I'm totally hopped up about my company! I've grown so much that I actually need an employee! Woot! I'm hoping that this is the extent of employees for me, because I don't want to spend a lot of time on managing people.

Oh, did I mention that my employee is Son#1? He's PERFECT for this job. I knew he would be, because he thinks a lot like I do. We also work well together because he speaks up when he needs to. We've had training sessions prior to my hiring him and I was really impressed with the ideas he had and how he'd speak right up when he thought there was a better way to do something the client suggested. I *love* that, because it shows me that he's thinking outside the box instead of being a yes man. He's also very creative (like yours truly) and so it's almost like having a little clone. Who wouldn't want to have their own clone?

As soon as we finish our first project of the year, we're going to start creating off the shelf training for companies that have requested it. The cool thing about that is that we can resell the product to other companies, making it pure profit. Our first request is for a Bank Secrecy Act eLearning piece and then we're going to create a module for small medical offices that includes HIPAA and information security combined. My foot surgeon said she'd be my guinea pig.

We're also going to start teaching a course to K-12 that has been designed by The National Cyber Security Alliance and the Department of Homeland Security. I interviewed with them in December and am ready now to rock and roll. I think this will bring in more business, because I'll be giving away marketing stuff to take home. Though I'm always thinking about marketing, I've yet to market myself. All of my business has come through word of mouth or repeat business. I'm truly thankful to "Lori the Employee" for making such a good impression at her job back when she worked for 'da man, otherwise I wouldn't be so successful today. I'm also EXTREMELY grateful for those previous employers and peers that have believed in me so much that they gave me business at their new jobs. It's important to me that I do a good job so THEY look good. So far, so good.

2011 is going to be a great year. I don't know how I'll top 2010, but I know I will. I can feel it.