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Financial Planning Is Good for Everyone
About four years ago, my oldest grandson got a part-time job in a grocery store. He graduated from high school last year and even though he was eligible for scholarships,...
Financial Planning Is Good for Everyone
About four years ago, my oldest grandson got a part-time job in a grocery store. He graduated from high school last year and even though he was eligible for scholarships,...
How Long Does It Take to Clean A Toilet?
When I ask this question, I get a very wide range of responses. Some people quickly state "A couple of minutes". Others, who obviously do not have a lot of...
How Long Does It Take to Clean A Toilet?
When I ask this question, I get a very wide range of responses. Some people quickly state "A couple of minutes". Others, who obviously do not have a lot of...
Successful Leadership
My daughter has just won several leadership level awards with her company - one of which is for all of Canada! Many of her co-workers and customers have expressed their...
Successful Leadership
My daughter has just won several leadership level awards with her company - one of which is for all of Canada! Many of her co-workers and customers have expressed their...
No Charge!
During the most recent snowstorm, I was unable to drive up the slippery hill near my office building so had to park about a block and a half away. Because...
No Charge!
During the most recent snowstorm, I was unable to drive up the slippery hill near my office building so had to park about a block and a half away. Because...
A Healthy Sense of Self!
So many people live their lives as though they are hot jello. When it is poured out, it flows into all the cracks! They are so busy trying to fix...
A Healthy Sense of Self!
So many people live their lives as though they are hot jello. When it is poured out, it flows into all the cracks! They are so busy trying to fix...
My Adult Child Doesn't Communicate
Lately I have been repeatedly hearing parents and their adult children talk about how relationships and communication has changed significantly over the years. As children, our generation would look forward...
My Adult Child Doesn't Communicate
Lately I have been repeatedly hearing parents and their adult children talk about how relationships and communication has changed significantly over the years. As children, our generation would look forward...
Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
Relationship problems often are rooted in poor communications. Some people hide in silence because they don't want to upset others by speaking the truth. Others speak the truth but do...
Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
Relationship problems often are rooted in poor communications. Some people hide in silence because they don't want to upset others by speaking the truth. Others speak the truth but do...
Food and You - Live to Eat or Eat to Live
My Norwegian maternal grandmother was a wonderful cook! Grandpa was the grain elevator agent in a small Saskatchewan community and there wasn't a restaurant there so people would go to...
Food and You - Live to Eat or Eat to Live
My Norwegian maternal grandmother was a wonderful cook! Grandpa was the grain elevator agent in a small Saskatchewan community and there wasn't a restaurant there so people would go to...
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
I'm not trying to discriminate against men or stereotype everyone. I just want to tell you a about every sad situation that I have heard about from clients for several...
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
I'm not trying to discriminate against men or stereotype everyone. I just want to tell you a about every sad situation that I have heard about from clients for several...
Easter - Life After Death
I don't know if it's because I am getting older or if there are just a lot more people who are dying. In February, two therapists who I knew died...
Easter - Life After Death
I don't know if it's because I am getting older or if there are just a lot more people who are dying. In February, two therapists who I knew died...
The Freedom of Spring!
Winter is a lot of work! Hats and gloves, scarves, boots and jackets have to be donned before one can even leave the house. Vehicles must be serviced with winter...
The Freedom of Spring!
Winter is a lot of work! Hats and gloves, scarves, boots and jackets have to be donned before one can even leave the house. Vehicles must be serviced with winter...
January Bills
It's bad enough that the Christmas celebrations are over, and the weather is not cooperating with our plans but what makes things even more depressing is the fact that by...
January Bills
It's bad enough that the Christmas celebrations are over, and the weather is not cooperating with our plans but what makes things even more depressing is the fact that by...
Good Work for Good Pay
When your employer hired you, it was because the company had tasks or projects that needed to be done. These were deemed to be so important that management was prepared...
Good Work for Good Pay
When your employer hired you, it was because the company had tasks or projects that needed to be done. These were deemed to be so important that management was prepared...
The Love Story
Once upon a time there was a very beautiful mortal princess who was the youngest of three sisters. The people loved Princess Psyche so much that the Roman Goddess of...
The Love Story
Once upon a time there was a very beautiful mortal princess who was the youngest of three sisters. The people loved Princess Psyche so much that the Roman Goddess of...
Watching Your Thoughts Is the Starting Point
Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of England and held that position from 1979 to 1990. Her story was recently portrayed in a movie entitled "The Iron Lady"...
Watching Your Thoughts Is the Starting Point
Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of England and held that position from 1979 to 1990. Her story was recently portrayed in a movie entitled "The Iron Lady"...
The Difficult Role of Parenting
For years I have had parents come to me asking about how they can change their children or improve their own parenting skills. Unfortunately, they often have the illusion that...
The Difficult Role of Parenting
For years I have had parents come to me asking about how they can change their children or improve their own parenting skills. Unfortunately, they often have the illusion that...
The Christmas Party
It is exciting! You have a new outfit and had taken extra care to make sure you are all "spiffed up". You are looking your very best. Just a little...
The Christmas Party
It is exciting! You have a new outfit and had taken extra care to make sure you are all "spiffed up". You are looking your very best. Just a little...
Twelve Tips For The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Every year the PNC Financial Services Group in the United States calculates the cost to purchase all the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". For 2012, the...
Twelve Tips For The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Every year the PNC Financial Services Group in the United States calculates the cost to purchase all the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". For 2012, the...
Different Perspectives of Christmas
The other day I bought a pop-up book of the Christmas story to share with my seven year old granddaughter. She was so surprised when I mentioned that the stable...
Different Perspectives of Christmas
The other day I bought a pop-up book of the Christmas story to share with my seven year old granddaughter. She was so surprised when I mentioned that the stable...
Confidence for the New Year
When you say that you have confidence in someone or something it generally means that you trust your expectations will be met. There are many, many different things in which...
Confidence for the New Year
When you say that you have confidence in someone or something it generally means that you trust your expectations will be met. There are many, many different things in which...