Thank you Sid Sickles
Sid Sickles taught me to parallel park. He was the football coach and driver’s education teacher. High school back in the 70’s. I don’t remember a lot about the driving lessons. I know I passed the class, got my license and am probably the best parallel parker in the world (outside of Ackley…
Good People Day
Gary Vaynerchuk started Good People Day last year. It’s designed to recognize the good people you’ve encountered in the past year. What a great idea! I am blessed – I’m surrounded by good people. I’m going to give you categories. I know I’ll miss some people – that is not intentional! Melaleuca Business…
Think BIG
I met with one of my sponsors to SOBCon09 yesterday -Judy from Cornerstone Cottage. She’s got a lot going on with her business. She’s also a creative, inspiring, intelligent woman. She gets it. We talked about creating a mindmap for the things she wants to do. I think her lightbulb moment was realizing that…
Domino Theory
My favorite independent book store closed last month. It creates such a dilemma! I really liked having someone who knew my tastes, kept me informed of books I might like to read and did special orders. She also became a friend. Now she is working out of town during the week and home most weekends.…
smart car follow up
I spoke with Andrea from smart center La Vista today. Andrea informed me they have 3 employees at her store and one man was at the Expo this weekend. He had a great weekend, met a lot of people and answered a lot of questions. She did say perhaps he was on a bathroom…
smart car
I was in Rome in January 2000 and first saw the smart car. I fell in love with it immediately. All my friends know I’m crazy about the smart car. It just became available in January 2008 in the U.S. I had not been near a dealership, or seen the Smart Car out…
Weekend Reflection
This has been a weekend for reflection. I was in a car from Cincinnati to Geneva Iowa, riding as a passenger. Plenty of time to think and reflect. I had a conversation with Erin and in true Erin form, she pointed out some pretty harsh realizations. The first realization is that I don’t have to…
Letting Go
This week I had a terrible experience. Someone I love turned on me. We haven’t talked in a long time, and that’s not so unusual as you get older. I’ve asked for pictures and attempted communication on facebook – but had no response. Finally I had to relay a message that was not pleasant. And…
JC Penney Update
Monday I talked about JC Penney sponsoring my outfit for SOBCon 2009. I received this automated email: Thank you for your email. We appreciate your taking the time to provide us with your comments and suggestions. This email is automatically generated to let you know that JCPenney has received your email. A JCPenney Representative will respond to…
What’s Wrong With This Picture
I’m always looking for people who want to earn additional revenue. I particularly like smart people. They use whatever is available as a marketing tool. It’s great when you can use your available time to market yourself and what you do. It’s even better when you can do it for free. That’s why car…