Last week I had a client who had been corresponding with me using two different email addresses. When client requested an invoice to be emailed, I had to ask, "Should I use the xxx@ address or donkeydik@xxxx?" No Lie. … [Read more...] about Don’t Make Me Do This
Confessions
Women in Funeral Service, Cheryl Thompson-Morrow
Today's Female Funeral Professional (known from here on out as FFP, you try saying that three times real fast!) spotlight is on Cheryl Thompson-Morrow with Thompson Funeral Home. Thompson Funeral Home is one of five other funeral homes in a two mile area in Boardman, OH., close to Youngstown. Cheryl's grandfather Clifford L. Thompson, started the firm in 1932. Cheryl hadn't really considered entering the family business and her father, Clifford L. Thompson, Jr., who worked at the funeral home … [Read more...] about Women in Funeral Service, Cheryl Thompson-Morrow
Confessions of a Small Business Owner Pt. 4
The red buds are peaking this week, and it smells sooo good outdoors. The Urn Garden is downwind of two monster lilac bushes that are so fragrant. And that my friends is the problem. Or is it? There's no separation between work and home. It's getting better, but when you cross the threshold at my place, you immediately enter our World Headquarters. My messy desk and file cabinet, work and living space all rolled into one, it's the first site you see when you hit the door. It's aesthetics … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Small Business Owner Pt. 4
Let It Go
Greeting from the garden! When we're not chained to the chair, and before darkness falls, we're hitting the streets to catch a little fall color and sniff around. It's a beautiful time of year but I fear the time change. After this weekend: dark at 5:00 PM. If you get the winter blues (SAD), I'd like to recommend a happy lamp. Combined with a little exercise, it does help take the edge off. … [Read more...] about Let It Go
Confessions of a Small Bidnez Owner
On a recent undercover assignment in the WORLD of the living, we attended our first staff meeting in three years. Scheduled at 3 PM, we burned two precious hours on attendance, and determining the color khaki. Not Stone. Khaki. In my other world, we're a small company. Lately, our meetings haven't been as productive. The best part? Morning staff meetings on the lawn with Me, Myself and I. "Present!" Meet our Advisory Team: Shad and Rock. "Present!" Me: This morning's … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Small Bidnez Owner