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We Need to Feel a Sense of Competency

We know that we cannot be perfect. I do not know of a single parent who is striving for absolutely perfection (or who will admit to it), but I also know that we can spend a lot of time feeling like we are bumping around in the dark or bumbling along and that is definitely no fun. Part of achieving a sense of peace and happiness in our lives to feel a sense of competency too—whether it is in our parenting, our work, or other areas of our lives. We all need to feel a certain degree of competency. While … Continue reading →

The More “Good Stuff” You Can Pass On, the Better

Even though we cannot expect our children to be clones of ourselves, and they certainly will not take on our personality, all of our dreams, and our values–we can pass on skills and life knowledge that can better enable them to take care of themselves and achieve the independence we both desire. You have heard the old saying about teaching a man to fish (as being far more useful than just giving a man a handout of fish that you’ve caught) and I think this is a perfect guideline for parenting. Sure, our kids might learn things even if we … Continue reading →

How’s Your Competency?

There is just no way we are going to be super stars and experts at every element of our home businesses—even the most amazing among us has some weaknesses. BUT, we can strive to achieve a satisfactory level of competency when it comes to all the pieces and parts of operating our home businesses. Being proficient and capable at things like bookkeeping, record keeping, marketing, networking, sales, cold calls, business communications, and all sorts of other things that might not be things we feel particularly talented at—is one of the important aspects to being a successful business owner. Again, it … Continue reading →