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    I have a 30-year-old son!!!
    • May 28
    • 1 min

    I have a 30-year-old son!!!

    How did that happen? Oh yeah, day-by-day, year-by-year. I'm not sure how this fits as a Peach Cheesecake Ranch blog post, other than...
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    Checking back in + five resources
    • Jan 14
    • 3 min

    Checking back in + five resources

    We’re still here out here at The Ranch. Feeling very grateful for the open space and separation from “the city”. We’re just waiting for...
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    My version of the Field of Dreams
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    My version of the Field of Dreams

    It’s hot in Oregon right now. I am one of the lucky ones that have central air conditioning. So I'm beating the heat while I’m typing...
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    Ahhh, summer. And some fun stuff.
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ahhh, summer. And some fun stuff.

    It is so weird so much has happened and yet, nothing really has. You know what I mean? Do you feel that way too? I mean, I am so grateful...
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    What have you learned or gained during this past pandemic year?
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    What have you learned or gained during this past pandemic year?

    In all seriousness, I really want to know. This was a question we asked in the Mission Video that was created for the All Hands Raised...
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    This is how I feel, sometimes
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    This is how I feel, sometimes

    Sometimes I feel just like these red chairs. In a fog, all cattywhompas. Especially right now when we’ve been cooped up for months with...
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    How's your focus right now? And what are you focusing on?
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    How's your focus right now? And what are you focusing on?

    Are you having a hard time focusing right now? If you’re nodding, there’s absolutely no shame in that. The COVID-19 situation is bad and...
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    I will make mistakes. And, I’m trying.
    • Jun 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    I will make mistakes. And, I’m trying.

    I’ve been trying to find my way to help fight injustice toward black, indigenous, people of color. I’m trying to figure out how to...
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    How are you?
    • May 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    How are you?

    I’m fine. That is such a knee-jerk response to that question. I pretty much absentmindedly give that answer to that question every time,...
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    Are You Becoming a Zoombie?
    • May 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Are You Becoming a Zoombie?

    Please keep yourself from looking like me and my cousins. Zoom burnout is no joke. Take it from us. All kidding aside, I think so many of...
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    Virtual-ing Well
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual-ing Well

    While I’m not able to host groups out here at the Peach Cheesecake Ranch right now, I, like some of you, am spending A LOT more time...
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    From Classic Denise —>  Action with Intention
    • Apr 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    From Classic Denise —> Action with Intention

    Soooo, I have found myself finding anything and everything to keep myself busy right now. I fill just about every single second of my...
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    It really did start with a little Field Notes book and a Vision Board.
    • Feb 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    It really did start with a little Field Notes book and a Vision Board.

    I was on a plane in March of 2014 and it came to me. I knew what I wanted to do, what I wanted to create. I pulled down the tray table...
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    8 Ways You Can Supercharge Your Next Meeting.
    • Jan 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    8 Ways You Can Supercharge Your Next Meeting.

    Tired of uninspired meetings around the same old conference table? It might be time get your team into a fresh environment so you can...
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    Recipes for Gathering | Baklava
    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    Recipes for Gathering | Baklava

    Making baklava is one of my holiday traditions, what are some of yours? While in middle school I was in the 4H. As part of 4H, you...
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    First day of school jitters
    • Dec 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    First day of school jitters

    Ok, it wasn’t my first day of school, but it was the first day of a new contract at a way cool digital agency that I hadn’t worked for...
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    Recipes for Gathering | Doodlebird Icebreaker
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Recipes for Gathering | Doodlebird Icebreaker

    Do you remember when you were a kid and you would spend hours with your crayons just drawing whatever came to mind? Do you still draw a...
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    Recipes for Gathering | The Unofficial Start
    • Oct 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Recipes for Gathering | The Unofficial Start

    You know at the beginning of a gathering or meeting when folks are just starting to arrive, there’s this sort of awkward moment when...
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    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Working with, not against

    I'm pulling a blog post out of my archive as a result of a conversation with one of my clients today. This particular client is a gifted...
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    Get some traction on your year-end goals.
    • Sep 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Get some traction on your year-end goals.

    It’s Fall Y’all. You know what that means? Just a little over three months to finish out your 2019 goals and projects. I have a tool I...
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    The Ranch on the Road
    • Aug 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Ranch on the Road

    This weekend I had the chance to take the Peach Cheesecake Ranch on the road. I helped plan and cater the amazing Mary-Beth Frerichs'...
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    This is how I stay sharp.
    • Jun 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    This is how I stay sharp.

    One of the things I do to stay sharp as an event space owner is to continue to work as a contract event planner and project manager....
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    On being in alignment
    • May 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    On being in alignment

    My dream to build The Ranch was born out of my desire to serve people. To create an environment where folks could make sense of all the...
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    Be like these two
    • Apr 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Be like these two

    These two may look like they are just kicking back and enjoying the view. In fact, they are badass action takers. They are taking control...
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    Self-Care = Productivity
    • Apr 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Self-Care = Productivity

    A blog post from the folks at Trello landed in my in box today. Why self-care is the secret to becoming a productivity powerhouse, it...
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    These exercises are game changers!
    • Mar 26, 2019
    • 1 min

    These exercises are game changers!

