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Musings Kellie Parks, CPB, FCPB (Certified Professional Bookkeeper - Fellowship) Musings Kellie Parks, CPB, FCPB (Certified Professional Bookkeeper - Fellowship)

#QBConnect – A Session Host’s Perspective

I’ve attended a number of Intuit’s Connect conferences and they are “da bomb”. I would be going again this year even if I wasn’t hosting a session.

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12 Reasons to Attend QuickBooks Connect San Jose

I have been to a few Connect Conferences in Toronto, but last November I took the plunge and ventured southwest for Connect San Jose. And I am so glad I did.

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Be the Valium…

My husband, Jeff Parks, is a fly fishing guide for Calmwaters Fly Fishing and he has a client that he guides regularly. He has many actually, but this one has a particularly important, stressful job (he saves lives – literally) and fishing is his outlet.

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Being Disciplined Is Not the Same as Having Self-Control!

I run at least 5 days a week. I am very disciplined about my morning runs. Nothing gets in the way – not when I feel horrible, not the weather, not a to-do list and not being on vacation.

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I Am Living My Cloud Bookkeeper Dream

I can work from everywhere, on my schedule and meet my clients’ expectations. I can run my business efficiently from anywhere there is an internet connection or cellular data.

I want to state upfront, unequivocally, that this post is not to brag or gloat. It’s to suggest that the “freedom” we’ve heard that comes with “working in the cloud” can actually happen.

I also want to be very clear that it’s been a process, and it didn’t happen overnight.

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Get Certified!

I’m watching some of the forum discussions on education and certification with great interest. Because I have a story… who doesn’t?

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Goals Are a Funny Thing

I’m at 13 of 1,300 kilometers.

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It Takes a Village

I am extremely grateful to Intuit for letting me share my cloud fintech experiences.

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