No matter how hard you try to keep positive and do the right things, sometimes something or someone throws a wrench in your day.   Because I don’t want to focus on the bad parts, I’ll tell you the good things that happened first.   Not sure if the good stuff is the ying or the yang.

On Wednesday, I had a phone interview with Shonika Proctor for her teen CEO teleseminars.   Shonika is the founder of Renegade CEO’s.   She found me on Twitter with the help of Carrie Wilkerson.   If you’re reading this post and you aren’t following them, Shonika is @teenbizcoach and Carrie is @barefoot_exec.  They’ve both been terrific and given me a ton of support.  Shonika and I talked for almost an hour about business, charity, and tips to help other kids who may be thinking about starting a business or donating to charity.

On Thursday, I received my copy of the February issue of Inventor’s Digest  magazine.  Editor, Mike Drummond (on Twitter at @inventorsdigest) interviewed me a few months ago so I had quite awhile to wait.  He surprised me with a page and a half article and a really cool photo which you just have to see.   Here’s the link.    Then last night as we were eating dinner, my dad got a text message from someone at his company on the east coast.  The guy said he subscribes to the magazine and had just seen my story.  That was really ironic but very cool!

Today, I made it to MSN.com in the Money section.  Abby Ellin wrote an article about four young execs  and I was one of them.   Actually, I was also the youngest.  Seems like I’m usually the youngest but that doesn’t bother me a bit.

I’m also the current guest on the web radio show, Mind Your Bizness  with Danielle Hampson.   Danielle has followed me since I first started my business and has given me a lot of support and encouragement. 

Here’s the yang of the week.

On Thursday, I got slammed against a cement wall by a kid in my class.  I needed some ice for awhile but was fine after that.  I was more bothered that he did it at all.   After both of us talked with the principal, he ended up getting suspended but only for today.   Maybe things will be different now.

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