Are You a Great Problem Solver?

Ron the Dream Roper

Well what is a problem solver? I grew up on a farm – it something was broke you fixed it – problem solver I became an electrician in an automotive manufacturing plant, and a maintenance supervisor and manager. You can be this required a lot of problems to solve. How do you like to solve…

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How does stuff get inside our minds?

stuff in my head

How does stuff get inside our minds anyways? I read a newsletter from Tom “Big Al” Schreiter and it struck a nerve. We all have stuff get inside our minds, well, it isn’t magic. Things don’t just show up. We get our beliefs and programming over the years from: Programs that we are born with. Things…

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It’s Groundhog Day! Are you living the movie?

Is y9our life like groundhog day?

What do I mean? Living the Groundhog Day movie? I imagine you have seen the movie Groundhog Day, where the main character Bill Murray keeps repeating the day. If not you can find it HERE And, by the way, the lead actress is Andie McDowell, who has a home about 10 miles from us in…

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Walmart Closings – what has that got to do with me?

The news is full of Walmart Closings So, what does Walmart closings have to do with me? Well, here’s a report from the news media: Walmart announced that it will close over 100 stores around the country on Thursday for good. Many of the stores are located in small towns where the locals don’t have other options…

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Hope and Future for YOU

hope and future

Have you given up on your hope and future? It seems that many people are “hope-less” today, that the world is getting worse, they are having difficulty making it in the world because of (the government, the Republicans, the Democrats, Wall Street, the unions – pick one).  For I know the plans I have for…

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Entrepreneur work ethic is alive and well (at least in Mexico)

entrepreneur

While in Mexico, I was impressed with the work ethic of local entrepreneurs! They seem to understand Business Entrepreneur 101 Find out what your customer needs and wants Give it to them Most street vendor remind me of used car salesmen when you enter a dealership, as they are a little pushy. I guess they…

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No Longer a Slave to Fear

I am a child of God

You can be “No Longer a Slave to Fear” I have added a video link to the song by the same name as a PS below. First let’s discuss FEAR * Sometimes disguised as Procrastination Are you a slave to fear? The creator gave us fear as a means of protection, to escape from danger. Now…

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New Years Resolutions don’t work, here’s 4 Keys to a Better 2016

 Why not more New Years Resolutions? Heck, most of us could use last years again because they don’t seem to make a huge difference. So if New Years Resolutions don’t work, what does? Then what’s a guy or girl to do?       What? decide what you want in 2016, in all areas of…

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7 Wealth Laws

Today, let’s discuss the 7 Wealth Laws I recently heard an interview with Dennis Kimbrell, author of Success Secrets of Black Millionaires, discussing the 7 Wealth Laws. Yesterday, when discussing the “silver tsunami” in Asheville, and the corresponding increase in housing costs, I suggested that one so affected had two choices: (1) Move Away or…

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Silver tsunami of retirees set to change Asheville

‘Silver tsunami’ of retirees set to change Asheville – that’s the title of a recent article from the Asheville Citizen Times The next fastest growing age segment in Asheville is among people older than 75. That population is projected to grow by about 15 percent in the next five years. The aging trend exists beyond…

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