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Summer 2017 Online Craft & Vendor Celebration!

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Summer 2017 Online Craft & Vendor Celebration! We made it! It's the first official day of summer. To celebrate the arrival of warm weather, here are some great vendors offering their best of the season! It is ALWAYS FREE to Browse & Shop!!  Order online directly through consultants personal websites without having to step foot out of your own house. Be sure to check back often for new posts and info on customer specials and more! Thank you for coming! 🌞🎉 LET'S SHOP!! Have some FUN with these vendors!!! Games, raffles, FREE gifts, prizes, fun & more!! 🌞🎉 1. A & W's Snap Jewelry (Amy & Wendy) - Wendy Nordstrom 2. Agnes and Dora - Stacy Hodges Petty 3. Backwoods Barbie Creations - Shauna Barse 4. Bent Needle - Angie Ibbetson 5. Bizzy Bandz - Tonya Williams 6. Chloe and Isabel Jewelry - Shelby Hansen 7. Clever Container - Dorothy Ibbetson 8. Colorado Beach Soul - Holli Soriano 9. Damsel in Defense - Tiffany Allen 10. De

How to Strengthen Weak Ties and Expand Your Network

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How to Strengthen Weak Ties and Expand Your Network Every day we continuously build our strong ties. We talk to our boss, we grab coffee with a coworker sitting next to us, we go jogging with a close friend. These habits and rituals can be comforting, but they can also be restrictive if they only expose us to limited ideas and ways of thinking. When we limit ourselves to interacting only with our strong ties, we prevent ourselves from the benefits of weak ties. Weak ties is a sociology term referring to surface-level relationships or acquaintances. These are individuals we might see on Facebook, but never  really  talk to or get to know. They are the people in our office who work on a different account or the person you sit next to at your volunteer meeting but never actually engage with. When we intentionally build connections with weak ties, we expose ourselves to new things, different ways of thinking, and have the opportunity to create a more dynamic and creative life. Once yo