Category: Blog
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To do lists and dreams verses goals
I like to write down my ideas and action items on paper. Sometimes my family kids me about the lists I keep, but that’s okay because they help me stay focused on what needs to be done. I seem have lists for many occasions: grocery items daily to do items short term to do items long term to do items…
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Strawberries: the viral fruit
My grandfather was a backyard farmer. I have fond memories of seeing him work in his garden and eating fresh fruits and vegetables. My favorite was strawberries. It seems like everytime we visited their house, they always had strawberries on hand. Last year we planted some strawberry plants in a strawberry pot. This year, we noticed…
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Clearing your mind for success
A pair of motivational books, “Getting Things Done” and “The Success Principles”, emphasize the need to clear your mind of all unfinished business so your mind can focus on the present as well as the future. To use a Windows analogy: it’s like having a process running that’s associated with a program you installed a long time ago, but aren’t using…
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Balancing your weekend
In a perfect world, you would have lots of time to do everything that needs to get done. However, our world is less than perfect and we rarely have enough time to get everything done. Sometimes, your spouse or significant other needs your attention. If you’ve been busy during the week, you’d better not say…
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Financial traction in today’s economy
Several years ago, I read a book called “Financial Peace” by Dave Ramsey. At the time I was looking for a practical way to manage my finances. I was deep in debt and was looking for a solution. I had read other books on finances, but most of them preached the same thing: Control cashflow…