Category: Tips & Opinions

Resumes:  Your resume is the first thing that gets you through the door.  Questions to Ponder: How does your resume compare to others? Does your resume have a professional feel to it? Does it reflect you in it? There are many examples online for resume’s.  Have a look at some of them and see which […]

Memories:  All of us have memories; some are great, some are amazing, some are tough and some are ones we would like to forget. Either way, they are part of what makes us who we are today. Sometimes we focus too much on the ones we wish we could forget and forget about the good […]

Advice:  What is the best piece of advice that someone gave you? At the many different phases of business – starting a business – a few years down the road – 10 years into it – or nearing retirement – people will always offer advice or opinions. Some of the opinions or advice will be […]

Volunteering:  Have you taken the opportunity to volunteer to assist in something? There are so many businesses, places, organizations, non-profits, and senior’s homes that utilize and need people to volunteer their time. If you have time, it is well worth the effort of volunteering. I started volunteering when I was 12 at a Senior’s Home […]

Safety Manuals:  Are you involved in an industry where you are required to have a Safety Manual? Even if you are in an industry that doesn’t require these, there are many good aspects that could be incorporated into your business that would be beneficial. A Safety program keeps people accountable in many different ways.  There […]

Helping Others:  Are you helping others out of the goodness of your heart, for them, or are you helping others because you get something from it? What is your agenda when helping others? Sometimes, we help others because it fulfills something in our lives.  For example, I have helped others in my life because I […]

Training:  This is an interesting topic for companies.  Some companies are really invested in their training programs, some have to do upgrade training on a regular basis and some do not see the advantage of training courses their staff. Depending on the business or industry that you operate or are in depends on the training […]

Make Life Easier:  Sometimes, we get tired of the regular routine – especially about this time of year.  I think it has something to do with the cold, snow, and just hanging out in the house… Around this time, I get tired of doing the dishes, cooking, cleaning, laundry, shoveling, etc. So, give yourself permission […]

Live Events:  As things get back to normal so to speak, we are starting to see things open up once again – conferences, conventions, trainings, meetings, etc. However, it is still nice to have the option of the online version, instead of travelling and all that entails. People can once again get together instead of […]

Distance:  There are times during our relationships that we must spend some time apart. I recently saw a saying that said “Distance doesn’t matter when the roots of your relationship are strong enough”. We have all heard that “Distance makes the heart grow fonder”. To me, there are a few things that go with the […]

Process:  Keeping in line with the last few days’ topics, we’ll touch a little bit on process. Franchises have succeeded because of this very thing.  They follow a process or system – the franchise owners and staff follow the process or system and do it the same way which is how they are identified and […]

Crisis:  Who are you and what are you like during a crisis? How would you describe yourself when you are in the midst of a crisis?   How would those around you describe you when you are in a crisis? You can say all kinds of things of who and what you are like during a […]