Sometimes hope is hard to come by… I read an article in the USA Today yesterday about the consumer confidence index. Basically it states that the index holds what may be the most significant signal of the US descending deeper into recession or moving up. The index moved down for the month of June, and […]
What do you want?
What do you want in your life? That’s a loaded question isn’t it. How you answer it may determine how you spend your time, your success and failure, whether you feel good or bad about yourself, and a host of other potential issues. Yet it’s one of the core questions of personal (or corporate) identity. […]
Life is crazy. How do you work?
I’m supposed to be sitting and writing. Instead I’m trying to stop the fighting, yelling and screaming between my 3-year-old and my 6-year-old. Last night I had six 9 and 11-year-old girls over. Life was a little crazy then too. I was supposed to write last night. Didn’t happen. I imagine that you can understand my […]
Pursuing dreams – Is it all worth it?
I attend a church that believes in God speaking through people to other people. Some people call it prophesy; others call it words of encouragement. Basically the belief is that God isn’t limited to the Bible (though that’s the touchstone), but He and His voice is alive. As I was sitting in service last Sunday, […]
Nelson Mandela and Your Next Project
In the midst of building this site – creating content, figuring out shopping carts, beating my head against the wall, totally enjoying myself – I’ve encountered bouts of fear. Will anyone pay attention? Will it be good enough? Do I have the right mix of content? Will I make any money? Am I crazy? I […]
Customer Service – 3 Ways to Treat Momma Right!
If you haven’t noticed, I tend to refer to Newsweek articles quite a bit. The reason being is that it is one of the few magazines (in paper form) that I take and read (along with Inc and Relevant). Today, I have another intriguing article to share with you. Mother Knows Best Lisa Miller writes […]
Had a bad 2010? It could be worse!
Personally, 2010 was pretty good. Much better for me than 2009. For some of you, 2010 may have been not as good as years past. As bad as it may have been, take heart. You could have been one of the 10 people mentioned in this article (10 Career Crashes in 2010). Think General McCrystal, […]
The War of Art
A friend of mine sent an email yesterday after he had a read a book over the weekend that had profoundly affected him. I haven’t read it, but plan to take a look at it. I thought I would take a few of his thoughts and share them with you. First of all the book […]
Ever feel like this?
A friend of mine sent this time me the other day (check out his site…deep thinker and great guy). I know I do…have a great day (and double check your calendars).
Never, never, never give in!
This week I finished a sort of follow up book to Jim Collin’s Good to Great – it’s called How the Mighty Fall. In it Collins tries to track and pinpoint why some of the companies tracked in Good to Great fell so hard (Circuit City, Scott Paper, etc). He came up with 5 stages of decline. Here’s the thing […]
