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The Balancing Act  Having been self-employed since 1992, I’ve learned a lot about the balancing act that comes with running a business. Entrepreneurs have to make choices as to what is practical and what takes precedence. We have to prioritize and when we choose something, we have to be willing to make the sacrifices to make that new task happen. It doesn’t take long before new entrepreneurs discover that some activities are very time sensitive. Sometimes it feels like the pressure is on and the emotional pain and stress arise when we have to let something go in order to accomplish what has to be done. We are constantly balancing the business with what we want to accomplish in life-events and home-chores. We also have to train people so they understand that they cannot drop by just because they know you are home. We might have to make signs and post office hours in order to drive the point home. I’ve learned that just because there are options and opportunities that others have had...

Media Appearance - Interview Motivation online magazine's passion is very clear: " To do better, you must know better. Get the ball rolling with stories of success and cautionary tales from those who’ve been there before. Motivation is your best foot forward. " I am so proud to let you know that we have been invited to participate in an interview in this publication ! Check out our interview below: https://vocal.media/motivation/we-focus-on-topics-that-lead-to-proactive-positive-and-sustainable-culture-lillian-and-dave-brummet ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Why hope? * Written by Elise Brooke, who tells us that her " passion is creative writing. I’ve been writing for 24 years in fiction and poetry. I have written and published two autobiographies in my book series The New Zealand Dream, by Sheila - my pen name. In between projects, I do freelance writing, content, and article and coaching ." Her books can be found on Amazon and she invites our readers to check out her FaceBook page and her Blog .  The definition of hope in a spiritual context may mean believing good things will happen with faith in a higher power. Hope may be directed in outward prayer. For others hope is looking on the bright side, seeing challenges as opportunities, always hoping for the best. To hope is to want an outcome that makes your life better in some way. It can make a tough present situation more bearable and improve our lives. Envisioning a better future motivates you to take the steps to make it happen. Hope in general means a desire for thing...

Quote of the Day © BrummetMedia.ca " A sensitive plant in a garden grew, And the young winds fed it with silver dew, And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light, and closed them beneath the kisses of night." ~ Percy Shelley ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

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-- Recommended Resources -- Lesser Slave Lake , the 2nd largest lake in Alberta (Canada), is dedicated to bird conservation through research and education. Liberation BC - speaking out for animal rights Life Cycles is a grass roots movement that works toward a sustainable relationship between healthy food and healthy communities in an urban setting.  ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Gratitude for a Positive Life * Dr. Chio Ugochukwu has always been interested in helping people improve their health, transform and become the best versions of themselves. Today he helps us look at our existence and surroundings with more gratitude. When you make gratitude the focus of your daily interactions with others, each action you perform will be rooted in thanksgiving. You can do this if you make your day to day activities and actions thankful, deliberate and purposeful. It will help you can make your life more positive and achieve more success in your daily projects. Here are a few tips and strategies to do this. Do you take time to appreciate the simple blessings in your life? Do you express gratitude for the opportunity to serve others through your work? Do you remind yourself when you step into your office that having a job is something a lot of people are looking for right now? You have to choose to move through life with a grateful mindset. This will help you to focus...

World of Writing - Author Interview Jeff Rasley is the author of eleven books and numerous articles. He has appeared as an expert guest on over 100 podcasts and radio shows (including our former talk radio show!). He is the founder of the Basa Village Foundation and co-founder of the Jeff and Alicia Rasley Internship Program for the ACLU of Indiana. He currently serves as an officer/director of 6 nonprofits. Jeff is a lawyer and has taught classes at Butler and Marian Universities about philanthropy and community development. Jeff is definitely one of those connections that we have a strong networking connection with. Back when we ran a talk radio program he appeared as a featured guest to talk about the   Basa Village Foundation and his work with the Adventure Geo-treks LTD back in 2012. Later, he appeared on our blog in 2014 for a World of Writing interview. Today, Jeff joins us once again - for an interview about today's world of writing and his experiences with his late...

