Aha! Moment Monday What are you talking about? I mean the conversations you’re having at home or at the office or even the ones you’re having quietly with yourself ... what are you talking about? Are you planning something – a trip, a presentation, a function, a purchase, a move, starting a business – that you’re gathering information and confidence and it’s the first thing you talk about … [Read more...]
The Lemon Twist
Aha! Moment Monday Have you ever noticed how some people are better than others at making lemonade? Dale Carnegie said, “When fate hands you a lemon make lemonade.” Some people wear their failures and setbacks like an excuse to stay barricaded in their world and others squeeze the heck out of those situations until they become sweet, unplanned aspects of their success story. Terry Fox … [Read more...]
Memory Like An Elephant
Aha! Moment Monday Have you ever walked down the stairs, through the hall and into the kitchen only to forget what you went for? Thankfully we can do shopping lists on our phone so we have them when we reach the store, but how many times have you called your phone because you don’t remember where you left it? What about the name of that marketing company, that hotel you stayed at in … [Read more...]
Alphabetic Aerobics
Aha! Moment Monday I was on the phone with our telecommunications and internet provider to see if we could negotiate a better bundle deal by incorporating our services differently. The customer care person to where my call was forwarded identified himself as Ronnie. As we began this discovery process Ronnie gathered information as to what we had and what we were looking to accomplish, then … [Read more...]
Avoiding Tax
Aha! Moment Monday Where are you being taxed? Is it on your income? Or perhaps you’re handing over property taxes to your city or region? What about that pedicure, desk or birthday gift you bought? Was tax added to that purchase? Or maybe the tax is buried; not added on transparently at the point of sale but charged in the manufacturing or importing process. In Canada if you buy raw … [Read more...]