Down comforters are one of the more popular ways of staying warm when the chill of winter fills the air. Made from duck or goose down, they are available in a wide range of prices, depending on the type of down and the surrounding material, among other things.
There are a few things you should […]

For those who would like a destination for eco-tourism, Costa Rica is hard to beat. For a little country in Central America that’s only 19,730 square miles, there’s definitely a lot to see and do there. Costa Rica means ‘rich coast’ in Spanish, which is the country’s official language. Located between Nicaragua to the north […]

Last week, one of my clientswe’ll call him Rickhad a demo scheduled with a prospect. The standard “show up and throw up” they typically did early in the sales cycle.
Trying to shorten the sales cycle, I asked naively, “Why does the customer want to buy? What are they trying to accomplish?” Rick couldn’t tell me. […]

The total bill to repay a $200,000.00 Mortgage at 5.0% interest is at least $700,000.00 to use rounded numbers. You earn the $200,000.00 to pay off the loan. Another $280,000.00 is the interest paid on the mortgage loan. Then you must pay government taxes on your earnings of another $220,000.00, assuming you are in the […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you were only in the stock market when it was going up and have everything transferred to cash while it is going down? It is called ‘market timing’ and your broker or financial planner will tell you “it can’t be done”. What that person just told you is he doesn’t […]

Finding your soul mate online is a wondrous thing; however,
there is the potential for danger. While you have access to a
wide variety of people, you also have the impending complication
of meeting those who are not what they seem to be–there are
some tips of the trade, though, to help you become more
discerning with your choices. These […]

Some Say I’m Strange. I Prefer to Think of Myself as Resourceful
If you’d like to learn how to obtain quality chocolate, put it in a drawer and forget it’s there, learn to use EFT and NLP techniques to conquer your emotional eating. That’s what I’ve done, and it’s such a freeing thing to be able […]

Mesothelioma cancer occurs more commonly in men than in women, the ratio being 3:1. Studies have confirmed the association of mesothelioma cancer with exposure to asbestos. Nearly 60-80% of patients diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer report a history of exposure to asbestos.
About 2500 to 4000 new cases of mesothelioma cancer are diagnosed every year in the […]

On my last trip to Austin, Texas I stopped in on my favorite restaurant - The Emerald Restaurant. Imagine a cottage that could have been picked from the emerald fields of Ireland. Now transport an entire Irish family with it and you have this warm quaint little restaurant set in the Texas hill country.
Start with […]

Reward yourself every day for something you have achieved. If the only reward you get comes at the end of a goal it makes the journey much harder.

Eliminate the clutter in your life as well as in your office.

Set your goals based on your vision and values, not on woulds, coulds or shoulds.
Surround yourself […]