This past weekend the Toronto Blue Jays had a reunion weekend celebrating the two World Series wins in 1992 and 1993. In the weeks leading up to the weekend, Joe Carter gave a ton of interviews promoting the event. Any Blue Jays fan remembers Carter leaping with joy after he caught the final out to […]
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This is week 126 of the Blogging Boomers Carnival.The “Glam Gals” over at the Fabulous After 40 blog are this week’s hosts. If you haven’t checked out their blog, you really must. They post great advice for dressing stylishly after age 40. I must confess that as a home-based business person I have many days
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We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” This saying isn’t always applicable. I’ll never get the Martha Stewart good housekeeping award because I firmly believe vacuuming, dusting and laundry should always be put off as long as possible (unless I’m down to my emergency underwear). But when
Recently my parents decided to move across country to my city. To aid this process my dad’s newest hobby is checking out local real estate listings online then calling the real estate agents involved. Anything that looks promising, he has me go look at, armed with my digital camera. What surprised me was how many
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Today is a holiday Monday for most of Canada. In a country known for it’s long, cold winters, the summer long weekend is an almost sacred event. Whether it involves a trek to the cottage, barbequing in the backyard or mowing the lawn, we Canadians take having fun on a long weekend seriously. This year’s
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Yesterday I wrote about the benefits of being part of a mastermind group. However, any mastermind is only as strong as its members. So if you are creating (or joining an existing group) choose wisely. How many? Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule about what’s the optimum number for a successful mastermind group.
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If you’ve been in business for more than five minutes you’ve probably heard the term mastermind. Many online programs, courses and mentoring programs call themselves mastermind groups. And while these programs may be useful, informative and help you grow your business, they are usually not true mastermind groups. So what is a mastermind? It is
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Here is a mid-summer collection of articles by the always interesting members of the Blogging Boomers Carnival. Each member of this Carnival is: a Baby Boomer a Blogger passionate about their chosen topic, and full of interesting ideas and thoughts to share with their readers. This week includes another interesting collection of topics. Please check
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I just came back from a family reunion in Hodgeville Saskatchewan – population 150ish. One day my Uncle Felix and Aunt Hilda began telling stories about grandma and grandpa (that’s my great grandparents) who homesteaded there in the 1920s. If you’re never been to southern Saskatchewan then picture bald prairie. The only trees were planted
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When setting up your LinkedIn profile, you have the option of keeping your connection list private or public. Having them set to public doesn’t mean everyone in the world can see them; only your LinkedIn connections can see your other connections. What are the pros and cons of keeping your LinkedIn list public? If you
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