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Paying respects and saying goodbye

August 19, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Earlier this week, I attended the funeral of a dear family friend. There were a lot of folks in the sanctuary to pay their last respects and say goodbye to Erv. It made me wonder why we attend funerals. They aren't particularly fun events, after all. It's respect. We go out of respect for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: family, family friends, friend, funeral, say goodbye, saying goodbye

The small business lifestyle

July 20, 2011 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

I probably have an advantage in small business that you just don't have. I grew up in a family that owned a small business. Okay, there's nothing you can do about it anymore than I can do anything about being 5 foot 6 inches tall. I'd love to be taller but it is never going to happen. I'm just not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Small Business 101 Tagged With: business, dad, family, furniture business, lifestyle, lifestyles, paul bunyan, small business, story

Thankful

November 24, 2010 By Jim Raffel 6 Comments

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving (here in the States) so today I am writing about what I am thankful for in 2010. Tomorrow I'll address how I am handling giving back at this point in my life. I'm thankful for Health - Everyone in my immediate and extended family is basically healthy right now. Because I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development Tagged With: extended family, family, health, listing, nerd, social media, thankful, thanksgiving

Simplify Life by Focusing Effort

June 25, 2010 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

Ever feel like your juggling too many balls or spinning too many plates at one time? Maybe even both? Searching for a way to simplify life? You need to start by focusing effort on the parts of your life that matter. Setting Priorities will only get you so far. There's an assumption everything on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, goals, motivation, personal development Tagged With: activities, community, community activities, effort, family, focusing, life energy, Professional, simplify life

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