by agnes | Nov 11, 2013 | Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note..., Weekend Wisdom
How often have you shared a funny or meaningful picture on Facebook, or Pinterest, or by email? It just seemed to capture something that you identified with, or found funny, or perhaps touched your heart. You, my readers, have responded quite favourably to my Weekend...
by agnes | Nov 10, 2013 | On A Personal Note...
It’s November 11th today and I thought it apropos to write an article about remembering. While we have all been affected by war – fortunately for most of us, only indirectly – that sort of Remembering and Respect-paying is personal and not where I am going with...
by agnes | Nov 9, 2013 | Weekend Wisdom
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up. J.M. Power
by agnes | Nov 8, 2013 | Weekend Wisdom
Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
by agnes | Nov 7, 2013 | Finding Focus, It's The Life In Your Years
I have a question for you today. When I started this post, I was going to ask you how you would answer this question. I was going to qualify it by saying I don’t mean “world peace” or “end child poverty”. Those are huge social issues that...
by agnes | Nov 6, 2013 | Finding Focus, It's The Life In Your Years
I love being in this on-line space. I love the challenge; I love being able to speak to people without tapping them on the shoulder and getting in their face. I love the learning curve; I love the creative expression. I love taking a passion and putting it into words,...
by agnes | Nov 5, 2013 | Finding Focus, In The News
I bought a few things while I was out today. Didn’t spend a lot… but here’s a picture of what my items cost: Many of you out there will tell at a glance that I spent $17.30. Exactly. I can also tell you that of the exactly $40 I started my day with I still...
by agnes | Nov 4, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...
How much money would you need to have coming in to have a comfortable retirement? Each of you will have a different answer for this question. If OAS and CPP (along with the GIS of course) bring in about $1500/month, some of you are going to say another $1k would be...
by agnes | Nov 3, 2013 | Blog, Getting Down To Business, In The News
I read an interesting article the other day. The numbers mentioned really hit home and reconfirmed why I am in this on-line space doing what I am doing. “For the first time ever, according to the Statistics Canada 2011 Census, there are more Canadians living...
by agnes | Nov 2, 2013 | Weekend Wisdom
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer,...
