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Inspiring Video from Betty Belts Can win 25K with your votes. A must-see and enjoy!

donna — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:58:17 +0000

Read Readers of The Betty Blog,

As you may know, I’m a finalist in the Intuit Small Business United Contest.
I submitted my story, it won among over 1900 entries as one of 50 finalists with the help of many of you who read my story and rated it as Inspiring Funny and Useful.
So for the next round, I had to create a video, which is now live.

http://community.intuit.com/contests/aP3kaUx0aqllvkab8P4pmk

This video expresses how one can turn a passion into a viable business.
I think this video really hits a nerve because the free-fall that I experienced when I left Berlin and struck out on my own once again is not unlike what many are experiencing today in our economic disaster era with the loss of stability connected to the loss of the status quo on so many levels.

This shift is a time of true opportunity.
One CAN create a business based on passion.
There’s nothing to lose, really, if you think about it…

http://community.intuit.com/contests/aP3kaUx0aqllvkab8P4pmk

Bonus: you will finally get to hear me sing. ; )

How to “vote”:
-click on link above and watch the video
-rate it as INSPIRING USEFUL and/or FUNNY (you get THREE votes, one each category)
-Create an Intuit Community ID and password (sorry! But it’s very brief)
-Leave a comment if compelled, but not necessary
-Spread it far and wide via your blogs, social networks and more

Thank you!

With love and gratitude,
Donna

A Proposal Like No Other

donna — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:11:41 +0000

A filmmaker friend of ours, Brent Sumner, proposed to his girlfriend Polly in the most amazing, funny, entertaining and touching way.

He made a film.

And it’s a doozy!

You will laugh, you will cry, you must see this crazy production of a man in love whose passion has no boundaries!

I voted!

donna — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:31:48 +0000

Sarah Palin Not Smarter Than a Third Grader

donna — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:46:30 +0000

How important is education as a political agenda?

Here’s a letter Sarah Palin sent out to a friend of mine who is a registered republican (he plans to vote for Obama) asking for financial campaign donations.

Instead of the full date, which would be the traditional way, she has “Wendnesday Morning” on it. That’s right, WENdnesday (sic)!

I think most of us learned how to spell the days of the week when we were in second or third grade and never forgot after that. (sigh….)

I can’t believe that not only did her proofreader not catch this, but that she signed her name to it without noticing the error. Attention to detail on anything she will be signing is the least we can expect from any politician, let alone a potential vice president.
Yikes!

If you think this could be a fake, ask some of your republican friends (if you have any). I’m sure tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of copies of this letter went out.
I don’t know about you, but I’d expect a higher level of competence from a candidate.