23 May 08 The Whole Business
It always makes me smile when some folks think that working for yourself must be so wonderful. To a large extent it is, but on the other side of the fence, you have, at least in a small business, the tasks of being the boss, with the responsibilities that it brings, and also the worker, at the same time. Well not at exactly the same time but well, I’m sure you get my drift.
It must be great not having a boss they say. Well yes in a way it is, but in another way, you have as many bosses as you have clients, and the art is letting them all think they are #1, which is, of course, not possible at all times, so you try to become adept at prioritization.
Do I have favorites? You bet I do! Some clients are great to work with, and some are the pits. Thing is, the ones that are the pits still write a check, so you have to tend to them too.Also you never know if your favorite clients will still be here to be clients at all, particularly in the present climate, so it often pays to hold onto some of those pain in the rear ones, that in a more buoyant economic climate you might let go.
Some are willing to pay more than others, and while there is a bottom line, I don’t believe in overcharging either, even if, in some cases you can get away with it. I like to think I’m ethical about my dealings, even if some of those I deal with are not.
Anyway, it’s 9am as I write, and it’s off to do some more of the daily wheeling and dealing out there!
Tags: boss, bottom line, drift, economic climate, extent, pits, side of the fence, small business, smile, some clients suck
13 Mar 08 Lateral Thinking
This puzzle is called Lateral Thinking . . ..
Just Check This Out
Scroll down slowly and be honest to yourself.
Think like a wizard . . .
man
1. ————
board
Ans. = man overboard
Okay, let’s see if you’ve got the hang of it.
stand
2. ————
i
Ans. = I understand
OK . . .
Got the drift ?
Let’s try a few more and see
how you fare ?
3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/
Ans. = reading between the lines
4. r
road
a
d
Ans. = cross road
Not having a good day now, are you ?
Redeem yourself.
5. cycle
cycle
cycle
Ans. = tricycle
Not easy to figure out ha!
0
6. ————
M.D.
Ph.D.
Ans. = two degrees below zero
C’mon give it a little thought !!
knee
7. ————
light
Ans. = neon light
( knee – on – light )
U can prove u r smart by getting this one …
ground
8. —————
feet feet feet feet feet feet
Ans. = six feet underground
Oh no, not again ! !
9. he’s X himself
Ans. = he’s by himself
Now u messing up big time.
10. ecnalg
Ans. = backward glance
Not even close ! !
11. death … life
Ans. = life after death
Okay last chance .
12. THINK
Ans. = think big ! !
And the last one is real fundoo – - -
13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb…
Ans. = long time no ‘C’
Tags: backward glance, big time, cross road, drift, last chance, life after death, long time, puzzle, reading between the lines, six feet, wizard man
08 Nov 07 That Time Again
It’s 1.15 am in Fortress Eyebee. It’s that time again when I shall wend my merry way to the land of nod. Well to the bedroom for a read, or perhaps one or two of the audiobooks I’ve recently downloaded. Talking of which, I think I’ll have to bite the bullet and get an MP3 player.
I don’t need any of this expensive iPod stuff. No Siree. I was thinking of the Sandisk Sansa m240. It’s got a 1GB of memory, which will be fine for listening to audiobooks on. That’s about all I’ll use it for really. I dunno. I almost clicked BUY at Amazon, but I’ll sleep on it. I always do that. NOT an impulse buyer me. Shoot, I’ll debate over a pair of socks for a week. Well not quite, but you get my drift. Actually socks last me for ever, as I’m in sandals ten months of the year, and we don’t wear socks with sandals do we? No we don’t. Well old Mr Smith down the street might, but I don’t. What you think I am, an old fart?
Tags: amazon, audiobooks, bite the bullet, drift, fortress, i dunno, impulse buyer, ipod, land of nod, merry way, months of the year, mp3 player, old fart, pair of socks, sandals, sandisk sansa m240
