by debidrecksler | Sep 17, 2008 | Business
Our little mountain town is growing. With this growth comes lots of changes…one of the most obvious being the bigger businesses and chain stores that have come to town.The down side of this is, it has pushed many of the little guys right out of business . Some...
by debidrecksler | Sep 16, 2008 | Business
Yesterday I talked about reputation. Today the subject is trust….As far as I’m concerned the two go hand in hand. Trust is what your reputation is built on. Take it away and you’ve tarnished not only your reputation but your relationship with...
by debidrecksler | Sep 15, 2008 | Business
Money, power and success can come and go but your reputation sticks to you like glue. In today’s world, I am concerned that this is not taken seriously enough.An example…We have a former President who lied to the American public about his promiscuous...
by debidrecksler | Sep 14, 2008 | Human Interest
In the eight years I’ve been in the chocolate business, many people have asked me about my concept and how I got started.Anyone who knows me understands how much I love chocolate. One day, I was reading the family my list of potential names for my business (most...
by debidrecksler | Sep 13, 2008 | Business
In the past few weeks, I felt like I was playing the stock market when in actuality I was trying to lock in a great mortgage rate for my almost built town home. Every day, I watched as the rates fluctuated…going up and then back down… …wondering if...
by debidrecksler | Sep 12, 2008 | Consumer
Consumers need to understand just how important their credit rating is . It affects how much interest you will pay on all kinds of loans from mortgages to vehicles to credit cards to any line of credit you apply for.Let’s talk about how to maintain a high...
by debidrecksler | Sep 11, 2008 | Consumer
I’ve had it with incompetency on the job. I’m tired of wasting my time unraveling other people’s stupid mistakes. I have more important things to do!Let’s start with the letter I received from the hospital saying that I owed for a lab test...
by debidrecksler | Sep 10, 2008 | Human Interest
There’s only one thing worse than getting into a big rut …and that is doing nothing about it. I constantly hear people whine ” I can’t think of anything to do” or ” My job is so monotonous I want to scream .” The problem...
by debidrecksler | Sep 9, 2008 | Family
Yesterday, while cleaning kitchen drawers in preparation for the big move, I came across a letter from an Aunt who has been gone many years. It was a beautiful letter filled with inspirational prose….It filled my heart with joy. The funny thing is…I have...
by debidrecksler | Sep 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
Being a Consumer Writer has had a positive impact on every aspect of my life including my health. Recently, I faced a health issue and I found myself frustrated because I wasn’t getting any answers from the Doctor I was dealing with. He was giving me the most...
