Melanie Brocklehurst is the is the author of 50 Dates in 50 States: One Woman’s journey to Positive Change – a memoir, travelogue, and how-to guide wrapped into one. Melanie had the idea to travel the 50 US states and date someone in each as she was working through her Positive Change Formula and looking to make some drastic changes in her own life. The Positive Change Formula is a coaching formula that Melanie developed 20 years ago and has used with great success throughout her life.


Patti Aretz is a nationally recognized parent educator. More and more women have chosen to, or must work outside of caring for their children. Some business are sensitive to the needs of working mothers, some are not. Most offer set working hours so home is home and the work place is the work place. Many women have chosen a more entrepreneurial route and the weakened economy forced a more creative approach to work. While seeming more flexible perhaps, entrepreneurs have bigger challenges than working mothers in corporate America. All mothers need to find balance between work, children, self care, relationship nurturing, friends and family. For some, volunteer work and spiritual time is necessary. The scales are tipped somewhere most of the time but...here are some ideas to help you get more in control of your work and children so you will feel that you have a bag of tricks to help you parent more effectively so that you have the time and focus to spend on your business.