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The Tale of Pip and Squeak – Kate Duke

In this charming children’s picture book, we meet Pip and Squeak, two mouse brothers who share a fabulous house. Pip is a painter and has a tower where he creates the most wonderful pictures, but the fumes from his paint make Squeak feel ill. Squeak, on the other hand, is a singer, and can croon the most lovely arias, but Pip says the noise gives him a headache. So Squeak sings in his tower and Pip paints in his, and they never share the big room downstairs except for once a year, when they hold a party and invite all … Continue reading →

Who Do Your Skills and Talents Belong To?

Starting a home business or “going solo” as an entrepreneur requires a shift in thinking. Most of us are conditioned to think of work as something we do for someone else in order to get money. Our motivation comes in terms of compensation. When we go to job interviews or sit through those painful “evaluations” with someone from Human Resources, we are expected to talk about what skills and talents we bring to the table for the better of the company. Working in a home based business requires that we learn how to take ownership of our skills and talents … Continue reading →

Matching Talents, Goals and Home Business

What are you good at? What are you interested in, passion about, and what really turns you on when it comes to work and life? Find a good match between your personal drives and interests and your home based business can mean the difference between success and struggle. I think that one of the differences between working a more traditional job and starting a home based business is that it is even more important to make sure you have a good match. After all, when you take a “traditional” job working for a company or someone else, you can always … Continue reading →

Talents and Callings

When we think of callings and talents we generally feel that we are called to serve in areas where we already have developed our talents. However, we are often called to serve in areas where we can grow. This may seem frustrating at first, because there are areas where it may be easier to serve than others, but it is important to look at this in a positive manner. You may want to consider how your talents can be applied to this new calling. If you are called as a teacher, but consider your strongest talents to be in music, … Continue reading →

Help Children Get Good at Some Things

I wrestled with exactly how to title this blog and this was the best I could come up with. I want to write about how gaining skills and mastering some things is a huge benefit to a child’s developing self-esteem. A child doesn’t have to be fabulous at everything, but parents can help encourage interests and the development of skills. Getting good at and mastering skills and “things” is an important step in a child’s personal development. I am not talking about talent here, but more about how when we learn how to do things well—sometimes very ordinary things—we gain … Continue reading →

What Have You Done With Your Talents?

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You might recall in Matthew 25:14-30 the parable of the talents. Basically, Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to the traveling man who gave talents to his servants (my understanding a talent in today’s time is approximately $1000 in USD). The man gave the first man 5 talents, to the second he gave 2, and to the third he gave 1. None got the same because their abilities were different. Then he left. So the first and the second servants invested the talents and doubled the investment! The servant that received one talent went and buried it out of the … Continue reading →

5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Confidence

1. Express pride in their accomplishments. Let your child know when you feel they have accomplished something. Telling them you are proud of what they have done builds their self-confidence and gives them the desire to try again. Let your child overhear you praising them to others. I remember the time when I knew my dad was proud of me was when I heard him telling someone else about my grade-point average and test scores. I make it a point to praise my son when he is playing sports or for academics. As a result he believes that he is … Continue reading →