Category Archives: Stories

FTC – Lynn's Takeaway

Today’s Guest: Lynn Girardi Lynn’s Follow Through Camp Adventure: The Dodge City Follow Through Seminar was truly an adventure for me…one that paid off tremendously! This worthwhile deal of a small investment TOTALLY got me back on track with my stalled business dreams and goals. It also turned out surprisingly well despite my hesitance about…

FTC – Jami's Takeaway

Today’s Guest: Jami Yanoski Jami: What I learned at the Follow Through Camp: I came to Dodge City because I had a couple of specific ideas that I needed to pursue. I knew I’d have time to work on them this summer in between some other projects. When Alice asked us what our goal was…

FTC- Terri's Takeaway

Today’s Guest: Alice Barry asked me who I see as the ideal seminar attendee. This question got me thinking about my ideal client, who I’ve always described as an aspiring entrepreneur who knows her purpose but needs guidance in turning her passions into a profitable business aligned with her values. But there’s more. I realized…

FTC- Barbara's Takeaway

Today’s Guest: Jami Yanoski to Dodge City. It was a six hour ride down, five hours back. Even though I didn’t know Jami before the drive, we chatted away like long lost buddies. Not only did I hear some great stories, I also got a terrific book recommendation or two and all sorts of insights.”…

FTC- Alice's Takeaway

Today’s Guest: ‘The Creative License’on the plane ride home. And I think you can actually identify the objects. The best part? A poem came out with it all! It is the culmination of what I saw in so many of us at Camp.” A sketch… A poem…. “Famine” It was true What I knew What…

FTC – Gail's Takeaway

I’ve invited all of the Follow Through Campers (FTC) to be guest bloggers at The Dreaming Cafe. I asked them to share what they learned, what was their takeaway and invited them to share with words, drawings, photographs, diagrams, or any combination. Today’s Guest: Gail Overstreet Her ‘takeaway‘… “support, as in needing my ‘tribe’”. She…

What caterpillars and butterflies can teach us

Today, March 20th, marks the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, which was published in 1969. I have a copy of this childrens’ classic in my home office where it can be quickly viewed for inspiration. In Dawna Markova’s book “I Will Not Die an Unlived Life: Reclaiming Purpose and Passion” she…

What buying a motorcycle and starting a business have in common

I would drive past the Honda motorcycle dealership at least once a week and slow down to admiringly and wistfully look at all the beautiful bikes on display. One day I did more than just drive by. On impulse I pulled into the parking lot and walked into the showroom. Ahh, the beauty of those…

A Writers' Journey: The Beginning

I’ve always loved to read and don’t really remember ever not being able to read. By the time I was seven I was reading several grade levels above my peers. I didn’t make the connection between reading books and writing books until a visiting children’s author came to our school as a guest lecturer when…