From the monthly archives:

March 2006

Getting a more positive outcome from your team

March 11, 2006

My 16-year old son just started playing on the high school volleyball team. The sport is fairly new to me and I’m learning that there are funny names for the various positions and many different “plays” to learn, just like in football.
Unlike many other sports though, I’ve observed that when someone messes up on the [...]

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Perspectives from Corporate America on personal productivity

March 11, 2006

I love to hear the insights of someone coming out of Corporate America and into a small business setting. I chuckle because it reminds me why I left that environment 15 years ago. It also helps to remind me why I love the constant whirl of a small business.
Matt Asay recently left Novell to work [...]

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Slowing down can make you more productive…really!

March 9, 2006

Today’s article in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press , from Richard Carlson, author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

DOA: Dead or Alive

, is so true. It’s sounds counter intuitive but when you are in overwhelm, you plain just don’t think as effectively! Let me know your thoughts.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/14039316.htm
Force yourself to take one step back [...]

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Some interesting facts about our eating habits

March 8, 2006

According to Parade magazine (as seen on Television Food Network):

48% of us make a list to do the grocery shopping
We shop 2.2 times a weeks
75% of women do the grocery shopping
58% of people shop on the weekends for their groceries
The average family spends $91/week on groceries
28% of us dine out at least 1 time a [...]

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