Today’s is Presidents Day. I had another email in mind and was going to just skip writing something about Presidents Day until I thought about it for a few minutes. First, I thought about how for most people I know, Presidents Day is more of a nuisance holiday. The stores are pushing sales, the kids…
“Father Forgets”
I have been listening to Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” in the car lately and one of the first lessons in the book hit home for me. The lesson was not to criticize others. One thing I have been working on (and have a ways to go still) is not criticizing…
Kid, you will move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way!
Maggie has been picking a lot of Dr. Seuss books lately (thanks to lots of encouragement from Dad), so Dr. Seuss has been on my “searching for good daily attitude email ideas” list. While searching, I found the blog post below and thought it said things better than I can, so I won’t attempt to…
You’ve Got to Be Hungry!
Today’s video is one I think about a lot. I know it is a little longer than usual, but it is worth watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y28VE032F40…
How Mavidea saved $5500 during the Snowpocolypse.
Clever title, isn’t it? But it’s true – Mavidea saved at least $5500 during the “Snowpacolypse” snow event last week. For those of you not in central Illinois, I’m sure you heard about the blizzard that tore through the area. Bloomington was luckily spared most of it – we only got 12-13 inches of snow. …
