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How to Raise a Confident Child

Does your child have difficulty making decisions on their own? Are they having problems with low self-esteem? These problems can signal that they lack confidence in their own opinions, abilities, and worth. Here are some things parents can do to raise a confident child. Don’t solve the problem for them. Take a minute to think about how you communicate with your child when they are trying to solve a problem or make a decision. Do you find yourself trying to talk them out of something (or into something)? You may feel that this is helpful, but it is actually preventing … Continue reading →

Focus on the Candidates – Carly Fiorina

This blog is part of the series that focuses on the candidates who are running for President of the United States in the 2016 election. This blog focuses on Carly Fiorina. According to her official website, Carly Fiorina earned a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. In 1999, she was recruited to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard (1999 – 2005). She was the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. In 2010, Carly Fiorina ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate in California against … Continue reading →

Helicopter Parenting is not Helpful

It is natural for parents to want the very best for their children. They make sure their kids have brushed their teeth, feed them healthy foods, and check to make sure that their homework is done. All of this is done because of love. That being said, there is a point where things become too much. It turns out that helicopter parenting can actually harm a child’s future prospects. What is a “helicopter parent”? Parents Magazine says that the term originated in 1969 in a book called Parents & Teenagers written by Dr. Haim Ginott. Some of the teens he … Continue reading →

Downsides of a Home-Based Business

I’m always writing about the benefits and the blessings of having a home-based business. However, the truth is that it isn’t for everyone. So now I am going to take a different approach, in an effort to prevent someone from making a huge mistake. The decision to start up a home-based business is not one that should be taken lightly. Once you dive in, there may be no going back before huge mistakes are made. So I feel it’s only right that I share some of the downsides to this. The first downside is the financial investment you must make. … Continue reading →

Fitness in Increments

I have mentioned in a couple of blogs dealing with a health issue that had prevented me from exercising. As I am slowly beginning to get better, I am also slowly working myself back into a routine. It got me thinking about not only those who are out of commission for a sickness or injury but any reason that fitness hasn’t been a regular part of someone’s life. Too often we think that we have to just jump right into it. We start off running a marathon before we have ever learned to sprint. Getting back into or starting a … Continue reading →

Inspiration And Motivation Part One

Sometimes when you are having a hard time getting things done for your home-based business, you may wonder what exactly is holding you back. Sometimes there are circumstances beyond your control that prevent you from working as much as you want to, and that is a different issue. If you find that you do have the time to work but you do not seem to be doing all that much work during that time, a lack of motivation or a lack of inspiration may be the culprit. It can be difficult to distinguish between inspiration and motivation sometimes. When you … Continue reading →

Farmers’ Insurance Appears in Cafe World

Farmers’ Insurance has made an appearance in yet another Zynga game. In the past, they have appeared in Farmville. Today, the insurer has been added to the Cafe World game, for a limited time. Players who include the Farmers’ Insurance statue into their game get “Spoil Insurance”. If you are on Facebook, then you probably are familiar with at least some of the games made by Zynga. If you play one of their games, it is impossible to remain unaware of the other fine games that this very successful game company has created. Little “reminders” appear in each of their … Continue reading →

Checklists are a Simple and Powerful Business Tool

Have you ever heard a suggestion about something that could make your home based business run more smoothly or be more successful, only to dismiss the suggestion because it appears as though it is just too simple to make a real difference? Among the countless pieces of business advice that are out there, there are suggestions that take a bit of time, effort, and/or money to implement. Some of these suggestions may work quite well for some businesses and not at all for others. The same goes for simpler suggestions. They work wonders for some businesses and not at all … Continue reading →

Balance Confidence With Humility to Ensure Success

While confidence is an essential asset for launching a successful home-based business venture, it is entirely possible to have too much of a good thing. When confidence gets too big for its britches and becomes arrogance, problems often arise that can ruin a home-based business’s chance at success. The key to staying confident yet preventing yourself from becoming overly confident is to balance confidence with a healthy dose of humility. Humility serves as a sort of reality check that helps home-based business owners prepare for problems that could arise instead of believing that they have planned the whole thing so … Continue reading →

Get It Ready the Night Before

The very first day of a brand new school year can be both exciting and nerve wracking. Parents want to do everything they can in order to help their child have a successful first day back at school. If your child has ADHD, then you will need do some extra preparation in order to make that happen. Some of the most commonly recognized symptoms of ADHD include an inability to focus, difficulty staying still, impulsiveness, and a tendency to get completely distracted from whatever task the child is supposed to be working on. These types of behaviors can make it … Continue reading →