Category: Tips & Opinions

Love & Acceptance: These are two things that people strive for throughout their life.  But at what expense?  Sometimes we strive for this from people that cannot give this to us in a healthy way, while we lose a piece of our self in the process.  Do you strive to be loved and accepted?    We […]

Onboarding Process:  Is your onboarding process sufficient for new staff members?  Have you seriously looked at your process through the eyes of a new person who knows absolutely nothing about your company?  Too often companies have adopted the “sink or swim” concept which is one of the reasons turnover rates are so high.  It is […]

Worry:  Worry is one of those things I grew up with – my mom was a worry wart – so to speak.  Worry causes a lot of wear and tear on a person – emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically, etc. – it adds a lot of stress to our lives.  I watched the toll it took […]

Self-Care: Do you take care of you enough on a day to day basis?  What little daily changes can you do to make you more of a priority?   We often feel that if we are taking care of ourselves, that we are being selfish. Think of what is announced before the airplane takes off about […]

Systems & Processes:  What I have learned throughout the years is that larger companies and franchises utilize a system or have numerous people to fulfil many different roles.    For small and medium sized companies, employees need to wear different hats in their job as there are less people doing the work.    A majority of companies […]

Colloidal Silver:  Around 1998 my dad had a little pimple like thing above the knuckle on his ring finger.  When he squeezed it, it started to spread.  The next day a portion of his hand turned purple.  The day after that almost his whole hand turned purple…  After visiting the doctor, he found out it […]

Longevity & Loyalty Long Gone?  Years ago, people tended to work in one place, collect their pension after their 20, 30 or 40 years of service and were fairly happy at the end of it.  In more recent years, people tend to stay anywhere from 2 to 10 years and then end up switching companies […]

Family:  Like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.    Even if we aren’t on the same page or in the same city, family is family – we are rooted – even if the relationship has been damaged or broken, or is going strong.    Not all family […]

Job Security:  This is an interesting topic.  I’ve seen a lot of different avenues, thoughts and ideas on this.  First Category:  Some people believe that by hoarding their workload and being the only person able to do the job creates an atmosphere of job security.  Second Category:  Others are quite the opposite – they mentor, […]

Weekends:  What do you do on the weekends for downtime?  Does it rejuvenate you?  Sometimes we take time to rest and sometimes we use our weekends to get things done.  When we use them to accomplish things around the house, work on our vehicle, work in our yard, go away or do an activity, or […]

To give you an example of the last 3 tips we have discussed: QuickBooks Tip:  Many people know what QuickBooks is and many people utilize it regularly to do invoicing, receipts, month end, yearend, taxes, and many other accounting aspects.  Do you utilize the other benefits of QB’s?    Do you utilize the projects tracking, mileage […]

Divorce:  This is a touchy subject as everyone deals with this differently based on their own personal experiences, past and current circumstances.  It is one of those subjects that many people have been through, too many really.  It is something you don’t wish on anyone to experience.  I have said it is kind of like […]