Earlier this week, I was looking to hire a handyman to fix a damaged fence and do a little exterior painting. The one I had used in the past was not available at this time, so I had to find someone different. Over the past 5 years, I have talked with a couple of individuals and companies before I chose the one I worked with last time. However, I have never heard anything from any of those companies since I initially talked to them. So, I started the search from scratch to f

One of my clients needs to get folders printed for a lead generation project. So, I contacted a company I had found on a Google search that offered folders that meet our criteria. When I called, someone picked up the phone immediately and was able to help. She listened to what we needed and made a good recommendation of what would be a good fit for us. After asking if I was on their website, she sent me to the page with this specific product that showed different colors, pr

Do you like listening to 80s hits? My boys really do, and they love to ask me details about the song. I am not sure whether it is fortunate or not, but I can typically tell them the name of the song and artist even if they are only one-hit wonders. The funny thing is that I could probably not remember either the artist or title without actually hearing the song. If you ask me what are some songs I like from the 80s, the one-hit wonders are unlikely to come to mind (other th

Over the past two months, I have had three clients leave. Normally, losing clients would seem like a bad thing. And I will admit that there was a slight feeling of disappointment when each told me they would no longer need my services. However, it was a good thing in the sense that none of these clients were my ideal client. Over the past several years, I have gotten clearer and clearer about the types of clients I can help and the ones that are the most fun to work with. T