Category: Tips & Opinions

5S Tip:  Outline your tools in marker or use the foam insert to show which tool goes where.  This is good for when a tool is missing you know which tool is not there quickly.  When you take a tool to do a job, the key is to make sure to bring it back and […]

Do you buy or make your Christmas gifts? I started finding my creative self when I was in my twenties. I am what I call artsy fartsy! Since discovering this love and passion and needing to feed my creative side regularly, I started making gifts for people throughout the year – birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and […]

Novembrance Day because in November We Remember! Novembrance Day:  I have said it like this for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a time where most businesses were closed November 11th.  You could only sell bread, milk and gas until noon – that I remember. Now a days, it isn’t quite […]

Novembrance Day because in November we Remember! Novembrance Day:  I have said it like this since I was a little girl and it has stuck with me throughout my life – it made sense to me! I grew up listening to many stories from my parents, grandparents, their siblings, and friends I’ve met along the […]

Software Tip:  There are so many different options to choose from with so many different price tags. A lot of time we tend to go for the cheaper one and that is our deciding factor. In all of it, are we bombarding our employees with the different software we purchase? Are we wasting our employees […]

Realize you are important to this world because you woke up!  You do not have to do or be anything – you matter! We get so caught up in the act of appreciation, acceptance, approval, doing something to get something that we tend to apply that to our life, our worth… We feel if we […]

In this world of instant gratification, we have come to expect results to whatever it is we are working on to be instant. For Example: weight loss or even weight gain for some, results from working out, results from starting a business, etc. We may not see the results immediately, but don’t quit. Make the […]

Critical Equipment Tip:  The usual or more known definition of Critical Equipment is any equipment or machinery whose malfunction or failure leads a catastrophic accident that is significantly impact the ability to safely meet business objectives; adversely affect quality levels; violate environmental standards of the business organization. (definition taken from https://www.theprojectdefinition.com/critical-equipment/) I think it goes further […]

Fulfillment Tip:   Are you passionate about what you do?  Were you once passionate? If so, what changed? It is important to have fulfillment at the end of the day. I believe it is something inside us that needs to be fed accordingly. How could you make changes to your current role that would help you […]

SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats.  In business, this is something that is utilized to assist in making decisions – especially for startups or in the planning phase. This tool may be used in business but can be helpful in our personal lives to reflect on what our internal and external benefits and challenges […]

Software Tip:  Is your software working for you or are you working for it?   There are a lot of exceptional software options – what percentage are you utilizing it.  Do you have overlap?  Most of the software programs we have, we only utilize a small percentage of it but there is so much more […]

I have a shirt that says “My life.  My choices.  My mistakes.  My lessons.  Not your business.  Mind your own problems before you talk about mine.  My life is not your story to tell.” It may sound a bit harsh but in reality it is a very true statement. It is my life, my story, […]