What Can You Afford?

It would not be a news flash that the global economy is having challenges right now. I was talking to a friend very recently who asked how my coaching business was doing in this recession. Before I could answer, she said that now more than ever the people who need me the most are the ones least able to afford a coach.

While there may be some truth to that, I prefer to think of the situation a little differently. My philosophy is that the folks who need me most are the ones who know what investing is all about, and who know that investing in themselves right now is a top priority. And they are the ones who end up thriving regardless of the general economic state. They create a different game plan, and adjust to changing climates by playing to their strength.

Everyone I know needs a coach at some point in their lives. Nearly everyone needs one right now.

Snow Days

Hard to believe, yet here in March we are having a really big snowstorm. On Sunday night, it is pretty evident that tomorrow will be a snow day. Philip is a senior and in his 4 years of high school he has never missed a day of school for snow. Tomorrow will be a first (so long as everyone wears their pj's inside out)!

I remember snow days and still get excited to see my high school listed on the school closings. In my four years at JMU we only closed school one time, when it snowed 16 inches on a Sunday evening. Emily has missed numerous college days in her (almost) 4 years at JMU. Times are different, and there are many more commuters - I get that.

Still, a snow day is very special. They don't happen that often.

I think we should make snow angels, don't you? They can watch over us while we are slip-sliding around in the snow.