Archive for April, 2005

It Doesn’t Hurt (Much) to Try

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

Have you ever had a great idea shot down? Ouch!
Today I had a great idea shot down. You see, we are having the windows replaced in our home. We wanted to replace all the windows, but discovered we didn’t have enough cash in the bank to cover replacing all the windows. So we made the […]

It’s Saturday… do I really have to work?

Saturday, April 23rd, 2005

Could you hear the whining tone in my subject line’s words? Do you get the feeling that the last thing I want to do on a Saturday is work on my business?
Unfortunately the reality for most of us is that we work full-time jobs while we are building our professional speaking and life coaching practices. […]

Cookies, cookies, and a clean kitchen

Thursday, April 21st, 2005

My children are on school vacation this week. Fortunately, or not so fortunately depending on your point of view… things where I work have been very slow lately so they closed the factory down for the week. Yeah!! I got a “free” vacation too. Of course mine was unpaid, but that’s another story for another […]

Wasting My Time Playing Freecell

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

Do you ever fall into the trap of spending your time doing something that is absolutely useless in the grand scheme of things? Of course by “Grand Scheme” I mean your goals, your dreams, your life purpose…
Freecell solitaire is one of many ways that I can wile away the hours. I justify the time spent […]

Will the kids notice I’ve escaped?

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

It’s a beautiful spring day here in Maine and I decided it was time to rake the lawn. As each year passes I realize more and more that I do not enjoy yardwork. The idea of it intrigues me. It makes me breath deeply and imagine the smells of springtime.
The reality though is that it’s […]