Monthly Archives: July 2008
Will the Dogs Eat It?
Thanks Howard for that funny story. Howard was a furniture man for decades – watching the rise and fall of Industry Giants throughout his career. One day he told us a story about a Dog Food Manufacturer and how they did what many were doing in the Furniture Industry. The Dog Food Manufacturer would go to their focus groups and … Continue reading
Greening … It
This was a happy morning. After 3 week of very hard work, I sent the last of my “Page by Page” files to Duncan. This was a very difficult exercise for me. The purpose of it was to take each page of the website and document which pictures, text, links to put on each page. Not only was it meant … Continue reading
I’m … On … My … Way
I wish it were that easy. What does that title mean anyway? Well to me, it’s a statement that represents hope, movement, direction. I need that feeling of going somewhere, especially at this point in my life. My kids are all grown. I know, you might wonder about them, so I’ll mention here that I have 3 girls and 1 … Continue reading
Making Cents {*!#} No Making Sense!
If ever I had something weird to report, this is it. This title came to me from my dream this morning. The argument between “¢Cents¢” and “Sense” came from two of the judges. What was being judged was my paragraphs (these little blocks of text moving top write to bottom left to center …), as well as my dance on … Continue reading
A Diet Book for Tired-Of-Dieting-Dieters
Another diet book. Thousands upon thousands of “wanna-be diet gurus” confusing most of us, most of the time with some recycled diet and weight loss idea. However, The Younger (Thinner) You Diet by Eric R. Braverman, MD is really different! I’m inspired by a few things. It approaches anti-aging, dieting and weight loss from a "brain perspective," not a "time and stomach perspective." And Dr. Braverman … Continue reading
OOOh … AAAh … No, the O’s have It!
Organization, Outsourcing, Opportunity I was thinking about how to organize my small business so that I’ll be able to handle all the soon-to be-received website traffic. For some reason, these 3 words came to mind. I think these words properly sum up the best-selling book, “4 Hour Workweek”. I was listening to the author’s interview the other day, and I think the concept … Continue reading
I wanted to say, “Mind your Manners!”
One of the most challenging behaviors that I have to adopt in a selling environment is to turn the other cheek, and walk away from a fight. To work on a sales floor, you have to have some degree of aggression or assertion in order to survive. So sometimes I wish I could just do what comes natural – FIGHT! It’s … Continue reading
Lighting Up … the Stage
During the last few weeks I just haven’t had time to watch my favorite shows – so last night I watched 3 hours of “So You Think You Can Dance”. This show absolutely holds my attention – there’s a magic formula – adorable, loving hostess, relevant judges, unbelievable talent. And of course the most important element – taking unknown, normal, everyday people … Continue reading