Posts made in April, 2012
Brownsburg business teaches DIYers with a hands-on pond-building experience
It’s a family joke that I love rocks and water. I don’t want to necessarily be IN the water, just near enough to see and hear it. I could spend hours on a beach – at the ocean, river, sea, stream or waterfall. Having a water feature at my house is about as close to bliss and serenity as I can hope for. So when I learned Nature’s Choice Landscape & Supply in Brownsburg was hosting a Build-A-Pond Day on April 21, my husband and I braved the cloudy, cold day to attend. (At one point, you could actually SEE your breath!) The class provided professional instruction on how to build a pond – complete with waterfall and filtration- for your...
Read MoreConnie Lawson speaks at HCPBWA meeting
Only weeks after being sworn in as Indiana Secretary of State, Connie Lawson made time in her schedule to speak to the Hendricks County Professional Business Women’s Association (HCPBWA) on Tuesday, April 10. She briefly recounted the experiences that have led up to her recent appointment by Governor Mitch Daniels. About that appointment, she simply said that when your governor calls and asks you to do something, you do it if you want to help. She called it an honor. Stepping in as leader of a staff of 80 and an office of the state that has been the center of investigation and questions under Charlie White is a challenge she admits. However, Lawson says she has always...
Read MoreBook Review – Made to Stick
If you want to understand why some ideas “stick” and others die on the vine, this is your lucky day. Ideas are like rocks and Made to Stick is the manual to show you how to polish those stones into glittering gems. Granted, not every stone harbors a gem. Likewise, not every idea is the next great thing, however, if you think your idea has potential … Brothers Chip and Dan Heath pull together expert research and common, well-known examples to illustrate that research, which makes the book easy to read (and more enjoyable than many non-fiction books that are research-based). If you look closely, you’ll see that the book follows the principles the...
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Blogs I follow
- Personal Development Simple and EasyWe are all so busy and if we’re not busy, we’re distracted. This is one area in your life that you should not overlook. When you are busy with the everyday demands of your life and family, sometimes it is… Read more › The post Personal Development Simple and Easy first appeared on Grow Your […]
- Ever Have One of Those DaysHave you ever had one of those days when the start is… let’s call it crappy? It’s how you respond to that crap that will determine more than how the rest of the day goes. Let me share a story… Read more › The post Ever Have One of Those Days first appeared on Grow […]
- Want to Achieve Your Goals FasterDo you want to achieve your goal faster? Let me ask you another question… What is the shortest distance between two points? This isn’t a trick, the answer is very simple, yes it’s one that you were taught at school…… Read more › The post Want to Achieve Your Goals Faster first appeared on Grow […]
- The significance of a little dashFunny how stories stay with you isn’t it? I remember listening to a speaker many years ago, probably on an audio cassette, as they described the significance of the little dash on a grave marker. That little dash that is… Read more › The post The significance of a little dash first appeared on Grow […]
- The Dreaded “C” WordThere are so many vulgar words in our day-to-day vocabulary these days. Some I’ve never even heard of before but non the less they are out there. To me there is one word, that mother of all words… it’s the… Read more › The post The Dreaded “C” Word first appeared on Grow Your Business […]
- A Confession and A LessonToday marks a significant milestone… 2020 will be over in just a few hours. This year has been one that we’ll look back on in years to come and marvel at how we made it through everything. And, we’ll pause… Read more › The post A Confession and A Lesson first appeared on Grow Your […]
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