by Average Joe | Mar 25, 2016 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Peace Secrets
Of all the Days! It is Good Friday. Today I’m coming out of the closet. (Please note – I wrote this 3 years ago exactly on Good Friday 2013, but was in my ‘I’m too fearful to go public with my writing days’. This is it in its...
by Average Joe | Mar 6, 2016 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Financial Security
I couldn’t decide whether I should cry, freak out, remain calm, or just laugh. Not a penny on us to pay for this cab fare, caught in traffic and wondering if my wife and daughter have decided to wait or head to the cruise ship with our passport, boat pass, and...
by Average Joe | Mar 5, 2016 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers
Hold onto our stuff so it does not get wet while we take a little ride in the cove has turned into a manic panic situation for my son Zack and I. We must find my wife and daughter soon or we’ll not only miss the boat, we’ll be stuck on ‘Paradise...
by Average Joe | Mar 3, 2016 | Family Matters
Them: “Don’t worry, you’ll find us, we’ll be in the tunnel with the aquarium just on the other side of where we ate.” Me: ‘I think it’s a bad idea, but if we do miss each other, hang by the ‘same’ bathroom where we...
by Average Joe | Feb 16, 2016 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
All I wanted was a job to feed my family and do the right things, the next thing I know I am in an inescapable trap. Those are the words I hear from people so often today, how did we get in this trap? To set the mood for today’s blog read listen to a catchy...
by Average Joe | Feb 10, 2016 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Peace Secrets, Work Stress
The definition of Defeated – de·feat·ed – having been beaten in a battle or other contest. “the defeated army”, demoralized and overcome by adversity. The definition of Doubt – to be uncertain in opinion or belief; to be undecided, to...
by Average Joe | Feb 8, 2016 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Peace Secrets, Work Stress
It amazes me how critical people, who have not made it anywhere in life, so easily criticize the reactions of how others respond in defeat in a major event. We all know the results of the Super Bowl now and those who won celebrated to the max and those who tasted...
by Average Joe | Feb 6, 2016 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
Tickets to see Super Bowl 50 are the most expensive in Sports History! See article here Just to watch a football game, in a seat and be part of the experience to be at the game, people are spending thousands of dollars. How much would you pay to be there? I have...
by Average Joe | Feb 3, 2016 | Work Stress
Day 3 of the sales meeting event I attended provided a marked admiration for me for the leadership of this firm I have worked with for 16 years. While we have not always agreed eye to eye on every point, consideration of varying ideas has typically reigned. We held...
by Average Joe | Jan 30, 2016 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
Day 2 of our sales meeting was the same as usual, but this year seemed to have a tinge of extra respect included. We share in what has typically been a steady industry deemed ‘telecommunications’. While our company has remained steady and strong,...
by Average Joe | Jan 28, 2016 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
I should have known my aggressive goal to try and blog almost real time during a sales meeting would be, IMPOSSIBLE! We sales people know how to squeeze every 65 seconds out of every minute and yes, it is expected. The schedule here on Day 4, the last day is the one...
by Average Joe | Jan 27, 2016 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Work Stress
Arguably one of the best parts of a sales meeting for us veterans is the opening reception. I sometimes forget how much like a good family reunion it is to re-connect with fellow workers, many of whom I only see once a year. As I’m getting more sentimental in...
by Average Joe | Jan 27, 2016 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Peace Secrets, Work Stress
Did you ever wonder what goes through the mind of a salesman throughout a typical long and laborious sales meeting? Maybe you are the spouse, or the curious accountant wondering what goes on at these events that send a person off in the air to a rah rah meeting. This...
by Average Joe | Jan 14, 2016 | Financial Security, Peace Secrets
Smashing to the floor, not once, not twice, but three times on the same day, flew some of our dinner dishes. How can the sound of a plate crashing onto a ceramic tile be so loud and painful? More unbelievable is my wife slept right through all three drops. Equally...
by Average Joe | Jan 9, 2016 | Financial Security, Work Stress
One of the benefits of having your own blog page, is you can do with it is as you please. But, when you are on your own, it is sure hard to find time to reach those lofty goals you have in mind. Stepping out is not easy. It is better than sitting and doing...
by Average Joe | Dec 31, 2015 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Peace Secrets
Twelve years ago I was so blessed to witness live Ohio State winning the Fiesta Bowl National Championship with my 15-year-old daughter. I vividly recall screaming at the top of my lungs, throw the flag, throw the flag at the ref who nearly turned the greatest game...
by Average Joe | Dec 28, 2015 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers
My Mom was a professional worrier, I dedicate this blog site in honor of her and others like her and myself that sometimes let worry get the best of us. I am now fairly convinced that it is possible for someone to worry oneself to death. My Dad was hospitalized...
by Average Joe | Dec 25, 2015 | Peace Secrets
Growing up with a family of eight kids in a house of yellers at times made finding peace on Christmas Day even harder than finding a good candidate to vote for President. Each holiday, bets were on to see who would ruin Christmas this year. Today I actually find...
by Average Joe | Dec 23, 2015 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
For once I can write as the positive contrarian on a topic. Having only been at two different companies in the past 27 years and with my current employer 15+ I can actually say, Loyalty does pay! Unlike some topics if you do a Google search on ‘how to quit a...
by Average Joe | Dec 23, 2015 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
Fortunately I have only heard those dreaded words once in my life, but how else can one tell someone how not to do something unless you’ve messed it up at least once in your life? My experience could not have come at a worse moment as my wife was 5 months...