Quote of the Day © BrummetMedia.ca " The most beautiful view  is the one  I share with you. "  ~ Author unknown ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Media Appearance The Writing By Amanda Blog re-published an older book review article I did way back in 2008. I'm so pleased that these articles are still of use for others, still seen as valuable content. :) It is interesting for me to read as well, since I have not been a professional book reviewer for some time and have not offered the service for at least 10 years now. This book review is for a book promotion guidebook written by Nikki Leigh  titled Book Promo 101. I hope you enjoy it :) https://adthompson4.wixsite.com/writingbyamanda/post/book-promo-101-book-review ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

*  Today's article was submitted by author and business owner  Trent A. Romer . Trent has worked hard to shift his plastic bag manufacturing company  Clear View Bag Co ., Inc ( www.clearviewbag.com ) toward a more sustainable direction through a new vision of  Healthy Planet, Healthy People, Healthy Company .  His book  Finding Sustainability  details his journey to ultimately find sustainability in multiple places.  Visit  www.trentromer.com  for pictures and details about the book.   Sustainability is Found in Vulnerability I walked alone to the historic building on a rainy November evening.  The front brick walkway led to a large door with transom windows above and a decorative arch capping the entrance. The door opened to a large lounge with high ceilings and antique furniture. My mind raced to who else may have entered this building and stood where I now gazed in wonder.  The adjacent room was the destination for...

Earthly Wrapping Christmas, birthdays and anniversaries are just a few of the occasions we celebrate with all sorts of surprises beautifully wrapped. Sadly both the task of wrapping and the recipient's unwrapping create a great pile of waste. Sweat pours down our faces as we try to force just a little more waste in our basket and we began to wonder what to do about it. Saving wrapping paper and ribbons from gifts you receive and reusing them for next year’s gifts is easier said than done. In the excitement of opening a present it is not on anyone’s mind to do it gingerly, is it? However, when we unwrap things carefully we can cut out the ripped edges and fold it for storage. Reusing these folded sheets of paper and ribbons can not only reduce, but often eliminate the need to purchase more in the future. You might even find your friends dropping by to see if you have wrapping materials for a gift they bought!  We can also get really creative and have fun with coming up with ways to ...

Just For Writers !!    Today is the 7th installment of this new series of posts  Just For Writers !  Watch for a new post in this series  around the middle of every month  !!  * Note : these links go back as far as early 2000's and may refer to our old website and perhaps  other old links. Ignore them. Go to:  http://BrummetMedia.ca -- Writer Amy Shannon Blog goes the extra mile to support other authors. Follow the link below to find out how you can be featured on her blog for an interview ! Tell her you heard about the blog here, and she may just give you special precedence. Amy and I have been networking for some time and I highly recommend her, she's a kind and generous person.  https://writeramyshannon.wixsite.com/amyshannonblog/featured-authors -- Here is a link to an interview with Mary Cone that was published on this blog in 2012, she actually appeared on our blog twice that year if memory serves correctly. Here she discusses her...

Media Appearance - Author Interview Elephant Journal (2002-present) recently published an interview with Dave and I  and I'm so excited to tell our blog readers about them today. You know we love celebrating green business here on our blog and we are proud to share that Elephant Journal is a very conscious and proactive publication.  " We started off as a magazine. But after going national in Whole Foods and such, we wanted to further “green” our ways (we were already printed on state-of-the-art eco-paper). Thing is, the bigger you get as a magazine, the fewer copies, percentage-wise, you sell. We were unwilling to join all the other magazines in selling only three out of 10, and wasting the rest (magazines get milled, printed, bounded, shipped from China typically [we were US], shipped another five times…it’s incredibly wasteful after all of that to waste seven out of 10 copies, which can’t even really be recycled—getting inks out of magazine paper is super energy-intensive)...

Purpose Driven Grocery Shopping   Grocery shopping can have a positive impact on the environment, your budget, the community you live in and the nutritional value of your meals. This is why we are seeing such an increase in the local food movement from "100 mile diet" campaigns to food action coalitions helping restaurants and grocery stores support local food suppliers. For the individual grocery shopper, this means taking the time to find and purchase from retailers that stock locally grown and produced foods - for us, this means within British Columbia (Canada). Luckily, Dave and I also live in an agricultural paradise, and this special community truly cares about the health of its valley. Most of the restaurants here in Creston (BC, Canada) and the grocery stores offer locally grown foods.  Going a step further, gardening in your yard, on your balcony, in front of the window or along a walkway can have a positive effect on the environment too. In fact, Dave and I grow muc...