Life can be overwhelming and earning a consistent income can be challenging for people with children. When both parents need to work long hours, it can be draining in multiple senses. From having to deal with expensive day care facilities, to hiring a nanny, and not getting enough free time to spend with their children, [...]

As a coach, one of the things I need to find out early in the relationship with my clients is how they organize their world around what they want, where they want to be, who they want to be, and how they keep their ideas, thoughts and dreams from getting lost. Many Roads Lead to [...]

Money, Revenue, Profits! In our capitalistic society we’re all for these! However, at what cost will we pursue the almighty (well, maybe not so almighty, lately) dollar? Will we cheat, lie, steal, misrepresent, defraud? Increasingly the answers seem to be yes. The mortgage crisis hasn’t only pointed out that borrowers may fudge on income, credit [...]

A high performing team is every leader’s dream. The leader of any team wants to build a team that want to achieve, that knows how to achieve and who enjoys getting better and better. How does a leader take their group and turn them in to this high performing team? Eight Steps to Building a [...]

Business Teamwork is implemented by getting employees to work beyond their call of duty or whatever is in their job description. There are many people who don’t feel that they need to do that because it’s “not in their job description”. However, when you are working for someone else, you should go with the flow. [...]

As a business, operating in startup mode is scary enough. You’ve got employees that need to be paid and investors to constantly please. This often equates to long hours away from home and a dedication like none other. The last thing you want to do is sabotage yourself and move into an office space that [...]

House sales have dropped in Ontario and in British Columbia, which have some wondering if the HST isn’t to blame. Brokers are claiming a staggering 46.7 per cent of their clients are still confused about how the HST affects home buyers while an even higher 57.1 per cent of realtors say they get the same [...]

I think advertising in home magazines can be a good investment, or it can be a total waste of money. If done properly, home magazine ads can be a very affordable source of new business while making your listing clients happy at the same time. Done incorrectly, it can put you in the poor house [...]

If you planning to sell your real estate property and you want to speed things through, then home inspection is something to manage before your intention to sell your house goes to public notification. Realize that most home buyers, especially home sellers, would always hire a home inspector to take a closer look at their [...]

When listing a home for sale, your emotions are your greatest enemies. You must divorce yourself from the emotional attachment you feel toward the house and everything in it. While most listing agents will agree that a furnished home sells better than an empty one, those same agents will also tell you that almost every [...]