Sunday, August 9, 2009
Hello World
Congratulations to my Nephew on the birth of his son. One of the most remarkable thing is the birth of a baby. Knowing how this little life you hold in your hands is so innocent and so dependant on you 24/7 for everything from feeding, clothing, bathing, to teaching them right from wrong. There are so many wonderful things you will be experiencing watching them develop into a young adult. You are guaranteed good times and bad time, hopefully more good times than bad. You will learn how to become a friend, mentor, doctor, psychiatrist, nutritionist, coach, teacher, and mostly a parent. You will pick them up when they fall, care for them when they are sick, comfort them when they cry, laugh with them when they are funny, comfort and support them when they are afraid. You will help them learn to roll over, crawl, walk, talk, sing, whistle and be there for them as they find a new interest to help develop there character. As they get older you will cry when they go to their first day of school, knowing that your once little child that was totally dependent on you, is now becoming a independent person. You will support them in all their school activities, sitting in the audience the expression on their face when they finally see you sitting there is priceless. You will help them with their school work, be excited for them when they have their first boy/girl dance, worry about them when they have there first boy/girl friend, and comfort them when they loose their first love. There is so much more you will be experiencing, it's just amazing how much one little person can change you life for ever. If I could give you any incite on raising a child, it would be to love them with all your heart and the rest will work itself out.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Thought on Big Business
Earlier this week my business partner Lucas and I were talking about big businesses, and that is when I decided to make my topic this week on big businesses.
In our conversation we discussed how big businesses didn't respect their employees, how they just treat them like a number and not a person. It's like they forgot what they were taught in business 101, "to get respect you have to earn respect".
That made me think of a time when I was working in a factory and every year we would have a job holders meeting, basically telling us the status of the company and what the future expectations of the company was.
During the meeting our CEO was not able to be there, so he made a video to be viewed by all employees. The thing that upset me the most was the way he started the video, his very first statement was "Cash Is King", that statement upset me so much that I don't think I will ever for forget it, at that time, I think he lost total respect from all the employees viewing the video.
We also discussed what we will do when we have our own big business. I told him that I would give back to the employees, because without them and the customers the company would not exist. I explained to him how I would give back 75% of the profits to the employees, because they are the ones doing all the work.
I have seen to many companies that don't think about the ratifications of what would happen if their employees decided to walk out on them. Would they be able to run the company then? Who would manufacture their products? Do they have enough managers, board members, and CEO's to do the work thier employees did? Maybe management should think about that next time they want to take from the employees.
Don't get me wrong not all big business are like that, but the ones that aren't like that, are vary scarce.
If you want to talk about this topic more leave me a message. I would be more than happy to reply.
In our conversation we discussed how big businesses didn't respect their employees, how they just treat them like a number and not a person. It's like they forgot what they were taught in business 101, "to get respect you have to earn respect".
That made me think of a time when I was working in a factory and every year we would have a job holders meeting, basically telling us the status of the company and what the future expectations of the company was.
During the meeting our CEO was not able to be there, so he made a video to be viewed by all employees. The thing that upset me the most was the way he started the video, his very first statement was "Cash Is King", that statement upset me so much that I don't think I will ever for forget it, at that time, I think he lost total respect from all the employees viewing the video.
We also discussed what we will do when we have our own big business. I told him that I would give back to the employees, because without them and the customers the company would not exist. I explained to him how I would give back 75% of the profits to the employees, because they are the ones doing all the work.
I have seen to many companies that don't think about the ratifications of what would happen if their employees decided to walk out on them. Would they be able to run the company then? Who would manufacture their products? Do they have enough managers, board members, and CEO's to do the work thier employees did? Maybe management should think about that next time they want to take from the employees.
Don't get me wrong not all big business are like that, but the ones that aren't like that, are vary scarce.
If you want to talk about this topic more leave me a message. I would be more than happy to reply.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Reflecting on the past
I went to a high school graduation party yesterday, and it got me thinking back to when I was in high school.
Thinking about the sporting events I attended, classes I had, teachers I had and mostly the friends I had.
It was different times back then in the 1970's, you didn't have cell phones, I pods, Cd's and computers, just to mention a few things.
We went to the bowling alley to bowl, shoot pool, play Foosball and hang out with friends.
If you wanted to talk to someone you had to either go over to their house, meet them someplace, or call them on the rotary phone.
Our music was played on cassettes, vinyl records, or 8 tracks.
Using an electric typewriter was the closest thing you had to a computer.
You could take your girlfriend out to a drive-in-movie, that's a place where you could drive your car, park it in a parking spot, then you would take a speaker off the pole that was holding it, set the speaker in the window of your car and watch a movie on a huge screen.
It seemed like the 70's were less complicated, people were a lot more laid back. You didn't have to worry about drive by shootings, kids coming to school with guns, unless they were going wild game hunting after school, metal detectors and security camera's.
You could go over to your friends house and stay there till dark, then walk home without worrying if you were going to be mugged or shot.
Gas was cheaper to buy, you could fill you 20gal gas tank up with regular gas for about $12.00.
