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Such an Honor to Be in Mimie's Blog

A few weeks ago, I spent several glorious days with Indie Beauty Network member Lori Nova of The Nova Studio teaching a series of classes at her Business Boot Camp and hosting Indies in the City. While there, I met IBN member Mimie Wong of miSPA in Alameda, California. Mimie has been a member of IBN since October 2006, and so while I knew what a fun, smart and creative Indie she is, it was very exciting to meet her in person and add an embrace to an already sweet business friendship.

Earlier today, while tooling around IBN member sites, which is one of my favorite things to do, I went to Mimie's site to see what she's been up to since we met last month. When I clicked on her blog, I was pleasantly surprised to see a photo of me and Mimie at the Boot Camp!

It's such fun to watch my Indies thrive and have fun. Mimie is a graphics artist by training, and you can tell that her talent and training is put to good use when you see her website and the wonderful products displayed there. Each label is a neat little masterpiece. "Simple elegance" is a good way to describe it.

Mimie's having a contest to name her new "cleanse-balance-moisturize" system. You have until October 7 to help her come up with the perfect name for the line. If you win, Mimie promises to shower you with some delicious treats. And while you're there, note the really cool way Mimie displays the date in the upper left of her blog. Told you she was creative! Tell her dM sent you!

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Getting Dirty Means Nothing if You Don't Touch Home Plate

While cheering on my son and his team, the Lightening Bolts, at a t-ball game this morning I watched youngster after youngster slide in for a home run. I enjoyed seeing how they loved sliding in the dirt. Almost without exception, when they finished a slide, they looked at their pants to assess the dirt stain. The bigger and more messy the stain, the happier they seemed to be with their efforts.

Each boy slid home, but hardly any of them touched home plate in the process. Instead, they slid dramatically across the dirt in the direction of home plate, stood to their feet, celebrated, checked out their dirt stain and started to walk away. The coach had to tell them to come back and touch home plate. Pointing proudly to his dirt stain, one boy responded, "But I was already over there. I did that already." The coach reminded him that, while he slid toward home plate, he didn't actually touch home plate. The boy went back and touched home plate with the tip of his cleat.

What the boys learned from the coach is critical. Until you touch home plate, you can still get called "out." You can work as hard as you can and kick up all the dust in the world, but if you don't touch home plate, it means nothing.

Don't just wallow and slide around in your business getting dirty. Set up your home plates and then make progress toward them. You'll get pretty messy and beat up along the way, but none of that means anything if you don't actually reach your goals.

In business, you'll have not just one home plate, but a series of them. That you slid toward them means nothing. That you got dirty in the process may be praiseworthy but in the end, results far outweigh intentions. It's important that you worked hard. But what matters most is that you got to home plate, and you actually touched it.

What about you?

What are you doing today to slide toward your home plate? Share your goals and what you are doing to reach them, and don't forget to include your website or blog link so we can learn more.

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Introducing Four Fabulous Indie Beauties!

I love my Indie Beauty Network members. I call them my Indie Beauties, and they are doing fantastic things. I'd like to introduce you to four of them.

Katie Nguyen of The Conservatorie
Funlayo Alabi of Shea Radiance
Princetta Jones of Princetta's Beauty Secrets
Ellen Lange of Ellen Lange Medi-Spa

Continue reading to find out how these inspirational women pursued their passions to launch businesses that enhance people's lives every day!

Katie Nguyen and her fiance, Thomas, have been members of IBN since June 2007. They purchased their business, The Conservatorie, from a prior owner. The Conservatorie, headquartered in Aguora Hills, California, formulates bulk mineral makeup and wholesales it to spas and other companies that sell it directly to consumers. She and Thomas said that they joined IBN in part because they love Indie Business Radio: "Even though the show is free," they said, "We joined IBN because we are, well, greedy! We thought to ourselves, if the free radio show is this informative, just imagine how great other materials and services are!" Enjoy Katie's Indie Candy feature here.

Funlayo Alabi is a wife and mother of two who hails from Nigeria. She and her husband own Shea Radiance, a supplier of finished products and bulk natural shea butter which they import directly from Africa. They have been IBN members since June 2006. Funlayo and her husband are working on their exit plan from traditional jobs to running Shea Radiance full-time. Their hard work and tenacity are paying off, as you can see from the beautifully packaged shea butter creams and other products at their website. Enjoy Funlayo's Indie Candy feature here. You can follow her Tweets at @shearadiance.

Princetta Jones owns Princetta's Beauty Secrets in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, she is a musical performer who travels the world entertaining audiences with her spicy sounds. Check out her Myspace page and enjoy her Indie Candy feature here. Princetta joined IBN in March of this year. Her schedule keeps her so busy that she is not accepting online orders at this time, but if you' in Las Vegas, you can get her goodies at selected Whole Foods Markets there and in Philadelphia at Spa Bavu.

Ellen Lange is a wife, mother and the owner of Ellen Lange Medi-Spa in Highland Park, New Jersey. Ellen also a Retexturizing Peel Kit and a Clear Complexion Kit. Ellen's father is a renowned plastic surgeon, so it's no surprise that she has a wide ranging interest in facial and skin care that includes plastic surgery options. She blogs about her ideas at her recently launched blog. She enjoys helping women look and feel their best. Ellen has been a member of IBN since December 2006. You can follow her Tweets at @ellenlange.

What do you think?

Aren't they amazing?! I could make this a regular blog feature. Should I? Do you enjoy learning about how other women combine their Indie Beauty businesses with their passion for helping women and also managing their homes? Let me know what you think in the comments section below. I'd like to hear if this feature is something you enjoy.

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