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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 19, 2018
Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 19, 2018
August 19, 2018
“A person’s reputation is a mixture of what his friends, enemies and relatives say behind his back.”
August 20, 2018
“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” – Twain
August 21, 2018
“He’s so honest you could shoot craps with him over the phone.” – Wilson
August 22, 2018
“A person whose conscience never troubles him must have it really well trained.”
August 23, 2018
“Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.” – Menninger
August 24, 2018
“A tourist is a person who drives thousands of miles so he can be photographed standing in front of his car.” – Ganest
August 25, 2018
“My wife tells me she doesn’t care what I do when I’m away, as long as I’m not enjoying it.” – Trevino
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 12, 2018
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 12, 2018
August 12, 2018
Boscage – n. – a mass of trees or shrubs
August 13, 2018
Clade – n. – a group of organisms with a common ancestor
August 14, 2018
Perfin – n. – a postage stamp perforated with company initials
August 15, 2018
Rebuff – v. – to reject in an abrupt manner
August 16, 2018
Amanuensis – n. – a literary or artistic assistant
August 17, 2018
Bravado – n. – a bold maner intended to impress or intimidate
August 18, 2018
Dotage – n. – the period of life when one is elderly
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 12, 2018
Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 12, 2018
August 12, 2018
“Know what’s right and stick to your agenda.”
August 13, 2018
“Always put your time and efforts into things that will help you make a difference in your life or that of others.”
August 14, 2018
“Look beyond what’s right in front of you. Think outside the box.”
August 15, 2018
“Display kindness and consideration, but don’t let others take advantage of you.”
August 16, 2018
“Recognize what you do best and how to apply it to what needs to be done.”
August 17, 2018
“A physical challenge will help keep you in shape.”
August 18, 2018
“The better you feel about yourself, the more confident you will be when dealing with others.”
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 12, 2018
Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 12, 2018
August 12, 2018
“Never burn bridges. Today’s junior jerk is tomorrow’s senior partner.” – Weaver
August 13, 2018
“Don’t be humble. You’re not that great.” – Meir
August 14, 2018
“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” – Twain
August 15, 2018
“No one leads the orchestra without turning his back on the crowd.”
August 16, 2018
“I succeed him – nobody could replace him.” – Jefferson
August 17, 2018
“I often feel like the director of a cemetary, I have a lot of people under me, but nobody listens!” – Gavin
August 18, 2018
The motto in workaholic Silicon Valley is “Stop of lunch and you are lunch.”
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So, Let's consider: Raising optimistic children
So, Let’s consider: Raising optimistic children
So, today we start what will be the first of hopefully many of the “kids don’t come with manuals” series.
One of my favorite skits from Monty Python includes their song “Always look on the bright side of life.” Now, if you’ve not heard or seen it – or perhaps just haven’t had a recent fix, go out to youtube.com and take a look. If you don’t laugh it’s because you’re already dead.
Looking at the bright side of life can be a major challenge. Further teaching kids to look on the bright side and to be optimistic can be sometimes formidable, especially if the family falls on hard times…which frankly happens more times than we’d like it to or admit that it actually does.
So, let’s look at a few things that maybe we can incorporate in our lives, lives of our families and perhaps pass along to our kids and just maybe help their paths have a few less stones on it.
Be careful what, when, how and where you say when you’re pissed off. It’s really easy to vent our frustrations at life and anything else when enough gets to be enough, but constant bitching and moaning isn’t the best thing for kids to be exposed to. OK, it’s fine to express your feelings and opinions, that’s normal, but move on after you’ve had your piece and get on with your life and into the next chapter. It’s really hard to raise an optimistic kid when you’re a pessimistic parent all the time.
Say thanks and be grateful. Give your kids an appreciation for what they have versus constant complaining about what they don’t. Remember, your kids will imitate you.
Keep life and everything in its proper perspective. To have expectations that are too high on a regular basis tends to make kids give up in despair. The other side of setting expectations too low all the time isn’t good either. Manage their expectations to be a real and reasonable level of what they should expect from life. When things don’t go the way they expected, don’t spend a lot of time pouting and whining, get over it and move on to the next challenge in life.
Kids look to you to learn how to establish reasonable expectations and how to manage those expectations, regardless of if they go your way or against you. None of us is perfect, but try to be a good role model on how to control and manage life and circumstances when they go the wrong way.
I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand.
So, Let's consider: The business plan from a high level
So, Let’s consider: The business plan from a high level
Undoubtedly you’ve heard the true’ism that “those who fail to plan, plan to fail.” This is just one of the laws of life and business.
Today, we’re going to look at the business side. It’s called a “business plan”. Now, we’re looking at this at a very high level right now and in a future consider we’ll dig in a bit deeper, maybe even take it in parts and look at some of the planning strategies.
The business plan is an organized document where you have spelt out what you plan to do, where you plan to go and how you plan to get there.
We start out with the summary. This is also sometimes referred to as the “executive summary” – depending on how much ego you have on the table. This is a synopsis of the big picture’s entire plan with all the major areas briefly enumerated – including why you think this idea will succeed.
This is follow by the business description. Here you explain your company or endeavor. Included would be things like where do you plan on locating your company or corporate functions(offices, manufacturing, distribution, warehouses, etc.). How biz are you planning your operation to be? What kind of operations are you planning, what are you selling and who are you selling it to?
