Tag Archives: Goal-setting

Ours IS to Reason Why

When I was a kid, I hated it when my parents or teachers asked me “why” questions:  Why did (or didn’t) you do that?  Why did that happen? Why were you (fill in the blank)?  I wasn’t too crazy about … Continue reading

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Singularity of Purpose

My two dogs have always been pretty opposite.  The mostly border collie is lithe, graceful and likes to move fast.  The keeshond/chow/who knows what else is large, lumbering and would prefer not to move at all. Walking them was always … Continue reading

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Ensuring Fundraising Success

After six weeks away, coming home was a bit of a downer.  Our housesitters were lovely, but I should have had a maid service come in and clean.  It took me two days to find where I had left my … Continue reading

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Wherever You Go

We leave in 4 days.  My husband has no more shaving crème; I’ve run out of coffee. The bar of soap in our shower is perilously thin.  A new family moved into the apartment upstairs.  They have at least 300 … Continue reading

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Fundraising For A Change

Change.  There is something about that word that makes many people uncomfortable.  Over the past several years, economic woes have caused nonprofits to lament their dwindling fundraising results, and yet too many organizations are loathe to fundraise differently. Unless you … Continue reading

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