Archive for December, 2009

In a few hours 2009 will be history and a whole new year will open for all of us.  For me, as well as for many of you, this was definitely a year of change.  I have one very important thought I want to express to wrap up 2009…there are not enough words or blogs [...]

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Rather than just let these comments go with the earlier blog, they deserve their own moment in the spotlight.  Thanks to everybody for contributing!
Glen Clark:   Just say NO to having to do everything yourself! Know when to let go.
Bobbi Lane:  Just say No to people who want you to give up your rights to your photos [...]

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A while back I quoted a kitchen magnet on the blog.   “Life isn’t about waiting for the storms to pass.  It’s about learning to dance in the rain!” 
It’s time to quote another one, but more important, I’m adding a category on the blog, “Kitchen Magnet Wisdom”.   The truth is there’s a lot of great information on [...]

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I guess I have to give credit to Nancy Regan on the original “Just Say No” campaign, but let’s come up with a few of our own in professional photography:
Just say no to thinking, “I’ll fix it in the computer later!”
Just say no to companies who make promises to deliver on time and then don’t come through.
Just [...]

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Okay gang, we’re down the wire and less than a week left to 2009!  No matter who you are or how good or bad your business has been, we all share a common theme – It’s been a hard year!   But, there’s a new year about to start and there’s nothing worse than going into [...]

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As everyone enjoys the week between the holidays and starts to think about their New Year’s resolutions, too often broken before you wake up on January 1, here are some suggestions:
1) For every really really big (notice the grammatically incorrect use of “double reallys” to emphasize the point!) resolution put a little one out there.  This [...]

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It’s not very often I get ahead of things, but it’s Christmas eve morning as I’m writing the blog for tomorrow.   I have absolutely nothing particularly poignant I want to share except to remind everybody,  the true spirit of Christmas stretches across all denominations.   No matter what your beliefs are, this is a time of [...]

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I was having a hard time trying to figure out what would be an appropriate blog for Christmas Eve when Helen Yancy sent me the following.  I’ve seen it before and at this point the author has sadly become anonymous, although if anybody knows who wrote it I’m happy to give him or her credit.
It’s [...]

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