a mom of two-year-old twins with another baby on...

If you are like most working moms, you probably spend money on the essentials for your family, like groceries, your children’s education, housing, transportation, clothing, health care, etc.  You also might spend money on things like your pets, on entertainment, or on...

It doesn’t matter whether you’re an accounting employee or an entrepreneur, whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, or whether you live alone or are part of a large family, relationships are just a part of life.  Relationships form the connections we have with...

If you’re like me and one of the reasons that you chose the field of accounting is because you read that it’s a good career choice for an introvert, you’re right.  Much of accounting work is perfectly suited for introverts looking for independent thinking and...