I’ve only read two books this past month. Both packed a mighty punch and are chock-full of great ideas that you can began implementing right away. Book 1 If you are in business you have to know how to sell. It’s such a practical, no-brainer that I think sometimes people forget it. This book is…
Eleven Steps to Help You Stay Motivated and Inspired
After the initial euphoria of learning something new, or starting a new project or a new business it often comes down to just you and ‘it’ working together every day. Sometimes you may find your enthusiasm faltering and wonder why you are doing ‘it’ in the first place. Personally, I have hit this wall numerous…
Holiday Survival Tips
I know it may seem a little early to talk about the holidays but, I have found that planning ahead for any endeavor saves me time, money and sanity. Holiday Survival Tips: Plan ahead – make your lists: shopping lists for food and gifts; to do lists-what needs to be done and what can wait;…
6 Keys to Getting What You Want and The 6 Myths That Get in The Way
Key 1: Know what you want. The Myth that gets in the way: I never get anything I want. When I hear someone say this I ask them, “Well, what do you want?” Sometimes the response is “It’s not this, that’s for sure.” or “A million dollars.” When pressed for a real answer, not a…
When Two Barbara’s Collide – The Good Enough Profit Center
While many people spend some time in December or January reflecting on their goals for the New Year, for me, over the years November has slowly become my favorite month for reflecting and planning. I think it is because it is just a few weeks after my birthday which typically puts me in a reflective…
Planning for the Future
I’m writing this post in the basement of the doctors office (the chemo room), sitting next to my Mom. Thursdays are her treatment day and although I posted “why I read less” yesterday, I usually have two to five hours to read when I hang out with her. I usually read a bit, check on…
Why I Read Less
I love to read. I love to learn. I love being transported into different times and places. I love discovering new things. Collecting books and readings books have long been passions of mine, one shared and passed down to me by my Dad, another bibliophile. I can spend all day in a public library, university…
A Work in Progress Mind Map
I started the Mind Map pictured above on October 15th. Since then I’ve been adding to it, posting notes on it and adding quotes I like. It hangs directly across from my desk in my home office and I read it every time I sit down to work. It’s really a work in progress. My…
Blogging Break and Self-Care
You may have noticed that not too much was been happening here at The Dreaming Cafe over the past six to seven months. Part of the reason is most of my time is devoted to care-giving or working part-time. The second half of the reason why I’ve been absent from the blogging scene is that…
The Dreaming Cafe – The Vision Becomes Clearer
I started The Dreaming Cafe in February 2009 with a fuzzy vision of helping and inspiring others via the written word. Over the next two years that vision became clearer as I spent time every day writing, sharing and interacting with friends, readers and clients. But, it was still a little fuzzy vision in many…
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