My family was watching our Back To The Future DVD’s this week. Biff was the school bully who was trying to dominate those around him. Even after school, in the initial timeline, Biff bullied George McFly at work. Most people have bullies in their life although they may not recognize them. One bully, in the …
In these scary, uncertain economic times filled with the specters of layoffs, unemployment and recession, remember that fear itself magnifies the bad things. Many people worry about the pressures on the family budget, how they will pay for college, and being the sandwich generation, how they will they care for their aging parents. Are these …
I recently saw J. Paul Getty’s formula for success – rise early, work hard, strike oil. At first glance you may be tempted to dismiss it as a kind of ‘win the lottery’ type of success, however, a closer look yields a lot of information. First, his goal was to strike oil. It was not …
Yes, you read that correctly. Having your own business can be worse than having your own job if it’s not the right type of business. If it depends upon you, then the business can wind up owning you instead of you owning your own business. The key is the type of income. Most businesses create …
Since I work from home being my own boss, I don’t have to ask anyone else for time off. My son will be having some minor foot surgery done later this week. One of the requirements is that an adult be with him for 24 hours after the surgery. If my wife and I were …