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Real Estate

5 Ways Short-Term Rental Hosts Can Actually Elevate the Guest Experience

Not all short-term rentals are created equal — and not all hosts know what they're doing. Here's what actually separates good from great.

Business

Business Strategies That Actually Stand the Test of Time

What three decades of building companies, leading teams, and navigating chaos have taught me about what truly lasts.

Travel

Escape the Office, Embrace the Gulf: Working Remotely from Port St. Joe

I've been working remotely for over 15 years. It's a little secret many people still don't know about me.

Real Estate

A Living Gallery of Our Lives, Our People, and Our Love Story

From the moment you step into our beach house in Port St. Joe, you'll know — this is no ordinary vacation rental.

Life

Our Weekend Retreat in Port St. Joe

There's a kind of tired that even sleep can't fix. The kind that comes from calendars packed too tight and conversations that feel like logistics meetings.

Real Estate

Step Inside Our Beach Home: A Coastal Sanctuary with Room for Everyone

No clutter. No chaos. Just light, warmth, and intention. That's exactly what we wanted to create when we opened the doors to Forgotten Coast Sanctuary.

Life

Meet Us: How We Fell in Love with Port St. Joe

We didn't set out looking for a second home. We weren't even sure we were ready. But the road led us somewhere new.

Business

SCOM Alumna Publishes Book about Tallahassee

School of Communication alumna Elizabeth "Ely" Rosario recently published her 3rd book, revealing the hidden treasures locals love.

Life

Voices That Inspire

My children come first. An author, manager, athlete, and real estate investor — but her most important role is being a mother.

Fitness

Place Your Mat on the Front Row

Sometimes when I leave hot yoga I feel high. I truly can't understand why people resort to substances to get what your body can produce on its own.

Life

Ely's Top Reads for 2021

The continuous search for knowledge is the highest form of wisdom. Here's what I was reading — and why it mattered.

Soul

Living a Lie

For years I spoke publicly about being genuine and authentic. Then I had to face the hardest truth — was I living it myself?

Life

Defining Relationships

I've spent years talking to men and women, reading books, listening to podcasts — trying to understand how we define what we share with others.

Life

To Have Written a Book…

A month ago, I released Own Your Fire into the world. It still feels surreal. The first couple of weeks felt like a truck ran over me.

Life

Untold Stories of Women — Part 1

After my first talk, I was overwhelmed with messages from women thanking me for sharing my truth. Their stories needed to be told too.

Life

Untold Stories of Women

After I gave my first talk ever on February 12, 2020, I was overwhelmed with emails and messages from women who finally felt seen.

Soul

One Day at a Time

Those are the words I have been uttering daily for over 4 years. I hated them at first — because it meant I had to work on my patience.

Soul

A Year of Gratitudes

On June 23, 2019, I began a new practice with my kids — something I had done in my journals for over 20 years, finally brought into our daily life.

Soul

Recordar es Vivir

No tienes que traer el pasado en el presente. No tienes que vivirlo de nuevo. El pasado es simplemente un recuerdo de lo que has aprendido.

Soul

Living in the Present

Living in the now, feeling completely healed. Having learned from the past. Surrounding myself only with healthy people.

Fitness

A Set of Magical Numbers

I was feeling a bit tired, but I knew that no matter how tired I felt, moving my body was always worth it. Then I saw the numbers.

Life

A Unique Opportunity

For six weeks I kept this thought to myself. After seeing countless posts on how to work remotely, I had a different take entirely.

Soul

Es difícil ser poeta…

Tengo un corazón profundo, lleno de amor y deseos. Tengo muchos pensamientos que dejo escritos en silencio.

Business

The Truth Behind Work-Life Balance — Part II

In Part I, I was clear: women cannot have it all with our current system. Here's what we actually need to change.

Business

The Truth Behind Work-Life Balance

A few weeks ago I started and ended my day with two different networking events. What I heard changed how I think about balance entirely.

Life

Welcoming a Relationship with Alcohol

Not a subject line you read every day. Most articles focus on addiction. This one doesn't — and that's exactly the point.

Business

92% of People Who Set New Year's Resolutions Never Achieve Them

According to the University of Scranton, only 8% of resolution-makers succeed. I had to understand why — and what the 8% do differently.

Life

Never Sacrifice Your Children for a New Life with a New Partner

When I first read this sentence, I read it at least 5 times. It touched something deep — and made me think of everyone I know who had done exactly this.

Life

Happy Anniversary to Me!

The closer I get to my divorce anniversary, the more it allows me the opportunity to reflect and be thankful for the freedom I now have.

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