I'm not afraid to take a stand… Everybody come take my hand… We'll walk this road together, through the storm…Whatever weather, cold or warm… Just let you know that, you're not alone…Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road.

When it comes to business and branding, and in my book just about everything in life, we should all take a page from Eminem’s notebook, and not be afraid to take a stand on the things that are important to us.

I’m a big believer in...

OK, so just to be clear, I’m a huge believer in faith, the power of positive thinking, and that yes, miracles do happen. So I’m not knocking any of those things, or the power that hope can have in a person’s life and their perceptions of the world. That doesn’t mean I’m going to leave my livelihood up to those things. C’mon, a girl’s gotta eat! And shop, and hang with friends, and go see cool movies and… oh sorry… I get a little carried away at times.

So, hope is great, but...