OMG Zappos

OMG Zappos, an inside look into their creative office space

Just your typical office decor:-)

Finished up my 1st Annual Sexy Savvy Superwomen do the Six S's in Vegas and well, what happens in Vegas...

Except for the last day when we toured Zappos as is Zappos.com as in originally a shoe company (and yes, I helped catapult them to fame and fortune, lol) Don't know what it is, what rock are you living under? From a million dollar biz to a billion dollar biz with a culture that everyone covets (yet not enough copy:-(, to Tony Hseih's, the CEO best seller, Delivering Happiness (quick, stop reading and go get the book) from Amazon, silly, as Amazon bought them. I had the pleasure of being Tony's opening act this past year and he is one of the most inspiring leaders I have ever had the pleasure of getting to know...and a darn nice guy as well.


Every aspect of the tour was jaw dropping, the cubicles decorated by all the employees make you think you are walking through Disneyland. The attitude is contagious, the place is buzzing with creativity. Everyone should visit this amazing company at least once, I can't stop talking about them in my speeches.

Holy Zappos, Batman!

Lady Blah Blah

Life is an experience, my friends!

I am an eclectic...according to Webster "a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources". In my not so humble opinion, this is a good thing. For example, take a look at your hobbies, do you have any? Do you volunteer? How much time do you spend with friends? Do you travel? How do you take care of you? What do you do to keep learning?

Life is an experience, my friends, how many memories are you making, how many experiences are you creating, how many lives have you touched, when was the last time you took moral, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical inventory? You don't have the time...poo bah! There is no such thing as time management, it is choice management. As my good friend and peer, Larry Winget would say, "shut up, stop whining and get a life" or in the immortal words of Auntie Mame ( the X and Y's are saying, who?) in the Broadway show..."life is a banquet and most poor son of a bitches are starving to death". Pull your seat up to the table of life and indulge!!

-Mikki

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

You all know I'm an "experience junkie" and proud of it:-) Can't believe this was only my first time in Big Sur, CA. WOW! The ride up to my hotel which was a mega-wow itself was awesome and frightening (check the link, that was my room in the second picture, not too shabby, ay?) http://www.ventanainn.com Winding road, not a lot of embankment to the cliffs and ocean below as we went up and up, I was in awe and OK, a little white knuckling. The last time I experienced that was the ride up to Breckenridge in CO and up to Santorini in Greece.

Big Sur, CA

I have been awestruck by scenery before that brought me to tears like the first time I stood and gazed up at the Canadian Rockies. This was also magnificent. Nature has a way of utterly leaving me breathless and longing to see more and more of our world's wonders.

I did seven cities in seven days this week while having a horrendous cold but I still can't help feeling blessed by the places I go, the people I meet and the experiences I have and yes, the air travel sucks but I'm a glass full kinda' gal and would rather focus on the first part.

What are you thankful for today? What do you feel blessed with in good fortune beyond money?
What takes your breath away and leaves you awestruck?

-Mikki