Friday, July 29th. It is our last day here and we are bound and determined to finish Debra’s project. We plan to work until noon and then head back to the church to leave by 3pm at the latest. Best laid plans… Before we start working, we give her a gift from our team. We…
Thursday, July 28th. Heat index warning for today. Heat indexes are expected to be at least 105”. There is very limited shade at Debra’s house, so we prepare for the heat. We continue to clear out the trees that are entwined with other trees. We have to work around the gigantic root balls that are…
Wednesday, July 27th. Back to job site #3 in Hanceville, AL – Debra’s house. She is glad to see the whole team there and a working skid steer. The skid steer starts removing some of the 5-6 foot long sections of trees that Brad and Erik cut yesterday. A group of us start loading the…
Tuesday, July 26th. We gained a new team member last night. Erik has joined our team after driving in from the Houston area. So now we are a team of 11. We are headed back to job site #2 at Bobbi’s house. Wow – how overwhelming. When we first arrived here yesterday afternoon, we saw…
“Day of Devastation” – that is the name of the book published about the Alabama tornadoes that hit on April 27, 2011. More than 50 tornadoes devastated the State of Alabama that day. Sunday – July 24th. Our team of 10 from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Grafton, WI are on are way to Alabama…
“What makes you unique, Lisa?” Wow! That was the subject line of an email I received this morning. The email was from a company who wanted to sell me items to help promote my branding and in terms of email marketing; they did a great job of getting my attention early on a Monday morning….
When you read that title, did you think “What? Apparently Lisa has lost her mind! How can you run away and build your business?” That’s exactly what I did this week. Now, I am not talking about running away for good, but rather leaving your “normal” surroundings to get away from all the distractions of…
Many small business owners are just starting to dabble in Social Networking. When they decide it is time to start with Social Networking, they will often create a Twitter or Facebook account, however; many ignore the huge potential of LinkedIn®. Some people view LinkedIn® as a place to post your resume when you are looking…
In a world where we as business owners are constantly trying to find effective ways to market our business, there seems to be an abundance of tools at our disposal. SlideShare (www.slideshare.net) has been on my radar as one of the tools that I have wanted to try for a while. Their website states that…
Today my daughter’s class went on a field trip to the pumpkin farm. It was an absolutely beautiful day filled with blue skies and amazing fall foliage. Once the field trip was over and I was back in my office, I reflected on our experiences at the pumpkin farm. Then it hit me that when…
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