by The Howitzer
In tough economic times, difficult decisions about finances .are being made at every level. At the individual level, decisions are being made about what kind of housing adjustments need to be made, what kind of food is to be eaten, what kind of extra-curricular activities need to be participated in and even if [...]

By Greg Primm
Like many of you, I’ve been sucked into the vortex of social networking.  Facebook, Twitter, Friend Feed, LinkedIn — I’m on all of them.
In fact, just click on these links to connect with me:  Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed.
I rarely notice the ads on Facebook, but for some reason the one to the left stuck [...]

By The Howitzer
There is a particular commercial that I have seen lately that I really like. The commercial is promoting a particular athletic conference in the southeastern part of the US who some would deem as the best conference in the country. The advertisement touts the reality that the college athlete will turn [...]

By Greg Primm
Tim’s post on Monday about a more focused ReadyAimLife website made me think of the first post I wrote for the site back in August.  It’s about risk.  The vision Tim presented about life — his life, my life, your life — revolves around risk.  I’m not talking about jumping off a cliff [...]

By Greg Primm
I love stories about overnight successes.  From out of nowhere, through sheer will, ambition, and intelligence someone makes their dreams come true.
Take Bill Gates.  Brilliant young math whiz discovers computer programming.  Drops out of Harvard, starts a computer company called Microsoft with a few friends.  Before you know it, he builds it into [...]

By Greg Primm
“When all is said and done, I think most men . . . believe that God put them on the earth to be a good boy. The problem with men, we are told, is that they don’t know how to keep their promises, be spiritual leaders, talk to their wives, or raise their [...]

By Greg Primm
Don was my favorite uncle — he and my aunt lived in the “big city” (Houston, TX).  He had a pool table, a hot tub, cable TV, and pictures of those dogs playing poker.  Oh yeah, the best part was the Blue Bell Cookies and Cream.  This was before it was available outside of [...]

By James Kissinger
“At my grandmother’s funeral in 1999, you handed me a note card that read: “Ophelia and John, how special they were, how good they were to me…” In that moment of complete agony, through your words, you brought a smile to my face. I still have that card. It’s framed and hanging on [...]

By Greg Primm
Every now and then during a particularly tough day, I get out of the office for a few minutes just to clear my head.  I’ll run down to the store and grab a soft drink or just drive and listen to the radio.  It doesn’t happen often, but I use it as a [...]

By James Kissinger

“… my prison was just an open cage,
there were no keys, no guards,
just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars.”
–  Bruce Springsteen – Living Proof

I earn a living in sales. I’ve been selling in some form or fashion most all of my life. I was a scrawny kid growing up, 5 [...]