How many times have you done something without thinking it through? One hundred times? One thousand times? More than that? We’re in such a hurry these days that we tend to run into the store to grab a few groceries and then hurry home. We often don’t think things through well enough. The only problem…
Every now and then I’ve been told that I’m a little in the dark when it comes to new technology. I’m glad we have DVD players because my old VCR would still be flashing 12:00. I could never figure that out. I may be in the dark for things like that, but I’m a lot…
How many things can you do at one time? We often hear about people who can do more than one thing at a time; multi-tasking. I’m always so busy that I sometimes wish I had more arms so I could do more tasks. Instead of that, I delegate some of the tasks that need to…
I know that we’ve been told many times that life is a journey; but is driving also a journey or is it a race? I witness many drivers who seem to be in a race. They weave in and out of traffic as if they are a current driver in the NASCAR series. What do…
I recently had an e-mail from one of the participants of Canada’s Worst Driver asking me about right-of-way. He asked me who should get to go first at a stop sign. It was a good question, considering there are a lot of drivers out there who make this mistake on a regular basis. Are you…
I was recently chatting with a co-worker who had gone away for the long weekend with his kids. They had a long drive ahead of them as they were visiting family hours away. On their way home, he heard the famous words from one of his kids; “Are we there yet?” How many times have…
I’m in the process of teaching my kids how to save their money. I want them to have spending money, but I also want them to understand how to save for bigger items. Saving money can be difficult for many people. One of the best lessons in business is if you want to increase your…
Do you remember your first car? I do and I loved it! This car only had lap belts for seatbelts and no airbags as they weren’t invented yet. Ok, now I feel old as I used ‘invented’ in a sentence. As a society, we’ve come a long way in our safety features on our vehicles….