Specialty Archives

One of the dreams that I have had since I was a child was to move to Tampa.  I know that it might seem a little weird, but I am a huge fan of the Tampa Bay Lightning and therefore I have always wanted to call Tampa my home.
But I was born in Los [...]

One of the things that I vowed that I would work on this year is my predictability.  I know that for most of us we do things out of habit and it is easier to do the same thing all the time.  But after visiting the mountains for the last five years for holidays, [...]

Sometimes it feels that a business often grows in stages just like a kid.  It starts out small and then grows up.  In the case of our little film company, that growth has taken over thirty years to where it is time to move out on our own and get our own building.
But that [...]

I love to visit San Diego, CA.  It’s really got some beautiful spots, and there’s so much more to do there than just visit the beach. And San Diego, CA hotels range from the simple efficiency type to full-blown resorts.  Some of the hotels there are attractions in and of themselves!
But I wouldn’t want to [...]

My husband is letting me plan the vacation and I have created a list of everything we need to do before we take our trip.

Did you know that Karate traditionally involves no weapons at all? In fact if you were to sign up for entry level karate classes, chances are you wouldn’t get to touch any of the common martial arts weapons at all. Yet whenever you see a karate movie you see them using all kinds of weapons. [...]

One of the things that my buddies and I like to do is go out fishing every weekend during the summer.  Though this was something that we used to do on a regular basis, now that we are all married, our wives don’t really let us do our time honored tradition anymore.  In fact, [...]

I don’t know about you, but it seems that every week, I get an invitation to a seminar that is happening in my city.  Most of these seminars want you to buy something, but the odd one still does give you valuable information.
Last week we went to a seminar about starting your first online [...]

Even though I grew up in a family where both my parents held the same job for over thirty years, I never really had the desire to work at the same place forever.  Though I guess there is some safety in having the same job for your whole life, I wanted to have the opportunity [...]

I think that actual, tangible employee rewards are terrific!  From an employee’s point of view, they really motivate you to do things you might not otherwise do.  I’m a teacher, and I certainly don’t believe you should receive rewards for classroom performance, (as this is so influenced by the section you’re assigned and the level [...]