Full disclosure, I am a BIG dog lover. I love all animals, though I definitely don’t want some of them in bed with me. Dogs are different. They dig their way deep into our hearts, almost as saying “I am permanent here”. When they die, they break our hearts into a million pieces, feeling like we will never recover. They were right, they are permanent,…

I am doing work on this topic and would love your opinion. Think of your local mall – are you more attracted to a giant poster in the window or mannequins? Why? https://poll.fm/10362590

Can you guess what it is?  If not now, maybe you will after I share my experience a few years back. When I worked as a District Manager, I often traveled with the Regional Manager or the VP of Operations to our various stores.  It was natural to greet the store managers and say hello to the associates.  However, I noticed my companions wouldn’t say…

If you’re reading this post hoping to learn how to simplify your workflow so you can ADD more work to your day I hope you’ll reconsider. The whole point of simplifying is just that – to simplify. So you have mental space in your day to do important things like thinking and planning. Simplifying should free up some energy so you can tackle all you…

This isn’t as easy as you might think.  It starts with knowing your priorities.  This helps you define your business goals, and should definitely save you some stress.  If you know you want to exercise every day, eat dinner as a family and be free in the evenings and weekends for your kids’ soccer games – then you’ll have to make some adjustments to your…

Picture 1: Bella as a puppy. Picture 2: Like piggy, like puppy (this is not an insult, we all love piggy). Picture 3: Bella with Dan, the leader of the pack. Picture 4: Bella following the rules & not going on the bed. This rule did not last long. :-) Picture 5: Bella means beautiful in Italian. Perfetto! Picture 6: Cocktail anyone? :-)