Why Me…Why Not Me?
What Can I Do to Improve My Self-confidence? Why is it that so many people struggle with low self-esteem or the lack of self-confidence? I know that different people deal with it in varying degrees, but I think everyone deals with it. People who appear confident have just figured out how to deal […]
The First Next Thing to Building A Better Business
Action Is Required for Building Anything It doesn’t matter if we are building a home, a business or a life…they all require physical action. Planning is critical but not enough. At a lunch meeting with my financial assistant (my sister) earlier this week we were discussing what is needed to move closer […]
Spend Time Wisely, There’s A Limited Amount
It’s One Thing That You Can’t Make Any More Of Why is it that we struggle so much with this TIME thing? It seems that everybody, at least everybody that I talk with, is constantly wanting more TIME. To use a line from actress Ethel Barrymore, “That’s all there is – there isn’t any […]
Never Be Satisfied with Mediocrity
Doing What It Right Is More Important Than Fast and Cheap Currently we are in the process of repainting our 102-year-old home. Several years ago, I install three new windows and had never finished the exterior trim (this is a topic for a future discussion). As part of the painting project I was making […]
Delegating – The Thing I Suck at Most of All
And What I Need to Do to Get Better at It Okay, today’s confession. I really am not good at delegating. This is something that I have always struggled with. Even though I know that I need to…I don’t. I try. I come up with new ideas and plans and nothing seems to work. […]
It’s Friday the 13th, You Better Be Careful
Take Control and Don’t Leave Your Life to Chance When I realized it was “Friday the 13th”, I began thinking about all the different superstitions, good and bad, that people have. This is especially evident with athletes, for example it has been reported that basketball superstar Michael Jordan wore the same pair of shorts […]
Little Things Are What Big Things Are Made Of
The Importance of Paying Attention to Details Big things start out as little things. I’m sure that you’ve heard it said, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” I would argue the opposite. I think the small stuff is exactly what we should sweat. Little things accumulated over time are what big things are made of. […]
The Hard Truth About Solid Surface Flooring – Part 2
Working Through the Questions to Get to the Right Answers Last week we went through questions to ask when looking for the right solid surface flooring. I pointed out the importance of starting with the why. Then I went through an overview of the other questions – product choices, appearance, durability, cleaning and maintenance, […]
The Hard Truth About Solid Surface Flooring – Part 1
You Need to Ask the Right Questions If You Want to Get the Right Answers Over the last several years floorcovering has gone from a few simple choices to so many that it can make your head spin. It used to be that carpet, sheet vinyl and wood were your main options. Now the […]
Who Should I Blame for Being Too Busy?
Too Much to Do Is, “Self-Inflicted Pain” I have too much to do and not enough time to do it. We had all heard someone say this or said it ourselves and for sure we have all felt it. Just over the last few days there have been numerous times in a variety of […]