How Are You?
When you start a conversation you can ask a question, but are you really looking for the answer, or just waiting to move on to the real issue? A simple: How are you? Did you like your meal? How did Read More …
Category: career
The Best Of It
Life has to be more than making the best of it. But it doesn’t always have to be the best. From school, to work to living your days – hobbies, past-times and bringing up family – each moment can have Read More …
The Debate Continues
So, the debate continues. I have had at least 3 exchanges so far with our fresh grocer, and at this point, I am not ecstatic. I of course, had to go to the grocery store today, and that doesn’t always Read More …
First Major Crisis
The true merit and success or failure of a new business is how they handle their first major crisis. We (my husband, our former fellow franchise owners and I) know all about the ways that weather can impact your fresh Read More …
Dead Presidents Deserve Recognition
Oh, a day off… of course, we are a-okay with it. The dead presidents deserve recognition and respect…as do the live ones. Have you ever seen a person who needs a day off more than anyone else than a president? Read More …
Take A Break
When its been a long 6 weeks, working hard through weekends…just take a break. It’s a long weekend, made even longer by school schedules with extra days off on Friday or Tuesady for kids. Go away, take a ski trip Read More …
Second Chance
I wholeheartedly support giving someone, or a business, a second chance. Things happen. (Well, you know…) Traffic Snow Rain Traffic due to above mentioned snow or rain Slippery rails (anyone who has traveled SEPTA knows that delayed train excuse) Sick Read More …
Start Fresh
Sometimes, it is easier to start fresh and new, from scratch than to try to edit something to make it better. A clean slate means that you don’t have any baggage, stale ideas or even outdated ideals. People change. Businesses Read More …
Losing Control
Learning to grow is essential and part of this is losing control. You have to let the younger, less experienced pick up the reins. They have to learn sometime. The reality is, this isn’t easy. You take such a long Read More …
Winning Isn’t Everything
Sometimes (not the Super Bowl of course), winning isn’t everything. The experience, the achievement of a personal best, the laughter among friends is the everything. I agree that certificates and medals and trophies for anything is wrong… because it fails Read More …