Aha Moment Monday I pulled a bottle of Kefir from the fridge to add to my smoothie and it had expired. I added some protein powder but it wasn’t the same. Kefir is back on the shopping list. Then I read an article that said mayonnaise shouldn’t be kept more than a few months once it’s opened and that nuts, because of their oils, lose their freshness in about the same amount of … [Read more...]
You’ve Been St. Niklaused!
Aha Moment Monday I remember the day my sister told me that there was no Santa Claus. It was Christmas eve. She hauled me into the washroom, closed the door (probably so that my younger brother wouldn’t hear) then said I had better thank Mom and Dad for the presents under the tree because they would be from them and not Santa. Sigh. That year I had asked for this delightful hutch - with … [Read more...]
Connecting the Dots
Aha Moment Monday Would you rather be right or would you rather be rich? Whether it’s a simple report, a special event, re-tooling to take on a new market or running the entire organization, one common success element is to start with a clear vision. For your report to have clarity, your event to accomplish results, your new market initiative to get traction or your entire organization to … [Read more...]
Fashion for Goals.
Aha Moment Monday. Is it unfair to judge a book by its cover? Do you remember the last time you went to Chapters to pick up a resource for a new initiative or swung by the kiosk at the airport to secure a great read for the airplane ride? Likely you read the back cover to check out the author’s credibility and endorsements to ensure the book was a fit for you but what made you pick up that … [Read more...]
Practicing Safe Steps
Aha Moment Monday My IT guy, Sean at CIM, made a great observation about passwords in his recent article of “Tech Notes”. He said, “It may sound so 2002, but plenty of people still use birthdays, pet names or even “password” as their passcodes, or they meet the bare-minimum standards for required passcode complexity.” Of course Sean was referring to protecting yourself against cyber … [Read more...]