There’s a quote from Dale Carnegie I have taped to my desk: If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep. The business owners I know generally have a pretty good handle on worry. By their very nature,…
This week I’ve recorded every food item that I’ve spent money on for myself and my family (eating out, groceries, ice cream down at the Union on Lake Mendota, that cafe mocha . . .), and I’ve been surprised. It’s a lot! Especially for someone like me, who takes pride in following the “Pay Yourself First…
I’ve been taking a weekly yoga class since January, and I’ve missed very few sessions. Even though the studio is almost a half-hour from my home, and trying to get there on time at 6:30 pm on a weeknight usually involves a mad weeknight rush. You know what I mean … picking up your kids…
Here at Rescue Desk one of the things we’re working on is updating some of our sales presentations and new-client intake processes. Something we stress to our own clients when they ask us to fine tune a presentation is to make sure it incorporates an emotional connection with their audience. They don’t want their presentation…