DO OUR SPENDING DECISIONS MATCH OUR GOALS?
Except for the really rich, we all need to watch our spending. Money management is a very simple concept; spend less than we earn! Easy to say, but difficult to do especially at various stages of our lives. When we are young we are like a growing business, we need to invest in homes, our [...]
One way to protect your future.. start building a consulting business early!
Do you want to be a consultant? I am a consultant/coach but I never planned to be one. I just fell in to it when my job changed at Norwest (now Wells Fargo) and I didn’t want to find another position there. So, I took my severance and hung up my shingle! My goal was [...]
LOOKING FOR SUMMER JOBS?
The unemployment thing is a real problem for many. On the other side, I still hear from business owners that it is hard to get good “help”! How can this be in this market? I spoke at a high school a few weeks ago and one of the interests was summer jobs. The students had [...]
Don’t let your job or business be “all about me”
Listen to your customer! Today I read an article in the paper about a successful, growing business, surviving and getting better even in this recession. The key? The owners listened to their customers! Most of us would say that we listen to our customers, but do we do act on what we hear? In this [...]
Don’t think you are a teacher? You can teach your children how to make a living
I was talking with some friends last night and we were noting that some people seem to “figure it out” and do what they have to do to make a living. Others seem to have no clue. We agreed that some of it may be due to parenting, and that the issue was classles, it [...]
Do we need to learn survival skills?
This video is hilarious, but is there some truth in it? Click on the word ‘survival’ below to see the clip! Survival
DO OUR DECISIONS HELP US MEET OUR PRIORITIES?
I worked with a woman many years ago who really loved her children. One day we were talking about a recent death and I recalled an old adage: “live each day like it your last”. She quickly responded that it was impossible to do that because if she knew her last day was here she [...]
YOUR EMPLOYER MAY HAVE BACKUP PLAN, FIRE YOU! WHAT IS YOURS?
In my last article I wrote about running one’s life like a business, with mission, core competency/product, sales and marketing and money management. In this one I will discuss the idea of transferrable skills and obsolescence. I define transferrable skills as core competencies that we have developed that can be used almost anywhere. Thing like [...]
Do you want a pony?
There is a bank ad on right now that I get a kick out of. A man asks a girl if she would like a pony; she says yes and gets a toy pony. He then asks the other girl if she would like a pony; she says yes and a real pony comes walking [...]
Book review
I had a great book review by Gina Burgess posted on her site Check out her site for this and more; she has a great site!
