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Stating your own business

Have you ever wanted to start your own small business? For many, this is one of the best decisions they have ever made. However, it does not come without risks. There are many approaches to starting a business.  One of the first steps to starting a business is determining if you will sell a product or a service. I believe that having an extreme love and passion for your business is the most important part of starting your own business. My family owns and operates Flint Creek Quarter Horses where we train and sell ranch and performance horses. This business has been successful. However, it has been because we love working with horses and work extremely hard at it. It’s a huge part of our life. I truly believe that this is the secret to success.   Once you determine this, you can start to structure your business and figure out what you need to do. Something that is very helpful is to make an expense and income spreadsheet. This can help to determine what your overall net in...

Working Within and Outside of the Family

Working within and outside of the Family can be a very hard thing for most people. Oftentimes it is hard to find a balance between work and spending time with your family. Work is something that most people can't avoid and shouldn't avoid. Working can be such a blessing for so many people. The money that comes from working can help provide needed income for many families. Despite what you think there are many more benefits that can come from working besides just getting paid.  As a kid, my parents taught me the true importance of hard work and I am so grateful I had their example. As I have probably mentioned in my previous blogs I am a sixth-generation Montana rancher. This has blessed my life greatly! Growing up I was able to work alongside both my parents. My mom was a teacher at my school. As a result of this I got to watch her dedication to helping kids and all the time and effort she put into it every day. My dad is the owner and operator of Flint Creek Quarter horses and...

Successful Parenting

Stress Within the Family

 Dealing with stress within the family can be very difficult. 

Family Life

          Family life looks different for everyone. Some families are very affectionate and show their love verbally while others may never tell each other that they love one another but their actions show that they definitely do. For some individuals, the people that they call their family might not be related to them at all. Sometimes the closest and best families are your friends and the people you surround yourself with. For many all over the world, the family looks very different.            Elder Thomas S. Monson gave us advice on how we can have a happy home and family. He said “Our house is to be a house of order. ‘To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven’ ( Ecclesiastes 3:1 ), advised Ecclesiastes, the Preacher. Such is true in our lives. Let us provide time for family, time for work, time for study, time for service, time for recreation, time for self—but above all, time for Chr...

Adapting to a New Way of Life.

In many ways, marriage is all about adapting to a new way of life. Marriage between a man and a women is a beautiful thing designed by God. There is almost nothing that can bring greater joy into someone's life than when they are married to the person they love most in this world. However, marriage is full of ups and downs and hardships it isn't always a smooth ride. For many people when they first get married it is all about adapting to a new way of life.  For many people getting married is the first time they have ever had to live with the opposite sex. They are truly getting to learn everything about each other, They are learning everything from if you roll up your toothpaste or just squish it out to all about your firm traditions. Some say it is all about compromising on these little things others may say the exact opposite. They say it is all about figuring out what works best for both of you. At the end of the day when you first get married, it is all about adapting to yo...

The Benefits of Dating

If you look hard enough it is clear to see the lasting benefits dating can have. It can help prepare you for mirage. As you date you are practicing many skills that you probably never consisted that will help shape you into a better person and benefit you greatly.