Truth, Consequences, Fear, And Courage Truth, consequences, fear, and courage. It is a cocktail that all business owners get served every day when they open their doors and boot their computers. I highlight business owners, but doesn’t everyone deal with these concepts and emotions in some way daily? Whether you are the CEO of Apple […]
From My Common Sense Notebook—See What You Think
From My Common Sense Notebook—See What You Think Grin if you have heard this one before. A friend’s husband declared that he could fix the faucet drip in their older home. He watched a video on YouTube and went to the hardware store. Several hours later, another couple of trips to the hardware store plus some curse […]
My Second-Favorite Redemption Story For Christmas
My Second-Favorite Redemption Story For Christmas I re-read or listen to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol every year. I understand this year more than ever how easy it is for any of us to become an Ebenezer Scrooge, as he is seen at the beginning of his story. After a somewhat unhappy childhood and after losing his […]
‘Tis The Season To Listen When Folks Say “Soon” and “I’m Fine”
‘Tis The Season To Listen When Folks Say “Soon” and “I’m Fine” I have recently been paying close attention to how folks are doing at this point in a frightening and troubled year of many unknowns. So many were looking forward to “after the election.” Now most of those same people are saying “after the […]
It Is Thanksgiving And We Should Do That—Give Thanks
It Is Thanksgiving And We Should Do That—Give Thanks It is Thanksgiving and we should do that—give thanks. It has been nine months and now we all have a good idea of what the term “global pandemic” means. It came to our notice when it devastated parts of Europe in the spring, but this is […]
Waiting For The Pandemic To End? Stop. And Take The Election Off The Table Also
Waiting For The Pandemic To End? Stop. And Take The Election Off The Table Also This year has been so painful, and no one can really guess when things will turn around, am I right? Yes? Then stop using all this pain and uncertainty as a delaying tactic to not focus on your business. I’ve […]
Everyone Hates Uncertainty
Everyone Hates Uncertainty Every day has its little snippets of happiness, of connection, and if we look hard enough, even a positive accomplishment. It does sort of comfort me to know that if I narrow my focus from the big picture to my immediate present, I can still find pockets of normal. Other than that […]
At the Midpoint of 2020—Which One Are You?
At the Midpoint of 2020—Which One Are You? We are at the midpoint of the year 2020, and what a dizzying six months it has been. The end of every business quarter always seems like a logical time to take a breath and evaluate. Halfway through a year, like now, seems an even more important […]
Which One Are You? We Are Available To Help
Which One Are You? We Are Available To Help Everything that is happening today reminds me of war movies I saw as a kid. When the big scene hits, everything is happening at once. Bombs going off. Machine gun fire. Men yelling. The drone of warplanes getting ever closer. This sets up the opportunity for […]