There are some people who don’t like to talk about money. They think it is impolite. But, when it comes to your business, you have to do more than just talk. You must know what you are talking about and you must act with that knowledge in mind.
Have you ever wondered when was the right time to take action now and improve your financial condition? The answer is simple, the time is now.
Continue reading →Religion is important to me and I spend my life looking for miracles and expecting the impossible, and life is always thrilling.
As people who read this blog on a regular basis know, I am a Christian wife and mother. I often face difficult situations and I am never defeated at heart because I have faith to rely upon. Often when we face difficult situations, we have no way of knowing how to solve the problem or how to survive until a situation presents itself. It is at these times that faith is the most important and most valuable tool we have. Faith keeps us close to God from whom all our strength and power and solutions come. My faith is ridiculous because it has no bounds and knows no limitations. At the same time it is serious because it is based in a God that never fails.
Continue reading →It is fantastic to find a way to balance home and work by taking your child to work.
Continue reading →It is terrific to use technology to get back to basics and stay healthy.
Modern technology has taken a lot of the drudgery out of getting into and staying healthy. When I was a very young teenager, I bought Jane Fonda’s step aerobics workout book. I worked my way through the book page after page and used another book to hold the pages while I did the exercises. When I was a child, personal computers were out of the price range of most people and the idea of using the computer to research issues of health was not done. Over the course of my lifetime, things have changed in incredible ways.
Continue reading →Take action now even if you are always on the go. Being busy is no excuse for failing to take action now to go from dreaming to actually doing the things in your dream. Pull out your technology, take action now and make things happen!
Each day I talk with women from all over the United States who tell me they cannot take action now to achieve their dreams because they are too busy. They are busy with work. They are busy with their families. They are busy with a million things other than chasing their dreams. If the truth is told, most women have dozens upon dozens of things they must do each day. Many of these things are non-negotiable. Children have to be fed and sent off to school. Spouses have to be paid attention to. Assignments at work must be completed in a timely manner. Groceries must be purchased. For many reasons, life is busy, very busy.
Continue reading →It is fantastic to realize that satisfaction comes from things being good on the job and with the family.
Readers of a certain age will remember the movie Mahogany, starring Diana Ross and Billie Dee Williams. There was a great line in the movie where Billie Dee’s character told Diana Ross’ character that all her success at work meant nothing if she had no one at home with whom to share it. For me, having a loving, caring family at home to share my successes and accomplishments is more valuable than the accomplishments and successes.
Continue reading →Entrepreneur, learn some new tricks because new experiences and challenges can be terrific to meet and overcome.
Continue reading →It is wonderful to get a new start on a job search by updating your resume.
Your resume should always be accurate, up-to-date, and error-free. Resumes can be used to secure a promotion, a new position or to get new customers. Just as you should never sit on your laurels, you should never sit on your resume. Instead, always look for ways to improve your resume, make it better, and keep it relevant.
The typical resume tells the story of how and where a person has worked over a period of time. Modern job searches are often done electronically so that an employer does not see the applicant, but instead looks at dozens or even hundreds of resumes that come across a computer screen. In order to be successful in the modern job-hunting environment, it is crucial that applicants find ways to make their resumes stand out from others.
Normally a person who prepares a resume is an employee who is looking for a new job.
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