This column first appeared on RimoftheWorld.net on December 21, 2009 I don’t know why I even bother writing down my Near Year’s resolutions. Instead, I should just make several copies of the same list, because the items on it never change. Lose weight. Eat healthy....
This column first appeared on RIMOFTHEWORLD.net on December 14, 2009 and in the Business Press on January 7, 2010. Although I’m not an economist, based on the checkout lines this week at Target, I would surmise that consumer confidence is on the rise. My first clue...
This column first appeared on RimoftheWorld.net on December 6, 2009 and in the Business Press on December 16, 2009. Just before Christmas when I was seven years old, my father walked with me to a small curiosity shop/drug store in our town called Rotolo’s. I was eager...
This column first appeared in RimoftheWorld.net on Nov. 29, 2009 I’m not sure how I sliced off a chunk of skin from my left index finger while we were at the drug store the other day. But I couldn’t get the thing to stop bleeding. While I was digging in my purse for...
This column first appeared on RimoftheWorld.net on November 16, 2009 and in the Business Press on November 30, 2009. I was on my way to meet with prospective clients when I found myself on the crest of a mountain, at the top of a trail reserved for dirt bikes, ATVs...
The Top 10 Steps to Use LinkedIn for Business This column first appeared on RIMOFTHEWORLD.net on 10-05-09 I’m often on the Internet for work. Really…it’s for work. So it isn’t my fault that I was so engrossed in posting to social media accounts last week that I failed...
This column first appeared on 9-21-09 at RIMOFTHEWORLD.net When it comes to games of chance, I’ve never been particularly lucky. In fact, I can probably count the number of times I’ve won contests on one hand. So it isn’t difficult recalling the win that meant the...
This column first appeared on RimoftheWorld.net on 9-07-09 at 4:13 p.m. By Kathy Bowling I grew up in the 70s. So, in my children’s eyes, that makes me roughly the age of dirt. Considering how much change I’ve witnessed in the field of technology over the past 30...
This column first appeared on RimoftheWorld.net on August 31, 2009 My first experience as an entrepreneur dates back to 1974, when my best friend, Lori, and I opened a lemonade stand. Typical, I know. But our approach was not. You see; we lived on a pretty quiet...