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Sunday Update: One Week In

Made it through the week and kept my calories in check!  Have NOT had a Diet Mountain Dew, took my vitamins every day, had a protein shake every day, had GC Control every day — and I’m a week in. What does that mean, one week in?  For me – it means I committed to…

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Business Books

There are a lot of business books out there.  Some are great, some are good and some suck.  This is a list that was submitted to me by Pete Campbell from www.traveloutthere.com  I agree,this is a good list.  Some of the books are really really good.  He’s missing a few I can think of: Small…

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HERO UPDATE

PHASE TWO COMPLETE, MORE FUNDRAISING AND OPENING DATE PROJECTED Help Entertain and Restore Organization, HERO, announced today that $133,000 has been raised to Save the Webster Theater.  Phase One needed $22,500 in order to purchase the building.  Phase Two needed $80,000 to purchase the projector, video and sound equipment.  The building is now owned by…

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Sunday Update: Going Public

It’s been a rough week.  Lots of meetings, plenty of opportunity to not eat right, stressful situations with loved ones and to cap it off, my IBS chose to flair up this week.  Irritable Bowel Syndrome was diagnosed after I had every possible test known to man to find out why I had chronic, uncontrollable…

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Happy Birthday William Shakespeare

Shakespeare, born 450 years ago today, is known for his wit, and considered the greater writer in the English language by many.  But did you know he gave great leadership advice?   “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”  ― William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well You’ll come across many people in your lifetime.…

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World Book Night

Who is helping give out half a million free books across America on April 23rd? We are! Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with All Cultures Equal, Hamilton County Public Health and RSVP to become one of 2,300 bookstores, businesses and libraries across America supporting World Book Night 2014. On April 23 —Shakespeare’s birthday— 25,000 volunteers from…

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Butter the Toast

David Baeza, my misfit friend, told the story of what it means to butter your toast.  First you put your toast in the toaster at exactly the right toast degree you like.  After it’s toasted, you remove it, put it on a plate and you take out your butter knife.  Then you put the knife…

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Sunday Update: Functional

Randy Andrews, with Lucky Shot Athletics,  is a functional trainer.  I work with him because he understands what I need, pushes me but doesn’t get me hurt.  Here’s his description of functional training: When looking at the big picture of fitness, functional training is considered to be a relatively new way to train our bodies.…

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Commercial Revitalization Webinar

On April 29 at 1 pm,Tyler Abens and I will be featured on a National REALTOR webinar.  The webinar will showcase how becoming engaged in community and downtown revitalization efforts can lead to leasing/sales of vacant buildings and other positive impacts on commercial real estate development.  Targeted efforts involving REALTOR® associations, REALTORS® and community organizations…

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Sunday Update: Filters

It’s come to me this week that I view people through a couple of filters.  It’s subconscious, but still there. “Will she think I’m fat?” and “I’m fatter than him.” First of all, my logical brain knows those thoughts are crap.  I don’t want to think like that.  Its put a pale on every conversation…

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