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Everytime you want to say or write sorry transform the sentence to a positive one by starting with thank you (and removing the sorry) Don’t say sorry I’m late, but thank you for the patience If you cannot find a way to turn a sorry sentence into a positive one, write it down in the comments and me and the other readers will help. Read more...
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As a half Italian, past is important to me. Different type of pasta call for different type of sauce. Long pasta smooth body (like spaghetti) call for oily sauce, so while you bring the pasta to your mouth most of the oil will fall. Pasta with a hole (like penne) need pieces of meat filling them Pasta with rough body (like calamarata) is made to hold a sugo made with some oily Twisted pasta (like rotini) are made to lock in small pieces of meat or tuna Enjoy and buon appetito Read more...
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The value of money changes with time. Prices tend to rise, this is call inflation. This means that 1£ today is worth more than 1£ tomorrow. So what? Well if you are going to have something done for you in a years time. Paying at the beginning of the work or at the end is not the same. Paying in the future is “cheaper”. This is one of the reasons why when you pay upfront you should expect a discount. Read more...
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While preparing for a future blog post, I needed to know the correct date to publish the right content. It was not easy to find “what number is next Wednesday”. In the past (a long, long time ago) you had a calendar on your desk and the answer would either be available immediately or at the turn of a page. Now I need to launch the calendar app, which starts to complain about not having access to my position! Read more...
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Why some people are mean? They are not! People are not being a PITA (pain in the …) for pleasure. Time is very precious and protecting it is good practice. What you offer/request is not relevant enough to make it to the top priority list. You are probably low on the priority list, it is YOUR work to be relevant for that person. Read more...
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This is my expression when I search for words. I call it the ummmm? expression. And until this point I’ve avoided doing any form of post-submit checks, litterally buring my head in the sand about my mistakes and avoiding the ummmm? look. But I also avoided the learning. The waking up call was not a sudden realisation that people might actually read this and it should look as pretty as I can make it, no! Read more...
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Balance sheet How much does the company owns (assets) and must pay (liabilities) and what is left for the owners (equity). You calculate the balance sheet at a certain date, it is a picture of your situation at a specific time. To decide what belongs to the balance sheet ask yourself: if the company is bankrupt would the company be able to sell it or will have to pay for it? Read more...
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ingredients: 250g flour 160ml of water yeast (you can buy that ready to use) 5g of salt Preparation - 20 of work, 3 hours of waiting Mix the flour with the salt in a big bowl add the yeast. Do not allow the yeast to be in direct contact with the salt, if you have mixed well on step one you are good to go. Slowly add water and continue to mix. Read more...
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Why this, why that, why up, why down. This is a question I get from my Kids almost every day. It is frustrating how few whys will push me to the limits of my knowledge. Why is postive, why is curiosity, why is why people act, why has purpose and question in 3 letters, why makes you think. I love why (even when frustrating) I use it with my team to get to the bottom of things that went well or bad. Read more...
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I do not remember where I got this info, but I find it both plausible and fun William the Orange, around 1690 invited the best bankers of the time, the Italians, to work around what is known today in London as “Bank” (with the Bank tube station). The bankers brought two things Italian things with them that are still in use today in the UK The £ sign, which is the same as the Lira, used from the Roman time until the Euro The work bankruptcy which comes from “Banco Rotto” which means broken bench as in the early days of banking, bankers would work on benches in the open and having your bench broken meant you were bankrupt. Read more...