Author Archives: Stevie

Social Media Etiquette | ReThinking Duties as a Host

You’ve been leaving a number witty comments on your friend’s Facebook statuses.   You find your own comments funny enough to laugh out loud at them.   Your friend’s friends like your snappy comebacks on your mutual friend’s posts.  And these friends of friends have thought highly enough of your wit to like them.  Perhaps your comments…

5 Second Management Tip | Lesson 1

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower.  The doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that…

Gratitude is More than a One Day Affair | Thanksgiving

I have so much to be thankful for it’s hard to pack it into just one day. Upon waking Thanksgiving morning I had the first item for which to be thankful.  I am alive! The aroma of fresh brewed coffee. The sun kissing the horizon. Hearing “good morning” from people I love. So much to…

Are You an Addict for Self Improvement?

I’m a complete junkie when it comes to personal improvement.  Self advancement. Junkie may be too strong a word.  Certainly, addict is.  A fan is more correct, though you know what I mean. Here’s a little something to think about, a tip that I use in my daily adventure: Never go to bed the same…

Forgiveness is Good for You and the Other Person

C. S. Lewis ventured, “Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive.” When it comes to the act of forgiving the old saying is true:  Some things are easier said than done.  When you have been seriously hurt, what once seemed admirable becomes very difficult. Why is there such…

America Has Fallen in Love with Ballroom Dancing

Last night they crowned the latest “Dancing with the Stars” champion.  It was the first time in several seasons that there was no lone frontrunner, but after 10 weeks of competition, one team has emerged as the winners of the coveted mirrorball. Hines Ward may have missed out on a super bowl ring this past…

Thank Goodness for Gator Basketball

I’m a Gator.  A proud Gator.  A disappointed Gator. The University of Florida football program left much to be desired this season.  And the loss to their in-state rivals from Tallahassee over the Thanksgiving weekend did not nothing to make the pain of a 7 and 5 season any less intense. It was clear when the…

Tax Cuts – Are They for Everyone?

Fresh off their election day victories the Republicans are puffing out their chests and looking for another round of fresh wins. They have their sights set on extending the Bush tax cuts that expire in January, especially those for the wealthy. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have said…

10/10/10

How about this date today, October 10, 2010?