A New Year, A Clean Slate
Why Did the Turkey Cross the Road? It’s just a few days until the start of a new year. This start represents an opportunity for new possibilities. The thought of this can be exciting. The chance to do better…to be better. This is what encourages us to make ‘New Year’s resolutions’. The process […]
Christmas Movies and a Life Plan
The Similarities of Fiction and Reality I love Christmas time and especially Christmas movies. There are the classics of course; Miracle on 34th St., White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, etc. There are a bunch of TV Christmas movies that are really good as well. Then there are some great shorter […]
Window Shopping…Really I Mean Shopping for Windows – Part 3
Even More Things to Consider When Buying Windows I know that it seems that I have written a lot about windows in this ‘Window Shopping’ series. I think one of the issues with construction in general and this topic of windows specifically, is the lack of information people have before deciding what to buy. […]
Dreaming About Budgeting
The Roots of the Financial Planning Tree A few weeks ago I wrote about the 4 W’s of budgeting. That post was an overview of the WHY, WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN of budgeting. It was a quick look at the purposes for budgeting from the outside. It didn’t answer the question of HOW […]
Window Shopping…Really I Mean Shopping For Windows – Part 2
More Things to Consider When Buying Windows If you are an information junkie and want all of the info you can get before making a decision about windows, then reading this series of blogs is for you. I think it is vital to learn as much as you can when a decision is as […]
The 4 W’s of Budgeting
The Place to Start When Considering a Budget Recently I have been asked multiple times about how I do my business budgeting. This question has come up multiple times over the last several years. Based on the number of times, it must need some discussion. Budgeting has rarely been a very popular subject. Most […]
Trick or Treat…Is Halloween a Holiday or a Life Experience?
Halloween is a holiday that many people either really like or really don’t. For some it is an adrenaline filled experience of haunted houses and heart pounding excitement. For others it’s pull the blankets up over the head and hide until it’s over. Then there’s the whole fantasy filled dress up and pretend to […]
Window Shopping…Really I Mean Shopping For Windows – Part 1
Things to Consider When Buying Windows Whether you are shopping for new construction or replacement windows, the first thing you should know is, not all windows are created equal. The same is true for installation. As the saying goes, ‘you get what you pay for’. When picking windows this is as true as any […]
Education vs. Regulation
How Learning Can Benefit Both You and Your Customer Recently I was working on a small ceiling repair project. It was one of those simple projects that turned a bit more complicated. Due to city building codes and the lead based paint regulations this small $1600.00 project was going to end up doubling in […]
Flexibly Rigid
The Importance of an Action Plan with Some Margin I am an organizer and planner by nature. I like having a clear direction. A system in place to expedite those wonderfully crafted plans. But you know what happens…’life happens’. Once you’ve begun executing those plans, something that you hadn’t included […]