Estate Planning: Wills and Trusts are a must! Your family’s future depends on it… 2011 will forever be marked by my heightened sensitivity to the grand fact that life is the most precious gift God has given us. With over 1100 clients, I’ve attended more funerals this year than in any of my 31 years…
Urban Journeys Fine Words Will Not Grow Wheat by David Rambeau Everybody in Detroit wants to eat, but nobody wants to farm. At least nowhere near the number of people needed to provide food security for the 700,000 Detroit residents; about half of whom are unemployed, under-employed, hungry, on fixed income while enduring rising food…
Eye on Media By Charlene Mitchell-Rodgers The fall television season has been announced and there does not seem to be any earth shattering changes that warrant getting excited. Some shows are returning, others have been cancelled and some new programming has premiered. With so many networks and cable channels to choose from and the…
Discard, Delegate, or Do It Now By Sheila Hawkins With today’s fast moving pace you’re bombarded with email, snail mail, to-do items and the number one culprit, paper. The only way to manage it all is with systems, processes and habits that support you in making your day a productive one. To make that…
THERE’S AN UPWARD TREND IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT By Bob Goldsmith Downtown Detroit is nicer now than it’s been in decades. From the 1960s until recently, the retail district and theater district withered away, and many downtown restaurants, hotels and office buildings closed too. But for the past few years, the good news downtown has…
The Art of Living By Ginger Tansil Breathe life into your children’s history books by taking them to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village During the summer, I spent a day at the Henry Ford Museum and Village. It was like nothing I’d ever seen, not what I expected, nor easy to describe….
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Leaders in electric energy systems When electricity was just beginning to become a major force in mainstream society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers’ (IEEE) strived to be the world’s leading provider of scientific information on energy. Through specialized research, development, design and distribution of electric energy systems,…
In 1992 the U.S. Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week (the first full week in October) a nationally recognized event. It’s a time to celebrate the importance of customer service and honor the people who deliver it. While it’s just one week, the positive messages lasts all year long. Show your customers and staff your commitment…
High Risk Parental Decisions- Leading Cause to College Funding Failures and the Colleges Know It! I recently got a call from Exam Experts which is a top notch ACT Test Preparation Firm. The owner, Mark Mayberry, shared with me that he had suggested that a parent should call me to get answers about college funding…
VALIDATION: Food For Thought By Barbara Brazile We live each day not knowing what tomorrow holds. We are so busy trying to validate ourselves that we forget the lives of others who struggle just to survive. Rarely, do we take time to give of ourselves, or to see outside of ourselves into the hearts…
