The Artful Sale

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They’ve been advertised in many different forms this week through the utilization of many different venues.  Newspaper, online, emails, billboards and more.  The annual “day after sale” for many of the areas clothing stores. Astounding Numbers The allure of bargains is not the only reason for the dramatic increase in shoppers every year the week after Christmas. … Read More

Balancing the Ego

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You’ve all heard about the importance of having a healthy ego.  It’s seems difficult to imagine that anyone would ever dispute this.  The confusion lies, however, in the characteristics that make one’s ego healthy versus one that is unhealthy. Your Range Rover Evidence of a healthy ego are one’s abiltiy to avoid defining themselves: By what they… Read More

New Year’s Resolution

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It’s been a long time since I’ve made a New Year’s resolution.  In fact I can’t remember the last time that I did.  I never really believed in their effectiveness in keeping someone attached to their annual desires for change.  People seem to quickly forget their resolution or soon replace it with another.  This year, though, I think I’m… Read More

Abundance

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This holiday season I’ve heard a lot of people talk about the over-abundance that has infiltrated our lives.   Many parents exclaimed that they were going to cut back on the number and the expensiveness of the gifts that they purchased for their children.  I wonder if they actually did. Not Necessarily a Bad Thing Abundance is… Read More

Finishing Off the Run

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  As the year comes to a close, I’m reminded of a comment once made by Hall of Fame football coach and announcer John Madden.  Madden was the color commentator for a playoff game involving the Chicago Bears in the mid- 80″s.  He was discussing that which separates a good running back from a great… Read More

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