Oh what we can do? Do you have any idea of the power you hold in your hands for the majority of your waking hours each day? Don’t worry it’s not just you. It’s pretty much all of us. Consider: The total population of the USA: 332 million people (2021) Of which at least 97% own at least one cell phone (2021) The iPhone 6 is 32,600 times faster than the best Apollo era computers and could perform instructions 120,000,000 times faster. The iPhone 6 came out in September 2014. … [Read more...]
Summer Thinking to Make Great Things Happen
Summer Thinking Here’s some summer thinking for you and your partner or spouse to do. Work separately and then talk about the results afterwards together. Are you game? Consider what is a single really bad thing that might happen in your life? Not to be a downer, so select one really bad thing. Now write out WHO it happens to or with? WHY does this happen? WHAT exactly happens? WHERE does it happen? WHEN does this happen? HOW does it happen? Okay, now relax, as we are … [Read more...]
April Showers Bring May Flowers
April showers bring May flowers. You’ve heard this said before. Probably in Pre-K if not before. Growing up and spending most of my shore side days in the Northeast of the USA, I’ve always loved the spring. The mornings and the evenings still had a bit of a chill in the air. The word ‘crisp’ was used instead of saying “it’s freezing out there”. The days started to reflect the warmer weather to come in the months ahead. Bare trees started to show new growth. The flowers began peeking out … [Read more...]
Do You Invest In Yourself?
Do you invest? I’m assuming if you’re reading this article you probably invest money in order to obtain a higher return than you would from not investing your money. Jim Cramer, CNBC star and super Wall Street cred, gives out homework for his listeners to do before buying a stock. Cramer advises, “if you’re not going to do the homework, pay a professional to invest your money for you or just buy a CD.” Either way, there is no guarantee, you will obtain a higher return when you invest... … [Read more...]
Need Some Words of Inspiration?
Do you need some words of inspiration? Out of nowhere my ‘gut’ instinct hinted to me that people do need some words of inspiration. With our phones, devices, streaming everything 24 X 7, news views at other ends of every topic like a tennis match with no net – we ALL NEED SOME WORDS OF INSPIRATION. Why is everything so negative? If you tune it in and watch it and listen to it - it will make you miserable. There are some folks who have certain channels on every day all day long. No wonder … [Read more...]
How High Do You Aim?
Where do you aim in your business? In your personal life? Do you have groups of people that work together formally on teams or informally to get something done? Where do they aim? A few words that I would add to the end – ‘and being satisfied with the results.’ When we aim high and really put in a serious effort, even if we miss the mark, the journey, the effort is a learning experience for one person or a group of people. This creates a hunger to go after another aim high … [Read more...]