    If you gather with your team whatsoever, if you haven’t used this book, you should start right now. Gamestorming: A Playbook for...
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    ✅ New dates announced for the season of action 💥
    • Mar 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    ✅ New dates announced for the season of action 💥

    THREE NEW DATES TO TAKE ACTION Saturday, 4/20 Friday, 6/7 - Collaboration with Council of Visionary Business Builders Founder, Michael...
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    Tools for productivity
    • Mar 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tools for productivity

    I’ve been a project and event manager for most of my career. Even when that wasn’t my title. I have always found myself shepherding teams...
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    I'm featured on a podcast! | Side Hustle School
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    I'm featured on a podcast! | Side Hustle School

    I’m so excited to be featured on Chris Guillebeau’s Podcast Side Hustle School. As he says in the episode, I’ve built the place (and it’s...
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    Acting as if
    • Jan 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Acting as if

    I wrote this yesterday morning after being being inspired by a powerfully vulnerable email from my amazing friend and writer Sage Cohen....
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    Get focused, get clear, get sh*t done.
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    Get focused, get clear, get sh*t done.

    Have you ever said this to yourself? Man I have so many things swirling around in my head. I’m not sure what to do first, second, or...
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    Oh my, what a year!
    • Dec 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    Oh my, what a year!

    Being able to host people and teams truly is a dream come true. I’ve been able to see my friends, colleagues and family take advantage of...
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    My Manifesto
    • Oct 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    My Manifesto

    This is my manifesto. I wrote it in 2015. It was written as part of a workshop given by the incredible Jan Black. It was intended to be a...
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    I'm on HGTV!
    • Jul 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    I'm on HGTV!

    Be careful what you wish for… For the past year I have been shy to be the face of my business. As a project manager, my role is to clear...
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    Nature = Productivity
    • Jul 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Nature = Productivity

    Did you know that just gazing at nature can boost productivity? I had a hunch that was the case. I know I feel more productive now that...
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    10 Tips for an Awesome Team Off-site
    • May 10, 2018
    • 5 min

    10 Tips for an Awesome Team Off-site

    I created the Peach Cheesecake Ranch so there was a place people and teams could go to catalyze their best thinking and take action. As a...
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    It really did start with a little Field Notes book and a Vision Board.
    • Mar 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    It really did start with a little Field Notes book and a Vision Board.

    I was on a plane in March of 2014 and it came to me. I knew what I wanted to do, what I wanted to create. I pulled down the tray table...
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    • Oct 12, 2017
    • 1 min

    Having a bad day?

    Sometimes you just have a bad day and you can't dig yourself out of it. Here are 10 ways brought to you by my friend Greg Bell, thought...
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    Dreams really do come true…I’m living proof.
    • Sep 28, 2017
    • 4 min

    Dreams really do come true…I’m living proof.

    My dream started almost exactly 10 years ago. I wanted to earn a living bringing people together, to bring them together so they could...
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    Let’s just say, SH*T WAS DONE!
    • Jun 28, 2016
    • 2 min

    Let’s just say, SH*T WAS DONE!

    It’s amazing when things go as planned. Or maybe even go better as planned. I had the most beautiful day last week with my partner in Get...
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    Your business idea is awesome and THREE take action steps to do right now.
    • Jun 1, 2016
    • 2 min

    Your business idea is awesome and THREE take action steps to do right now.

    It starts with a kernel of a thought. You start to daydream about it. You do some research on what else is out there, who else may be...
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    Future Salsa in the Making
    • Apr 21, 2016
    • 2 min

    Future Salsa in the Making

    We plant our seeds, we water them, we hope for some sunshine, we water them some more then one day a little green sprout muscles its way...
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    100 People Project | What do you need?
    • Apr 15, 2016
    • 2 min

    100 People Project | What do you need?

    It’s simple, I’m going to ask 100 people “what do you need?” Then I’ll spend 15 minutes helping them meet that need for free, yep FREE....
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    What does your business do?
    • Apr 7, 2016
    • 1 min

    What does your business do?

    You have this great idea for a business. You just know your product can make people’s lives better. You are excited to tell people about...
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    I'm going to eat chocolate cake for breakfast!
    • Apr 4, 2016
    • 1 min

    I'm going to eat chocolate cake for breakfast!

    I was perusing Facebook this morning and ran across an article that my cousin Cindy Dunbar posted. It boasted that eating chocolate cake...
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    More bloggi-ness
    • Apr 3, 2016
    • 1 min

    More bloggi-ness

    To access lot more of my blog posts click here. Over time, I'll move these over to deniseransome.com. Thanks for clicking through!
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    My Dream Customer
    • Mar 4, 2016
    • 1 min

    My Dream Customer

    I love what I do. I love helping people do their best work. I love being part of a team that works together seamlessly and respectfully....
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    What the heck is an Avatar
    • Feb 17, 2016
    • 2 min

    What the heck is an Avatar

    In a nutshell an avatar your ideal customer. It’s the person you see in your mind that would buy your product or service. Quite simply,...
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    #amplify
    • Feb 16, 2016
    • 2 min

    #amplify

    It’s Day 10 of the QUEST2015 challenge. http://trackingwonder.com/quest-2016/ #quest2016 #amplify. Today’s prompt comes from Productivity...
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