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"When your garden works with your lifestyle, it becomes something you enjoy rather than something you have to keep up with." I believe that this is true for everything from gardening to growing a business. When you create something that works with your lifestyle, then everything becomes easier. I've been contemplating planting seeds to get a head start on a new garden this summer (2026). Reading Carol's story reminded me that I should wait until I am fully present to start th

Dear HRBN, Fun fact: At fifteen years old, I had already written multiple business plans. One of them, I now chuckle at, was called Lowe’s Secretarial Services. Others were born from everyday curiosity. During frequent visits to Blockbuster, I used to wonder why movies couldn’t be delivered to your home. Why did we have to drive, browse, rewind, return? So I wrote a plan. VHS tapes. Home delivery. Logistics mapped out in my own teenage handwriting. Even at that young age, I w