Relationships: Things You Should Think About and Do Before You Leave a Relationship

Often when emotions run high people say and do things that they regret afterwards.  There are many things that would help you and your family to avoid the issues that often lead to separation and divorce.

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Book Review: “Tug of War”

“Tug of War” is the  first book ever written in North America by an experienced court judge specifically for parents who are going through separation and divorce.  Justice Harvey Brownstone has been employed in a number of  legal settings where he has gained a strong knowledge base and motivation to help individuals with their problem-solving. He was a Legal Aid lawyer for criminal cases, [...]

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Business – Constructing Efficient Systems – What Types of Filing Systems Would Help You

There are several different types of filing systems that can be used in your business to keep things organized and easy to find.  Of course, the more paper you use, the more filing cabinets you will need  I recommend that you choose a different colour for each filing system.  This provides you with a visual [...]

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Business – Creating a Wonderful Environment – Using Your Telephone to Build a Good Image

I know many professionals who state that they are annoyed by the number of telephone calls they receive, frustrated with voice mail and disgusted when they can’t get through to people they want to speak with.  There are some techniques, however, that will help you to build good relationships and get the information you need [...]

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Book Review: How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job

Who could beat Dale Carnegie when it comes to self-help books?  His “How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job” offers multiple stories of people who have moved from boredom, frustration and fatigue into successful fulfilling lives.
This book offers techniques

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Book Review: Crisis-Proof Your Career

Some ideas are timeless and when it comes to your career it really doesn’t matter that the book “Crisis-Proof Your Career” was written in the 1990s.  North America and many of the world’s economies are leading employees to consider the risks and options that they have for the future.
Author, Peller Marion, Ed,., D. challenges

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Book Review: The Tipping Point

“The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell which was published by Little, brown and company is one of the best books that I have read in a decade.  The author who is a writer for The New Yorker magazine also wrote “Blink: The Power of Thinking

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Book Review: the Couple’s Guide to Love and Money

“The Couple’s Guide to Love and Money” by Jonathan Rich, Ph.D. is an interesting self-help workbook published by New Harbinger Publications, Inc.  The author states “first comes love and then comes …. money” and argues that money is the number one relationship problem.  He then goes on to help couples learn money management techniques and [...]

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Business – Understanding Your Value and How to Market it – A Process For Providing Value

It doesn’t matter what type of business you have, there are four basic steps in the process for serving clients with value.  Once you understand them, you will be able to not only please your existing clientele but also receive many referrals for new clients.
INTAKE – From the moment that you have contact with the [...]

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Business – Understanding Your Value and How to Market it – Assessing Value

Sometimes solo professionals lose perspective when it comes to the product or service that they have to offer clients.  Before you can do effective marketing, it is important that you are very clear about what you have to offer.   If you meet the needs of the clients you have given value.
Think objectively about your products [...]

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