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Challenge for Single Parents—Balancing Nurturing and Getting Things Done

While all parents have to find a way to be the best and most effective parent possible, a single parent does have some more intense challenges, or at least challenges that can be more of a juggling game. Since we are called upon to play all the roles and be provider, housekeeper, and parent, we have to find a way to balance our practical, responsible side, with the loving nurturing that our kids require and deserve. I can really get caught up in just keeping things going. With three kids, a small business to run and a more “traditional” job … Continue reading →

Hostility and Resentment Have No Place in Business

I have written before about how I do think that there is room for emotions and practicality in our small businesses. After all, we are human beings and finding a balance between our hearts and our heads can make us very effective leaders and give us a vision that guides us as we build our businesses. BUT, I do think there are some emotions that really do not help our businesses and need to be dealt with and left out of our operations if we are to be successful. Hostility and resentment are two such emotions. I live in a … Continue reading →

Do You Always Have to Be Sweet and Nice?

I was talking with a friend of mine who also runs a home-based business and shared that I have been writing some blogs about pleasantries in business and the need to provide positive customer service. He suggested, however, that niceness is NOT always the order of the day and that sometimes, a business owner has be little tough and gruff to further his or her business interests. I suppose it is like parenting or any other relationships—sometimes firmness is important. We certainly don’t want to appear meek or as though we are willing to take whatever and bend over so … Continue reading →

Balancing Heart and Head

I refuse to buy into the belief that successful business people are always practical and always let themselves be guided by their head and NOT their heart. In fact, I think that while realism is a good thing in the business world, not to mention necessary—I definitely think there is a place for some heart and emotion in any business. Like all things in life, of course, it comes down to balance. Too much of anything can’t be good—isn’t that how the saying goes? Too much realism and emotionless business dealing can make a person cold-hearted and turn off customers … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – February 11th – 16th

Every time I think things are going to slow down, they just get busier! If you’ve had that kind of week too and were unable to join us here in LDS, that’s okay. Here’s a quick summary to get you back to speed. In “Free Agency in Children,” we recognize that our children will become old enough to start making their own choices and either receiving the reward or the consequence, and we need to allow them to learn from their mistakes. “Dinner Discussions Week 6” outlines the lessons taught in our various church classes, and “A Personal Relationship with … Continue reading →

Crying at a Business Meeting

I realize that crying may seem like an odd topic for an article here in the Home Business Blog, but it is actually ripped right out of my past work week. I have had some heated conversations sharing opinions about crying in business meetings and realized this had the potential to be a rather controversial topic. Of course, I wanted to know what you all had to say about the subject… I am not such a stoic that I think that the business world should be devoid of emotion. In fact, I’ve written before about how I think there is … Continue reading →

Walking Fitness: Your Form

Earlier, we talked about lifestyle walking and that of the different forms of walking it’s the easiest to perform for beginners and advanced enthusiasts alike. However, it’s important to recognize that just because walking is easy and that a casual stroll is simple enough to do – that form is still an important component of your workout. Your Form Your form is important because it not only helps you to achieve your fitness goals, but it also helps to minimize your risk of injury. Now before you wonder what kinds of injuries you can sustain while walking, I’d check out … Continue reading →

Empty Nest Syndrome for the Single Parent

Empty Nest Syndrome is a difficult time for any parent but for the single parent, it can be an exciting but also heartbreaking time. I remember when my daughter was 18. Just two weeks after her birthday, she decided to move out. Although my son was still at home at the age of 20 while attending a nearby university, I was devastated. I remember thinking that she was so young and just not ready but she was legally an adult and it was her right. Although I tried to talk her out of going, she had her mind made up. … Continue reading →

One Friday in the Hospital Waiting Room…

Yesterday I was sitting in the Children’s Hospital waiting room while my son had some lab work done. As I watched the clock (along with some obnoxious kids program on TV), a family entered the room. They could have been any family in the United States. There was nothing terribly unusual about them–a balding bespectacled father, a slightly heavyset mom, a teenage daughter with an Ipod hanging around her neck, and a red-headed, freckled son who looked like a young Ron Howard. They were the kind of family you might picture living next door, or appearing on a sit com. … Continue reading →