Times have changed greatly since I was in school some for the better and some for the worse.
If I can give you one piece of advice, it's enjoy your years in school, they are precious and you will never get them back!
Thinking about the sporting events I attended, classes I had, teachers I had and mostly the friends I had.
It was different times back then in the 1970's, you didn't have cell phones, I pods, Cd's and computers, just to mention a few things.
We went to the bowling alley to bowl, shoot pool, play Foosball and hang out with friends.
If you wanted to talk to someone you had to either go over to their house, meet them someplace, or call them on the rotary phone.
Our music was played on cassettes, vinyl records, or 8 tracks.
Using an electric typewriter was the closest thing you had to a computer.
You could take your girlfriend out to a drive-in-movie, that's a place where you could drive your car, park it in a parking spot, then you would take a speaker off the pole that was holding it, set the speaker in the window of your car and watch a movie on a huge screen.
It seemed like the 70's were less complicated, people were a lot more laid back. You didn't have to worry about drive by shootings, kids coming to school with guns, unless they were going wild game hunting after school, metal detectors and security camera's.
You could go over to your friends house and stay there till dark, then walk home without worrying if you were going to be mugged or shot.
Gas was cheaper to buy, you could fill you 20gal gas tank up with regular gas for about $12.00.
Times have changed greatly since I was in school some for the better and some for the worse.
If I can give you one piece of advice, it's enjoy your years in school, they are precious and you will never get them back!
Friday, July 24, 2009
From then to now.
Hi!
This is Randy and I just want to tell you a little bit about myself.
I have three wonderful grandchildren, two boys and a girl who I love to death.
I live in a small town in central Wisconsin, it's a nice place, but not a lot of thing going on, isn't that like all small towns though?
We have a golden lab named Dido who is 11 years old (that 77 in dog years) so you can imagine just how hard it is for her to get around these days.
I have a son who is in the USAF, one that is going to college to become a police officer and a daughter who is a pharmacy tech. My wife and I are very proud of how our children have turned out, especially with all the temptations that are among kids these days.
I have quite a few relatives that live around by us, which makes it nice during family gatherings (you don't have to travel so far) it makes for a tighter family relationship too.
I try not to have favorites when it comes to relatives, because it make things so much easier that way.
I've done a lot of different things in my life from insulating houses, working in factories to driving semi's. I've been laid off, downsized, and skipped over for promotions. I've traveled to other countries setting up machines and much more. I won't bore you with all the details. Out of all the thing I have done I have never found the right job, you know, the job that you can't wait to go to in the morning and don't want to leave at the end of the day. Yes, there is such a job out there for everyone, and one day hopefully all you will be able to find one like that. In March of this year I was laid off like thousand of other people, so my nephew (Lucas Walters ) and I decided to try working on websites. You wouldn't believe all the stuff you have to know to get a site going (Major headache!) we did finally get a site developed, and after talking to some experts in the field we took it down, live and learn....
Lucas and I decided to go down a different avenue and now we are working with online marketing thru social media. Our goal is to perfect this, so we are able to share out experiences and skills with our family and friends. We are working on being able to literally make a living from home!!!
When we do it we hope to see you there with us! If you would like to take a peek at what we are working on, take a look! http://bit.ly/25Vy3
This is Randy and I just want to tell you a little bit about myself.
I have three wonderful grandchildren, two boys and a girl who I love to death.
I live in a small town in central Wisconsin, it's a nice place, but not a lot of thing going on, isn't that like all small towns though?
We have a golden lab named Dido who is 11 years old (that 77 in dog years) so you can imagine just how hard it is for her to get around these days.
I have a son who is in the USAF, one that is going to college to become a police officer and a daughter who is a pharmacy tech. My wife and I are very proud of how our children have turned out, especially with all the temptations that are among kids these days.
I have quite a few relatives that live around by us, which makes it nice during family gatherings (you don't have to travel so far) it makes for a tighter family relationship too.
I try not to have favorites when it comes to relatives, because it make things so much easier that way.
I've done a lot of different things in my life from insulating houses, working in factories to driving semi's. I've been laid off, downsized, and skipped over for promotions. I've traveled to other countries setting up machines and much more. I won't bore you with all the details. Out of all the thing I have done I have never found the right job, you know, the job that you can't wait to go to in the morning and don't want to leave at the end of the day. Yes, there is such a job out there for everyone, and one day hopefully all you will be able to find one like that. In March of this year I was laid off like thousand of other people, so my nephew (Lucas Walters ) and I decided to try working on websites. You wouldn't believe all the stuff you have to know to get a site going (Major headache!) we did finally get a site developed, and after talking to some experts in the field we took it down, live and learn....
Lucas and I decided to go down a different avenue and now we are working with online marketing thru social media. Our goal is to perfect this, so we are able to share out experiences and skills with our family and friends. We are working on being able to literally make a living from home!!!
When we do it we hope to see you there with us! If you would like to take a peek at what we are working on, take a look! http://bit.ly/25Vy3
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