Next we need to look at the environment you’re going to be operating in – sometimes called industry or market analysis. What are the markets you plan on being in? Who and what are your ompetition and how do they fare vs what you plan on presenting to the market place? How big is the market that you plan on selling in and are there any current trends and directions that you will have to deal with or plan on capitalizing on?
After this section, we need to discuss your products and how you plan on selling and marketing them. What kinds of strategies are you going to use, how will the products be branded and marketed? What is your target market and how are you going to penetrate and succeed in it? Any particular promotional campaign concepts that you plan on using or niche identifying monikers, etc., that will be used to set your products apart from the rest of the market space?
Now, let’s discuss how things are going to happen. Operationally you need to detail what you and your company will be doing on a daily, weekly, monthly basis to be successful. Are there any special raw material sources that are a concern and needed? What kinds of processing take need to take place, how, and where? If you’re dealing internationally there will be transportation and legal logistics as well as currency issues you need to consider.
Finally, there’s the question of who is going to do all this work. How many employees and how are they distributed not only in terms of location but as well as function. If you need specialty talents you need to list them. How many? Where can they be gotten and how much are they going to cost? What resources are they going to need to be productive? And why are these people qualified to be doing what you need to get done?
OK, so in six paragraphs, we’ve over viewed what some companies spend many pages spelling out. How much you need to spell out and in what depth of detail will depend on you and what your plans and ideas are.
Now, it’s time for you to venture forth and be a success.
I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand.
So, you need to sell something.
So, you need to sell something.
OK, so, you’re finally getting around to all that fall/spring cleaning that you told yourself for the last several life times that you were going to do.
Now, you have a pile of stuff you need to get rid of, but you think there’s a few buck$ in it and you don’t want to throw it out.
What to do? Well, here’s a few ideas to consider:
eBay and Craigslist: Granted you will pay a fee and you may want to give serious consideration to meeting the prospective buyers in a neutral location like post office parking lot of police station, but eveyone knows they exist and looks there.
5Miles (www.5miles.com): In theory they attempt to weed out potential theives and you should be able to verify the potential buyers by phone, facebook, etc. By the way, ALWAYS use your cell phone – NEVER use your land line.
Varagesale (www.varagesale.com): Safety is a primary priority on this site and buyers and sellers contact each other via facebook prior to meeting.
Poshmark (www.poshmark.com): Touts itself as the venu to buy and sell fashion. Be careful for the fees they charge and like all sites, make sure you read the fine print before using them.
The Trove Market Place (www.usetrove.com): If you want to unload things like furniture, artwork, antiques, etc., then this may be a place to look at. They charge a fee for using credit cards and you, like Amazon, you have a way of reviewing the seller’s ratings before buying.
Amazon (www.amazon.com): If you can’t find it or sell it on amazon, it doesn’t exit. It’s an easy place to unload books or if you want to start an online junk store then you’ve possibly found your nirvana.
Kiiboo (www.kiiboo.com): you can find more tech centric items here. Also, cameras, laptops, and other things many of which you’d find on ebay, amazon, craigslist, etc. It’s always nice to have options.
As always, buyer and seller beware. There’s a crook born every minute and it’s up to you to protect yourself and your best interests.
Good luck and good shopping…
I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand…
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 5, 2018
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 5, 2018
August 5, 2018
Kelpie – n. – a water spirit of Scottish folklore
August 6, 2018
Theodicy – n. – the vindication of divinity in view of evil
August 7, 2018
Fungo – n. – a fly ball hit for practice
August 8, 2018
Vanquish – v. – defeat thoroughly
August 9, 2018
Katzenjammer – n. – confusion
August 10, 2018
Colporteur – n. – a person who sells books or periodicals
August 11, 2018
Scuzz – n. – something regarded as disgusting or sordid
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 5, 2018
Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 5, 2018
August 5, 2018
“Take inventory of yourself and replace what’s necessary or add what’s missing.”
August 6, 2018
“Make changes for the right reasons, not just for the sake of change.”
August 7, 2018
“Knowing in advance what you are facing will help you secure your best path for success.”
August 8, 2018
“Use your time wisely.”
August 9, 2018
“Make time to improve yourself, your surroundings and the relationships of those important to you.
August 10, 2018
“Doing thing on your time and in your way will help you avoid making a mistake.”
August 11, 2018
“Walk away from things you cannot change but that are in your way or not in your best interest.”
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 5, 2018
Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 5, 2018
August 5, 2018
“For weeks I’ve been telling him not to buy anything for my birthday, and he still forgot to bring me something!” – Noe
August 6, 2018
“There’s nothing like having the boss walk in to make a long story short.” – anonymous
August 7, 2018
“A committee is a group of people that keep minutes but waste hours!” – Berle
August 8, 2018
“Diaper spelt backwards is REPAID… Think about that for a few…” – McLuhan
August 9, 2018
“An Expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.” – Butler
August 10, 2018
“Nothing in the fine print is ever good news.” – Rooney
August 11, 2018
“To be a leader you need a lot of people dumb enough to follow.”
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About Me
Don Rima
Don Rima is an Information Systems consultant with over 30 years experience in Information Systems. His roles of responsibility have included programming, systems management and IT department management. He's also a technical editor and writer, does regular product reviews, is a very good cook, gardener and avid reader and writer. His sports interest include: the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Orioles, Clemson Tigers and Chelsea Football teams. The articles on this site are written to be correct, informative, laconic, provoke progressive thought, informative and sometimes make you laugh. They're not designed to be the writing of just another politically correct drone.