by agnes | Aug 17, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business
Are you fat? Is your hair thin and limp? Do you get travel sick every time you go anywhere? Do you look old? Do you have saddle bags on your thighs? Do you turn bright red whenever you have to say something in a public place? Do you have triflaps? (you know, the bags...
by agnes | Aug 16, 2013 | Blog, Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...
I have worked in ElderCare for over 20 years. It has always been about the people and I have appreciated it for that reason. By ElderCare I mean the frail, the bed-bound, the demented, the dying. A common theme I hear from families when they start enquiring about...
by agnes | Aug 15, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...
Last year I had reason to talk with my financial advisor outside our usual check-in. I wanted to cash in part of an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) – it was doing nothing and I wanted to take a risk on something for my kids. She was not sure I was doing the...
by agnes | Aug 14, 2013 | Blog, Getting Down To Business
Every business in this on-line space is unique if only because of the unique personality of its developer/owner. In order to be successful in your business, you need to take your personality traits into consideration. Interestingly, it was in watching my dogs at the...
by agnes | Aug 13, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business
I live on the west coast of Canada and the ocean is just a fact of life. While not a sailor myself, I know a number of people who just love being out on the water. In my previous city we had an annual international yacht race that avid sailors yearned to be a part of....
by agnes | Aug 12, 2013 | Getting Down To Business
I recently read a colleague’s blog post about creating an on-line business and there were several comments about the expense of getting started, and how on-line might be unaffordable. If you are currently living paycheque to paycheque, affording only the bare...
by agnes | Aug 11, 2013 | Blog, Getting Down To Business, It's The Life In Your Years
My last few posts have been about the work involved in starting an on-line business. There is also a lot of fun you can have as well. Some time ago I entered a Video Challenge. I find that entering challenges is a really good way to kickstart something new in...
by agnes | Aug 9, 2013 | Blog, Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business
I think my message here can be applied pretty universally. How are you going to kickstart your plan to get started sooner than later? My training method made it easy to get started on my path to Retire as Planned. Has the work been easy? Heck no! but like any...
by agnes | Aug 7, 2013 | Getting Down To Business
How did you fare with your assignment yesterday? Did you peruse all the information you collected? Did anything stand out as something you would like to pursue in terms of becoming an “expert”? Did your friends or family point out anything that you may...
by agnes | Aug 6, 2013 | Getting Down To Business
Have you figured out what you would be able to blog about that would make you an expert in that field, or niche, as we call it? If yes, you have the day off, and we can chat tomorrow! If you are like I was and laugh self-deprecatorily at the thought anyone would...