What would you think if I told you I was a caterpillar farmer? I was talking with business coach James S. Huggins [www.JamesSHuggins.com] recently and excitedly told him about my weekend ….inspecting my butterfly weed plants for caterpillars. I found … Continue reading
Cessna Pilot Center
Shari will be presenting Emotional Intelligence for Flight Instructors for the Cessna Pilot Center Conference. Email Shari for more information
Is it 1919?
According to this Texas author and journalist, Robert Brice, “when adjusted for inflation, a gallon of gas today costs about the same as it did in 1919″ http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/Business/Detail?contentId=6119924&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=4.1.1 Now isn’t that an interesting perspective!
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Code Words: Let's Move On
I recently found out from The O’Reilly Factor about this code. Perhaps many of you already know this. When someone says “Let’s move on” what they really mean is “You got me and I don’t want to talk about this … Continue reading
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Future Notre Dame Consequences Are Unknown
Wow … talk about two completely separate perspectives! In this article about Notre Dame’s 2009 Commencement Speaker: In a statement issued Monday, the Rev. John Jenkins, Notre Dame’s president, said Obama will be honored as an “inspiring leader” at the … Continue reading
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"Drive differently and save hundreds"
I came across this headline [above] and my first thought was “save hundreds of what? lives? vehicles? miles? people? jobs? gas? dollars?” Then I watched the short video: http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player06.html?032308/032308_ff_driving&FOX_Friends&Drive%20differently%20and%20save%20hundreds&acc&US&-1&News&229&&&exp or go to http://www.foxnews.com/index.html , videos on the lower right hand … Continue reading
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Celebrity Apprentice: Claudia vs. Melissa
Did you watch Week 4 of The Celebrity Apprentice? What a prime example of conflict in the workplace .. sometimes passive aggressive, sometimes downright attacking. Claudia vs. Melissa … a classic re-enactment of how two very strong personalities clash. And … Continue reading
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Ivanka Trump Claims She is a Victim
Can you imagine …. anyone in the Trump family claiming they are a victim? “The Donald’s” daughter, Ivanka, told FOXNews that “I am sorry for everyone but we are in the same boat,” Trump said. “We had to terminate our … Continue reading
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Coming Sooner Than You Think: Pay Toilets on Airlines
The airlines don’t take cash … will they take change? Ryanair may charge passengers to use the toilet Feb 27, 2009 – (Aviation Industry Group): Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe’s largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet … Continue reading
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Peyton Manning, QB Indy Colts
“I admire you in the way you’ve handled yourself on and off the field. Best of luck in your post-NFL career” These are on some of the handwritten notes that Peyton Manning sends other NFL players on their retirement …. … Continue reading
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