Category Archives: family

Touch Matters

Posted on July 27, 2016 by pro356rick

Touches are not big things: a note, a quick text, a phone call. Yet they are really are THE BIG THING. In the end …. Continue reading →

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Accountability and bucket lists

Posted on July 3, 2016 by pro356rick

What do you do when your son asks you to do something you haven’t done in years? Continue reading →

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A vacation to do – A personal mission statement

Posted on June 29, 2016 by pro356rick

The best thing I discovered while driving between Montgomery and Fairhope …. Continue reading →

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The Many Hats of the CEO

Posted on February 24, 2015 by pro356rick

Here’s a short tip on motivational haberdashery! Continue reading →

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Getting Something From Nothing!

Posted on December 31, 2014 by pro356rick

“I am not good at doing nothing,” declared my wife, Laura, during our morning conversation.  I smiled and agreed that taking time to just relax and leave your “to do list” mentality was especially difficult for her.  I had put … Continue reading →

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The Pause That Refreshes

Posted on December 27, 2013 by pro356rick

How does a top 10 all-time ad slogan from 1929 fit with Marshall Goldsmith’s What Got You Here Won’t Get You There? Both suggest the key to continuing on for people on the go (or grow) is to slow down and pause. Coke wants us to pause and drink; Goldsmith suggests we pause and think! Continue reading →

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THE NUMBER ONE, SECRETLY ENCODED, AND GUARANTEED RETURN INVESTMENT TIP FOR 2014!

Posted on December 26, 2013 by pro356rick

Sorry about the title. I grow weary from all the similar emails I get and ads I hear that sound about as absurd. I do have a great guaranteed return tip that is based on 50 years of observation and a couple of years of actual application. Continue reading →

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What I Learned Vacationing in National Parks

Posted on July 5, 2013 by pro356rick

Vacations are time slot to vacate your normal routine. As a business consultant living on the flat and humid Gulf Coast, a trip to the high desert of Arches and Zion National Parks in low humidity Utah was the perfect setting. We hiked, ate, photographed and mostly strained our necks looking up at God’s awesome creations. Continue reading →

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My Best Blog Ever

Posted on March 1, 2013 by pro356rick

My best blog was my shortest… a handwritten note…. Continue reading →

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What is your __________ mission statement?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by pro356rick

So what is your personal mission statement? What is your family’s mission statement? Both are vitally important, but I have yet to find more than a handful of people who have a clearly defined personal or family mission statement. Continue reading →

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