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18Oct 2012 by Rita

How to Dress for Professional Success

Motivation

What is professional dress in this global melting pot we live in? We need to remember “when in Rome, do as the Romans”. That being said, the information below is with the agreement we are in the United States of America and therefore, my suggestions on professional dress would be for the office personnel residing in the USA. Many companies are requesting an informative and direct approach to employee dress. It has changed considerably over the years as our society has become more and more casual. Even while attending our churches, synagogues, the dress has taken more of a weekend relaxed style. When selling to the public and your job is sales, there are some guidelines that allow you to look professional while not “over dressing” for the climate or…

18Oct 2012 by Rita

How to Have Financial Wellness

Finance

What is your “money script”? These are sayings we tell ourselves that can hurt us or help us. Sometimes I say, “do what you love and the money will come”. In fact I do believe it is a true statement but there are other personal promises we must act on in order to fulfill that simple thought. When people say, “we can’t afford it” many think there must be a greater force determining what the family can and can’t buy. It sounds like “we have no control over what we can buy”. If your parents said this you may be less likely to use budgets and charge big items on your charge card without a plan on how to pay for them. This mental talk can make you think, “what…

11Jul 2012 by Rita

Netiquette and Teliquette

Business, Technology

Telephone etiquette and internet etiquette via e-mail are actually hot topics right now as many believe the use of e-mail and cell phones have brought into the business environment a loss of good manners. E-mailing is as important as live phone conversations in today’s companies and many employers are losing customers, leads and dollars due to poorly handled e-mails. One can have their character, performance and intelligence pre-determined by the way they write, reply and use e-mail communication. Let’s start with the basics of e-mail. There must be a subject line that demonstrates the core meaning of your e-mail message. There should always be a greeting as with any mail correspondence; that is just good manners. There should be a closing so as to not make you sound terse or…

05Jun 2012 by Rita

HOA’s, Their Operations and Levels of Power

Legal, Real Estate, Residential

Under the Texas Property Code 209.002(7) a homeowners association is defined as an incorporated or unincorporated association that (A) is designated as the representative of the owners of property in a residential subdivision; (B) has a membership primarily consisting of owners of the property covered by the dedicatory instrument for the residential subdivision and (C) manages or regulates the residential subdivision for the benefit of the owners of property in the residential subdivision. The primary purpose is to help protect the values of the neighborhood within the subdivision by enforcing the rules and restrictions for the subdivision. HOA’s set and collect maintenance fees for the upkeep of the neighborhood. These fees pay for landscaping, maintaining and building recreational facilities, sport fields, parks, streets, sidewalks and just about anything in a…

30Apr 2012 by Rita

Fear of Success

Motivation

Signs of self-sabotaging your relationships and your business and personal goals are demonstrating your fears of success. Why do we have fear? We feel vulnerable to new environments, situations, and people. Getting to the point of success can expose our weaknesses and make us come face to face with our flaws; therefore, we maneuver around what could be successful opportunities. The fear of success is very real and often happens when you are moving forward in your life. The future is what we are talking about and we are all heading in that direction. We just don’t know how to work on the future. Sometimes we fear success as much as we fear failure. We may openly express our fear of failure but keep our fear of success to ourselves.…