Category: Tips & Opinions

Taking out the Trash: This is something we do on a regular basis – whether at home, in the office or workplace. You may not personally take it out but it goes out when it needs to which ends up being quite regularly. Once it is taken out, it is gone for good. This concept […]

Root Cause:  When you read that – what comes to mind?  Think about it as a tree – the root of the tree, the trunk, the limb, the branches, the twigs, the leaves and possibly fruit.  Many times in life we look at the symptoms instead of the cause.    Using a health example – we […]

One of those days:  Ever have one of those days…  We all tend to know what that little phrase means.  It means that absolutely everything that could go wrong does and no matter how hard you try or don’t try – that theme continues throughout the day.  Well, yesterday was “one of those days for […]

Living the Dream…  I just want to elaborate on the previous post and take it to another level.  Are you? or is it just a sarcastic phrase you say to yourself and others?  Think about it…  What would make that statement come to life in your life?  Questions to Ponder:  Are you happy?  Are the […]

Time is short…  Normally I write separate posts for business and personal, however, once in a while I write about a topic that hits both – then I only write one post.  Today’s post is like that.  Since the beginning of last year, I have personally known quite a few people that have passed away.  […]

Weeding Your Garden:  This is an expression I have used over the years to comment on looking at the people you have in your life.  After checking out yesterday’s post, think about the people that may not be showing appreciation and have a tendency to take you for granted.  When you weed your garden, you […]

Showing Appreciation:  How do you show your appreciation to others?  We do a lot for people throughout the day and others do a lot for us – do you show appreciation for what others do for you?  Do others show appreciation for what you do.  It doesn’t take a lot of effort, time, energy, words […]

Mergers & Acquisitions:  A new trend over the past few years is companies merging or buying other companies to become a power house in their industry.  Some companies have almost made this a habit and that is their main focus.  It is smart business – buying up your competition or becoming more competitive by getting […]

Taking people for granted: We have all been guilty of this at some point in our lives.  The expression “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone”, comes to mind.  So, before that happens, take a moment to think of the loved ones in your life and if you lost them – think of […]

Promotional Items:  These are things that we really haven’t had to purchase the last little bit as we haven’t had many, if any functions to attend.  Now with things opening up, we are allowed to go to conventions and events again – operate booths and hand out promotional items.  Questions to Ponder:  When you have […]

Survival Skills:  On a scale on 1-10 where would you rate yourself on a survival test?  If you were dropped in the middle of a thick forest, far away from civilization, how would you fair?  Questions to Ponder:  What would you use for tools?  What would you eat?  How would you find water?  Can you […]

Prize Draws:  Do you ever do prize draws for your customers?  Some businesses do and you can have lots of fun with it.  Sometimes you can do it around an event or sometimes just for the fun of it!  I think things have gotten to the point where we need to put fun first – […]