Goals for the New Year may have been on your mind in the last week of December and the first few days of January. If they were, you're much like everyone else. If your goals included: Lose weight Get in shape Get organized You're very much like everyone else. And if...

It's year end and time to make the final tally of income and expenses for the year. Whether you keep your books with a pencil based system, electronic spreadsheets or accounting software, the sooner you get the year closed out, the happier you'll be. Your net income...

J., in a moment of frustration, dropped me an e-mail this week: "...having some really nice ponies for sale here lately, I've had plenty of calls that turn out to be tire kickers- which I expect. However, my problem is people who make appointments to come out and then...

Our tractor mounted grader blade gets used for $ hatmany jobs around the farm including: arena leveler, snow pusher and a substitute bulldozer. It performs very well at the first two jobs. As for dozer work, let's just say it's a good thing for me there is no Society...

You may call it coincidence, synchronicity or law of attraction when it happens to you. And "it" refers to when the thought, thing or person you need to know appears at that moment when you need it the most. "It" for me this time was how to tell boarding customers, in...

At some point, all professional horsemen realize that they can't keep every good horse that walks into the barn. Buying and selling horses is part of the business. Becoming fond of your horses is a terrific benefit of being in the horse business. It is also a...

My son has been shopping on line for a used pick up truck. He's narrowed down his selection to make, model, year and mileage. There are plenty of online resources for establishing values of used vehicles. You probably use these resources as price guides, too. With...

You probably hear a lot about systems in conversations. Often in reference to money making systems like: internet marketing , horse betting , stock investment and multi level marketing. Usually complicated, these types of systems have a degree of success directly in...

I'd been thinking about telling you this for some time and kept forgetting. But last week, I captured the thought on paper and the result is you're reading about it right now. You and I do a lot of thinking each day the experts tell us. You may be surprised at this,...

Our oldest son invited us recently to see his new apartment. It's his third since leaving home. Instantly, memories of the tour of his first apartment flashed through my mind. You may have seen the movie "Animal House" ; the same decorator did his first apartment....