Beth Terry | December 31, 2007
How’s your “Work Life Balance” workin’ today?
Today marks the end of a month stuffed with too much: Too much food, too many parties, too many decorations to put up and now take down. Too many half-weeks, too many cards not sent, gifts forgotten, slowdowns, delays at airports and on the roads. We love this […]
Beth Terry | December 30, 2007
I missed an episode of Men in Trees last month. I was traveling in Hawaii and my hosts weren’t addicted to that show like I am. I didn’t know I was addicted until I missed it. When I got home I logged onto ABC to see if I could download the episode I missed. Sorry…I’m […]
Beth Terry | December 26, 2007
How do you get the most out of this week between Christmas and New Years? Those of us who have small offices and need to hit the ground running on January 2 can’t just sit around and enjoy the ‘time off.’ If we do, we’ll suffer.
If your office was closed on Friday or […]
Beth Terry | December 24, 2007
In memory of my dad:
The Miracle of Christmas
The Christmas after I lost my father, I couldn’t even think of a tree. I bought one and never took it out of the bucket in the garage. Instead I hung a few decorations from the chandelier in the dining room and half heartedly went through the motions. […]
Beth Terry | December 20, 2007
Contrary to the hype, the next 30 days may be far more important in retailing than “Black Friday.” This is when shoppers and their recipients will decide if they want to continue doing business with you. Common sense and research tells us it’s far more costly to find new customers than it is to keep […]
Beth Terry | December 17, 2007
I have received some very cool gifts this season already. One good friend stopped by and put in a light over my garage so the driveway would be lit when I came home (or anyone else parked there.) Another made my favorite home-made caramels. One whom I haven’t seen in ages called and we […]
Beth Terry | December 14, 2007
Companies often struggle this time of year to find ‘the perfect thank you gift’ for their customers and clients. Here’s the best one I can think of:
Keep Your Word.
That’s it! Just do what you said you would do. Keep your promises. The promises you have in your ads. The promises in your mission […]
Beth Terry | December 9, 2007
What is happiness to you? We toss that word around as though everyone has the same definition. Happy Holidays! Happy Birthday! Happy New Year! Notice we don’t say Happy Christmas. Too much pressure. Just have a “Merry’ one, perhaps that’s all you can expect, given the heavy family pressure and all. But then, we […]
Beth Terry | December 6, 2007
Yes - we are all focused on the holidays. And we still need to think about next year, so we can PAY for the holidays!
2008 is looking a little spooky. Some pundits say the fear and loathing is all in the minds of the public and it will be a good year. The problem […]
Beth Terry | December 2, 2007
It was innocent enough. I was at a friend’s house for Thanksgiving and her son asked me if I knew how to do “this old puzzle my mom’s friend gave me.” “Sure, I love puzzles. What is it?”
And out came a faded, creaky, dusty Rubik’s Cube. Oh Noooooooooo…
I wasn’t world champion at it. My fastest […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
