Mark Graham
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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February
Oh, the month of February. What to say about it. It is the shortest month of just 28 days unless you go every four years when it is 29 days thanks to leap year. There are holidays like Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day. Two days one for love and one for good luck in maybe finding that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
January
January has come and gone, but this idea for a series just came to me the other day. January the first month of a new year according to the Gregorian calendar that we follow. Happy New Year! This is the month that we all try to do better in all the different aspects of our lives from our health both physical and emotional. We also try to better in our professions and just trying to be better people.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Saturdays
We all made it it is Saturday. This is the sixth day of the week and the real start to the weekend for me. This is the day when most people go to ball games of some sort during whatever season it may be. Spring is usually baseball, Summer could be just about anything, Fall is of course football and winter could be hockey.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Birthdays
What is it about birthdays? Some people love them, some hate them, and some just seem not to care about them. To me when I was younger I really did not really like to be the center of attention and now that I am older I still do not want to be the center of attention at a party for I really wanted was just to be remembered maybe with a special card of sorts. As one gets older birthdays are just like any other day.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Renewal For Field Leaders
Brett A. Blake has written a business book entitled ' Renewal For Field Leaders'. This is an academic book for businesspeople who lead employees and independent contractors in how to keep their businesses solvent over years. It covers topics dealing with direct selling of various products and ideas from the Business Lifecycle Stages from Launch through Decline or Renewal to the CHISEL plan for renewal (Cash, Hope, Innovation, Simplification, Expansion, Leadership). He states in a way there is an AIM in cash management. He also mentions the H.O.P.E. formula for business. Another facet he mentions one must use experimentation along with human-to-human experience to improve your business or do something else. One last idea he share is the 'Three C's of Simplification' that are 'Calendar, Cadence, and Communication which is also the most important aspect of any and all business enterprises. The layout of this academic book is shown in large type for easy reading that would make an great supplemental read for many economics courses or any business management courses.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Wednesday
Wednesday is what people like to call 'Hump Day'. It is the middle of the week and now it seems that everyone is looking for to Friday and the weekend. One must try and enjoy all the days of the week not just the weekends. There is joy to be found in all the days of the week. You just have to try harder on some days.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Mary Kay
Just finished reading a memoir entitled 'Miracles Happen' Mary Kay Ash The Life and Timeless Principles of the Founder of Mary Kay, Inc. I am not into cosmetics, but this book was really fascinating to read even though it is full of the 'tricks of trade' of running a multimillion-dollar corporation. Mary Kay starts out sharing her childhood as most memoirs do, but she made hers fun to read for she shared facts of the times she lived has surviving many ups and downs personally and professionally from her first sales position to being founder of Mary Kay, Inc. Her basic tenets of life and business are as follows: God, family, career and in that order. This is a good supplemental read for subjects in economics and business studies for how to run a company/corporation. Women and men should read this book for Mary Kay shares her valuable ideas on how to run a business.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Babysitting
Anyone out there a babysitter? What does it mean to be a babysitter? Is it just caring for babies, toddlers and young school age children or is it something else entirely? Babysitters must try to remember what it was like for them when they were very young. Babysitting is a fun and creative job that could lead to other professions from nanny to teacher to being a parent.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Tuesday
So, the second day of the work week also known as 'Taco Tuesday' which for some reason to me is now quite an overused expression in society in general. Tuesday is just a day that some are still getting over Monday. It is a day that seems to require a little more attitude to organize whatever people are planning.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
