Find Your Fit
The message today, touring schools was that you need to find your fit…and parents should be helping their children. I will accept that, but it isn’t as easy as you’d think. How do you fit in if you don’t know Read More …
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Let Them Help
Sometimes, you are better at doing something than the new person who is around to do it. You just have to train them and then let them help. We know that it is hard to let go. Resist the urge… Read More …
Make a List
What do you need to do? Make a list. Who/what do you want to choose, make a pro-con list. This practice works for many people. When they are done, they feel accomplished what they said – or wanted – to Read More …
Who You Are Today
No doubt, who you are today, is different from the person you were 10 and 20 years ago. You are now older, more mature, maybe you are married and have children – or maybe you have recently graduated and gotten Read More …
Not Monday
When Monday is a holiday and the banks are closed, schools are closed and traffic is light because all of the Government offices are…closed – it may take some time to remember that it only seems like Monday, but it Read More …
Their Style, Not Yours
Gift giving is really, really easy when you know the person well. Giving something that will match their style, not yours is the problem when you don’t know them at all. Some of the more structured parties have registries, from Read More …
Prepare Your Rebuttal
Can you plan ahead and prepare your rebuttal in advance? You would certainly think you could; setting the presidential candidacy – and the debacle of a debate – aside for a moment. Are you prepared for any argument that may Read More …
Reminders
Every once in a while, we all need reminders. We aren’t the first person to do this. We aren’t the last person to do this. We are older than we were when we did it last. We didn’t know how Read More …
Renewed Efforts
Nothing is better than renewed efforts put forth by people who had given up or lost focus. It can be in the form of effort, or investment, which requires effort – so that counts, too. We are “back to fall” Read More …
Scuttlebutt
Sometimes, the best way to learn the town’s scuttlebutt is to go to the local business owner’s office. In a meeting today, all we had to ask was “So, whats the deal with…” All the answers came out. The answer Read More …