Survival Mode

Richard | March 30, 2009

FOCUS: Happiness! (v1n48)

Richard | March 26, 2009

This Week’s Lesson
If you’re not happy, do something about it!
-Courtney S’ life lesson from Ainsworth, Iowa
Richard’s Thoughts…
One of my favorite bands, Switchfoot, has a song called, “Happy is a Yuppie Word.” Their point was that it isn’t so much if you’re happy or not, for them it was matter of being [...]

Paying to Wait at Starbucks

Richard | March 25, 2009

Disclaimer: I love Starbucks! I also love a few of my local coffee shops and patronize them as much as I can. Usually I can get over being upset at Starbucks quickly because their product is so good. But I’m still peeved with what happened last Wednesday.
I was leaving Kansas City around 3:30 p.m. and [...]

Nerves of Steal

Richard | March 23, 2009

Last Thursday I was at the Beyond Rubies Conference at Kirkwood Community College. I presented one session there last year and I was brought back this year to do two different sessions. This is an event I love! The women are a wide-ranging collection of careers and ages.
I had young professionals and retirees in both [...]